You can choose different grade levels for each course under the manage students tab on the parent account.This is also where you can set the number of steps your child must complete each week. Students can see from the video page if they have completed enough steps by clicking on the resource tab on the right side of the screen. You can also find text instructions on some of the courses there for further help.
You are so right! What's weird is when I filmed this video that option was not there and was exactly as shown in the video, but it's there now. So strange. Thank you!
You can have difftemt grade levels for the same student. You change it in the parets portal when you select subjects. To change a subject same place just click in little pen a the lowerright corner to sdit and tou can change corse to any grade or any course.
I just popped in because I was one of the families whose accounts were affected when they randomly got rid of Tutor Mode in April. I wasn't even using Tutor Mode and my kid's progress was still deleted. THANK GOD I was using Powerhomeschool as a supplement, and not as our main method of instruction as we lost all of our progress nearly at the end of the school year. Now that I see some of the other programs available, I feel like there are better options. The company had horrible communication with us--no emails, only Facebook statuses that said everything from their site had been hacked, to they sold the company. It was a mess.
I’d also love to know the other programs. We are in the process of trying to figure out the next school year and wanting to switch to a virtual formal for middle/high school
I didn’t understand the absent thing either because my child has absent and I tried to go on it myself. I don’t know if I’m missing something but I’ve tried several times and nothing happens. I can’t do anything with it so I just gotta leave it blank and she makes it up so so.
This is a well-intended review but a few key points aren't quite right - if you use PHS for a while, you'll get to know some of the ins and outs better. For instance, you can select different grade levels for different classes under the Manage Student section. You can also adjust the number of daily steps your child needs to complete to speed up or slow down their learning. Your child can check their progress by clicking the resources tab in the upper right corner of each screen. If you prefer videos not automatically play, you can switch the program to tutoring mode and the student will be taken to the syllabus after each video or set of questions. Tutoring mode is what most of the controversy has been about since it's preferred by many homeschoolers. It gives the parent full control over the order and steps your child takes. PHS has fixed most of the issues as of Fall 2024. There are still a few quirks that us homeschoolers gripe about, but overall, it's good. We've been using it for 7 years. They've made some updates this year - I'm looking forward to seeing them.
My son already learned about order of operations last year, so I’d really love to let him skip it and move onto the next lesson. We’ve also found that you can’t seem to skip through videos once you click on them. Overall, I think it’s good , but having more flexibility would be very important to me. Do you have a recommendation for an alternative? Thanks.
This is about Power Homeschool, but they use the Acellus Academy curriculum. Acellus Academy is the online private school version and Power Homeschool is the homeschool version.
What i dont like is that, im not sure how to teach my kids. I feel like them watching videos after video isnt allowing them to comprehend. I assumed there was going to be a way for me to teach or step in .
Yes this is a pretty hands off program for parents. You might prefer to mix and match. In my home we like curriculums that have textbooks/print worksheets but also include online video lessons. So we watch the lesson together and then I help with the work that needs to be done. EIW is great for writing, and we just started dimensions math with the videos included. But it's definitely pricier that way.
Are you talking about printing the reports on here? You don't need to but depending on your state's requirements you might want to for your records. Or you could save the PDFs to your computer as well. I recommend doing that periodically because you never know what if Power Homeschool got hacked and lost all your data? It can happen! If you have general questions on getting started homeschooling, I have some videos on my channel and some articles on my website eschooled.com as well. Good luck in your homeschool adventure!
Power Homeschool is not a school. Only a school can be accredited. When you homeschool, your home is the school. Your home cannot be accredited. If you want something accredited then you you need an online school, not a homeschooling program.
I’m confused as I thought power homeschool and Accellus academy were two different programs? So, is this a video about power homeschool or Accellus? I am interested in one or the other but like that power homeschool is only $25/month rather than $79(basic package) at Accellus. But I want to give my kiddos the better education more importantly so am very interested as to why I should choose the more expensive program over the less expensive program. Please help!
This is about Power Homeschool. It's basically the exact same thing (same exact curriculum, slightly different inteface) and it's the same company. The only difference is Acellus Academy is considered a school, so they can issue transcripts and a diploma wheras power homeschool is an online curriculum for homeschoolers.
Im currently using time for learning, 25 a month no contract. I have access to K to 2nd grade leverl subjects of Language Arts, math, science and social studies. So soon ima transition to the next grade level, idk what more ill have access too. HONESTLY I ONLY USE IT FOR LANGUAGE ARTS includes reading and phonics. For science and math i use books. And for writing and grammar practice i use Evan Moore Elementary level books, totally recommend it for homeschooling or enhancement at home 😉
Thanks for sharing this! I think people often forget that you can use these programs however it works best. That may mean only doing one or two courses online and the rest in a written curriculum or hands on learning.
Hi I’m in the fence for power homeschool or time 4 learning. But I need something that will do all subjects. We have done the good and beautiful for many years and absolutely loved it, but unfortunately my daughter does have a really hard time with her math. I would love to know if you live time4 learning?
Hi I've been using my cell as for several years now and love the new update how do you go about putting more than one student on one account is it because you just choose multiple courses with different grade levels?
@@AmandaMelrose thanks for these videos. do you recommend miacademy for high school as well? we have been using calvert for years and for various reasons want to explore other options for a 13yr old and possibly a 7yr old
Power Homeschool uses the same Acellus curriculum, but it's not a school, so you won't get a transcript/diploma the way you would with Acellus. Power Homeschool is a curriculum meant to be used for homeschool families.
@@AmandaMelrose when you complete each course you do print off a diploma. At the end of the school year when all classes are completed, before stopping the paid subscription for the school year, you request a transcript and they send it to your email where you print it off. We just completed our first year with them, one in 3rd grade the other in 5th. During the year each day we print the list of activities completed that day, then at the end of each week we also print out their attendance, hours spent and report card that shows your grade point average for documentation. I love that they do all the grading and recorded keeping and all I need to do is print it off.
Yes this would be a good program for high school as long as they don't mind not being able to skip ahead in the lessons/courses. It's a good program, just not as customizable as some of the others.
Can someone please let me know....are the lessons live or prerecorded? For some reason, both of my children hate live lessons. I would also like for them to be able to move along at their own pace.
We are just trying out Acellus.... The videos are prerecorded. While watching the video you can pause, slow down, and rewind 15 seconds at a time. You cannot fast forward through a video or skip ahead. Also, You can NOT rewatch a video after the next video starts; at least we have not figured out how to rewatch. So when the next video or lesson starts automatically, we have not figured out how to rewatch an old video. So Frustrating.
This was part of the whole fiasco that happened earlier this year. Power Homeschool had a "Tutor Mode" that you could switch to any time you wanted and in that mode you were able to rewatch videos. You could also skip lessons or watch the lessons in any order you wanted. You would not get credit for the course unless every lesson was completed, however. Many families would use it occasionally or even stay in tutor mode permanently for that flexibility, but last spring they suddenly deleted Tutor Mode without any warning whatsoever, and many families lost all of their completed work. I believe they replaced the Tutor Mode with something similar but you have to pay extra for it. @@worriedscroll
We have been homeschooling 6 years. I have yet to find an online program that my kids dont absolutely hate. We have tried Miacademy, Study, T4L, Easy Peasy, and Khan. The only thing they liked is Khan, but I dont like it bc I feel like its not homeschool friendly. Are there any I havent listed that you know about? We are completely secular so it has to be a program that does not support religious institutions at all.
I've heard good things about Oak Meadow distance learning but it's expensive. Discovery K12 is free and secular if you want to go that route. I did a review of IXL which people seem to like but it's more practice than teaching.
No - but this is the same curriculum as Acellus Academy which is accredited - you basically just pay more for the accredited label. Which is not necessary if you're homeschooling. Remember, only a school can be accredited, not a curriculum.
Your review is not accurate. You can see the progress when you are in the lessons. You can also assign different grade level classes to the same student. Perhaps a more accurate review would be helpful to those considering the program.
It never hurts to make a change to keep your kids interested and engaged. But, you may not like that this has less customization options and you can't skip ahead or skip over anything.
I'm afraid that my children won't like it. I know they like time4learnjng. But I like the other things this program has to offer. I just don't know if it'll peak their interest. When you go on the website. It doesn't give you much to see.
You can choose different grade levels for each course under the manage students tab on the parent account.This is also where you can set the number of steps your child must complete each week. Students can see from the video page if they have completed enough steps by clicking on the resource tab on the right side of the screen. You can also find text instructions on some of the courses there for further help.
You are so right! What's weird is when I filmed this video that option was not there and was exactly as shown in the video, but it's there now. So strange. Thank you!
Manage students...you can change everything there. I love this homeschooling so far. We just started 3 days ago and she loves it
I'm glad it's going well!
Yes, It's super easy to change things anytime you would like.
We love it!
Never had trouble using the phone app today. I think it’s been updated.
You can have difftemt grade levels for the same student. You change it in the parets portal when you select subjects. To change a subject same place just click in little pen a the lowerright corner to sdit and tou can change corse to any grade or any course.
Good to see an honest review! Thank you!
You are welcome!
I just popped in because I was one of the families whose accounts were affected when they randomly got rid of Tutor Mode in April. I wasn't even using Tutor Mode and my kid's progress was still deleted. THANK GOD I was using Powerhomeschool as a supplement, and not as our main method of instruction as we lost all of our progress nearly at the end of the school year. Now that I see some of the other programs available, I feel like there are better options. The company had horrible communication with us--no emails, only Facebook statuses that said everything from their site had been hacked, to they sold the company. It was a mess.
That sounds awful! Thank you so much for sharing!
Oh no!! 😮 what additional resources have you found?
What other programs if you don’t mind me asking? 😊I’ll look into them
I’d also love to know the other programs. We are in the process of trying to figure out the next school year and wanting to switch to a virtual formal for middle/high school
We've used it the last 3 yrs it's the best one I've found and will cont using it 😂🎉
Thank you for sharing! Do you like the new Acellus HD interface?
I didn’t understand the absent thing either because my child has absent and I tried to go on it myself. I don’t know if I’m missing something but I’ve tried several times and nothing happens. I can’t do anything with it so I just gotta leave it blank and she makes it up so so.
There are definitely some things that don't make a lot of sense!
This is a well-intended review but a few key points aren't quite right - if you use PHS for a while, you'll get to know some of the ins and outs better. For instance, you can select different grade levels for different classes under the Manage Student section. You can also adjust the number of daily steps your child needs to complete to speed up or slow down their learning. Your child can check their progress by clicking the resources tab in the upper right corner of each screen. If you prefer videos not automatically play, you can switch the program to tutoring mode and the student will be taken to the syllabus after each video or set of questions. Tutoring mode is what most of the controversy has been about since it's preferred by many homeschoolers. It gives the parent full control over the order and steps your child takes. PHS has fixed most of the issues as of Fall 2024. There are still a few quirks that us homeschoolers gripe about, but overall, it's good. We've been using it for 7 years. They've made some updates this year - I'm looking forward to seeing them.
I'm doing a review of the update right now. I don't see any option for tutor mode unfortunately..
My son already learned about order of operations last year, so I’d really love to let him skip it and move onto the next lesson. We’ve also found that you can’t seem to skip through videos once you click on them. Overall, I think it’s good , but having more flexibility would be very important to me. Do you have a recommendation for an alternative? Thanks.
Time for learning or miacademy are both good options.
@@AmandaMelrose Thanks. I signed up for time4learning today!
I’m so confused. I’m at 2:11 in and thought this was about power home school but I see Acellus on there?
This is about Power Homeschool, but they use the Acellus Academy curriculum. Acellus Academy is the online private school version and Power Homeschool is the homeschool version.
@@AmandaMelrosebut can I still get a diploma with the homeschool version?
Hi,no@@Alejandro-ms2nz
@@Alejandro-ms2nz you can issue your child a diploma.
What i dont like is that, im not sure how to teach my kids. I feel like them watching videos after video isnt allowing them to comprehend. I assumed there was going to be a way for me to teach or step in .
Yes this is a pretty hands off program for parents. You might prefer to mix and match. In my home we like curriculums that have textbooks/print worksheets but also include online video lessons. So we watch the lesson together and then I help with the work that needs to be done. EIW is great for writing, and we just started dimensions math with the videos included. But it's definitely pricier that way.
I only noticed a long while in the logo for the suitcase which has printable lessons with a parent lesson. I’m guessing it’s for portfolio making
You can assign multiple grade level courses to the same child
Thank you.
I plan to start homeschooling my kids in a few months, Is there a reason why we should print these out? tips for beginners?
Are you talking about printing the reports on here? You don't need to but depending on your state's requirements you might want to for your records. Or you could save the PDFs to your computer as well. I recommend doing that periodically because you never know what if Power Homeschool got hacked and lost all your data? It can happen!
If you have general questions on getting started homeschooling, I have some videos on my channel and some articles on my website eschooled.com as well. Good luck in your homeschool adventure!
They do let you choose different grade levels forceach subject.
Thank you!
Key words,, not accredited!
Nuff said.
Power Homeschool is not a school. Only a school can be accredited. When you homeschool, your home is the school. Your home cannot be accredited. If you want something accredited then you you need an online school, not a homeschooling program.
Alot of public schools thru appalchia are not accredited which is what made me go ths route to begin with 😂
I’m confused as I thought power homeschool and Accellus academy were two different programs?
So, is this a video about power homeschool or Accellus?
I am interested in one or the other but like that power homeschool is only $25/month rather than $79(basic package) at Accellus. But I want to give my kiddos the better education more importantly so am very interested as to why I should choose the more expensive program over the less expensive program. Please help!
This is about Power Homeschool. It's basically the exact same thing (same exact curriculum, slightly different inteface) and it's the same company. The only difference is Acellus Academy is considered a school, so they can issue transcripts and a diploma wheras power homeschool is an online curriculum for homeschoolers.
They'll get a diploma with the accellus option
Which one did you like better out of this one or Miacademy?
Personally I prefer miacademy. There's a lot more customization and the videos are easier for a kid to sit through in my opinion.
Im currently using time for learning, 25 a month no contract. I have access to K to 2nd grade leverl subjects of Language Arts, math, science and social studies. So soon ima transition to the next grade level, idk what more ill have access too. HONESTLY I ONLY USE IT FOR LANGUAGE ARTS includes reading and phonics. For science and math i use books. And for writing and grammar practice i use Evan Moore Elementary level books, totally recommend it for homeschooling or enhancement at home 😉
Thanks for sharing this! I think people often forget that you can use these programs however it works best. That may mean only doing one or two courses online and the rest in a written curriculum or hands on learning.
Hi I’m in the fence for power homeschool or time 4 learning. But I need something that will do all subjects. We have done the good and beautiful for many years and absolutely loved it, but unfortunately my daughter does have a really hard time with her math. I would love to know if you live time4 learning?
We are back with power and it's good so far
Thank you for the feedback, I appreciate it! I'm glad it's working out for your family!
@jademcgood4314. Are you still doing good with power homeschool?🙂 I was looking for something for my high schoolers.
Thank you for this 🥰
Also you look a lot like Jennifer Love Hewitt (before all of her plastic surgeries haha)
Wow, what a very nice compliment! Thank you!
It was really helpful❤
Thank you, I'm glad you found it helpful!
I just signed my son up and it won’t let me click on the classes? I’m not sure what to do
Hopefully this got worked out?
@@AmandaMelrose it did! Thank you!
U have to go in amd add them to their curriculum then it'll let em do them 🎉
you can assign different grade levels for each individual course, even put more than one student on one account. we absolutely love accellus!
Thank you for sharing, I'm glad you're having a great experience with it!
Hi I've been using my cell as for several years now and love the new update how do you go about putting more than one student on one account is it because you just choose multiple courses with different grade levels?
I'm looking for a good online HS program for my 2nd grader. Do you have any recommendations?
Time for learning, homeschool plus or miacademy. Hope this helps!
@@AmandaMelrose thanks for these videos. do you recommend miacademy for high school as well? we have been using calvert for years and for various reasons want to explore other options for a 13yr old and possibly a 7yr old
Which one is the best mia academy or powerhomeschool
I prefer miacademy because there's a lot of customization options and I think it's more enjoyable for kids. The lessons are a bit short though.
How is Power associated with Acellus?
Power Homeschool uses the same Acellus curriculum, but it's not a school, so you won't get a transcript/diploma the way you would with Acellus. Power Homeschool is a curriculum meant to be used for homeschool families.
@@AmandaMelrose when you complete each course you do print off a diploma. At the end of the school year when all classes are completed, before stopping the paid subscription for the school year, you request a transcript and they send it to your email where you print it off. We just completed our first year with them, one in 3rd grade the other in 5th. During the year each day we print the list of activities completed that day, then at the end of each week we also print out their attendance, hours spent and report card that shows your grade point average for documentation. I love that they do all the grading and recorded keeping and all I need to do is print it off.
Do you recommend for high school students
Yes this would be a good program for high school as long as they don't mind not being able to skip ahead in the lessons/courses. It's a good program, just not as customizable as some of the others.
Can someone please let me know....are the lessons live or prerecorded? For some reason, both of my children hate live lessons. I would also like for them to be able to move along at their own pace.
They are pre recorded. You can slow down and rewind them but you cannot skip ahead.
We are just trying out Acellus.... The videos are prerecorded. While watching the video you can pause, slow down, and rewind 15 seconds at a time. You cannot fast forward through a video or skip ahead. Also, You can NOT rewatch a video after the next video starts; at least we have not figured out how to rewatch. So when the next video or lesson starts automatically, we have not figured out how to rewatch an old video. So Frustrating.
This was part of the whole fiasco that happened earlier this year. Power Homeschool had a "Tutor Mode" that you could switch to any time you wanted and in that mode you were able to rewatch videos. You could also skip lessons or watch the lessons in any order you wanted. You would not get credit for the course unless every lesson was completed, however. Many families would use it occasionally or even stay in tutor mode permanently for that flexibility, but last spring they suddenly deleted Tutor Mode without any warning whatsoever, and many families lost all of their completed work. I believe they replaced the Tutor Mode with something similar but you have to pay extra for it. @@worriedscroll
We have been homeschooling 6 years. I have yet to find an online program that my kids dont absolutely hate. We have tried Miacademy, Study, T4L, Easy Peasy, and Khan. The only thing they liked is Khan, but I dont like it bc I feel like its not homeschool friendly. Are there any I havent listed that you know about? We are completely secular so it has to be a program that does not support religious institutions at all.
I've heard good things about Oak Meadow distance learning but it's expensive. Discovery K12 is free and secular if you want to go that route. I did a review of IXL which people seem to like but it's more practice than teaching.
Have you tried Acellus?
What did you end up with? My daughter didn't like Miacademy or many others either.
So this not accredited
No - but this is the same curriculum as Acellus Academy which is accredited - you basically just pay more for the accredited label. Which is not necessary if you're homeschooling. Remember, only a school can be accredited, not a curriculum.
Your review is not accurate. You can see the progress when you are in the lessons. You can also assign different grade level classes to the same student. Perhaps a more accurate review would be helpful to those considering the program.
Thank you.
Good info
Thank you!
Hello, my kiddos have always done. Time4Learning. But i always thought about trying this school out. Is it worth it, or should we stay put?
It never hurts to make a change to keep your kids interested and engaged. But, you may not like that this has less customization options and you can't skip ahead or skip over anything.
I'm afraid that my children won't like it. I know they like time4learnjng. But I like the other things this program has to offer. I just don't know if it'll peak their interest. When you go on the website. It doesn't give you much to see.
The teachers explain concepts really well. We like it.
My son didn’t like Time4leaning and loves Powerhomeschool. He has been doing great in State Tests.