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I had to write Power Homeschool Acellus Reviews to tell you what I love about this program.
We have used this online curriculum for several years now.
I was new to online video lessons but decided to give it a try since we were moving out of state and I thought it would be easier for us.
With 4 kids I needed to find a way to organize things and keep them simple since blogging was taking off for me.
Power Homeschool or Acellus used to be the same thing but they have now separated those “names” into different sites…let me explain.
What is Power Homeschool?
Power Homeschool is an online video curriculum where you are in charge of your child’s education.
The curriculum does provide grade cards, attendance records and it moves your child along in the lessons.
The curriculum does not provide additional teacher support, diplomas, or accreditation.
It is online video lessons with questions for every grade and every subject including tests.
What is Acellus?
Acellus Academy is a private online school that is accredited.
It uses the same exact videos and questions as Power Homeschool but your child will graduate from Acellus Private School instead of a homeschool issued diploma.
There is a significant price difference between Power Homeschool and Acellus.
Power Homeschool Acellus Reviews
I did not enroll my children in the accredited program so technically we used Power Homeschool.
The classes and student experience are the same as Acellus without being accredited.
A few reasons why online schooling is so popular:
- You don’t need piles of books and notebooks.
- It’s completely mobile, you can school from anywhere.
- It keeps track of grades, scores, and attendance.
- It takes the “teaching” off of your shoulders.
- Most kids learn very well with video lessons.
- It’s cost-effective compared to books
What I love about Power Homeschool (Acellus)
Here are the things that won me over for my Power Homeschool (Acellus) review.
The Videos
I have two kids in high school and to be honest, their classes were getting over my head.
I wanted to leave the Algebra and Chemistry teaching to an actual professional.
There are tons of curriculums out there and I do think I am capable of teaching these subjects, I just didn’t want to put the time into relearning these concepts.
The videos are full of demonstrations, whiteboard exercises, and teachings from experienced professors.
It was so much easier for my kids to understand Chemistry and Algebra with video demonstrations.
Math from a textbook just didn’t cut it for high school.
Record Keeping
With 4 kids, it can be hard to keep records, grades, and attendance.
Power Homeschool (Acellus) keeps all of your scores, transcript information, days attended and even the amount of time on each lesson.
This is such a huge stress relief for me knowing those records are all taken care of.
The parent area of Power Homeschool keeps all the data for me and I can print it off at any time including grade cards.
I can even monitor the kids live as they use the program to see what they are working on from a different room.
Help Videos
If my child doesn’t understand a lesson or is failing a question there are multiple help videos to explain things in a different way.
Often they use different teachers to explain the same concept which is helpful.
The program in general really allows your student to work at their own pace and move ahead when they are ready.
They even have special education classes for students with learning disabilities.
Choices of classes
Power Homeschool offers so many different classes including things like art, music, and special education classes for kids with learning disabilities.
They also have classes to review good mental health and emotional health aspects.
The class choices increase as your child gets older and high school kids have the largest amount of choices for classes including many electives.
Teaching Mode vs. Tutor Mode
I am using Tutor Mode for the Power Homeschool settings which allows me to see all of the kids lessons for each subject ahead of time.
It also gives my child the opportunity to retake a video class over and over until they understand the concept.
With Teaching Mode it moves your child through the lesson even if they get a lower grade.
The program keeps moving along just like school would and you can’t see the upcoming lessons before hand.
I personally choose Tutor Mode so I am in total control of the lessons, I can see what is coming up and we can repeat if necessary.
Note that you can switch the mode at any time during your school year.
The cost of Power Homeschool
The program seems to change prices regularly so it could be a different price as you read this but I will tell you my experience.
I pay $25 a month for each student for a years worth of courses.
Each parent can choose 7 classes per school year for that price.
Considering I have spent $250 on one subject before, it’s an amazing deal for everything included.
Most video math programs alone cost at least $150 per student so to have every subject covered for $250 is a no brainer for me.
Cons of Power Homeschool (Acellus)
If I could find a downfall in the program it would be the lack of writing built into the program.
It does contain lessons called “special lessons” which incorporate reports and writing exercises but they are few and far between.
They are also in a separate section so many parents don’t realize they are there.
The writing aspect of Power Homeschool in my opinion is extremely weak and needs to be supplemented.
Especially for young children who really need a pencil on paper to develop those skills.
If you added in a writing curriculum to Power Homeschool it would really round it out and make it more complete.
I personally don’t think you could use this program for Elementary age children alone without any supplements.
Young kids do need some guidance, actual books and handwriting practice.
Many parents use Co-op writing classes to supplement the curriculum because that seems to be the one weak spot with Power Homeschool.
My Power Homeschool (Acellus) Review
Overall I do recommend this program, especially for high school age because of the power of video for harder subjects like math.
I would caution the use of it without supplements for elementary age kids.
Young kids need more interaction than video. As long as you as a parent is being interactive with your kids, it should be ok.
Let me know if you agree with my Power Homeschool Acellus reviews and how you like it in the comments below.
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In tutor mode, do you get the same classes as homeschool mode? Also, does tutor mode keep the same records for you as homeschool mode? Thank you!!
Paige, both tutor mode and homeschool mode keep the same classes and records for you. The difference is in how the lessons are accessed. Tutor mode lets you see all the lessons for the year, and rewatch them as many times as you want. Homeschool mode doesn’t give the child access to all the classes and they are set on a course. They can’t go back and take something over again or move forward skipping a lesson. Hope that helps!
If I remember correctly, you said that Tutoring let you see all the lessons for that year, and that homeschooling mode was set on a course. Did you mistype that in the blog, or the response to that person’s question? Just wondering!
How do I see the lessons ahead of time?
Does the Accelus academy having a writing component? For second grade. Thank you.
Hi Hannah, I have found their writing to be a bit lacking. That’s probably the only area I would supplement personally.
Hey Amanda,
I thank you for posting this review. I keep coming back to PH, wanting to use it but hesitating because with it being a secular program, subjects like literature, history and science are not approached from a standpoint of there being a Creator. We are a Catholic Christian family and I truly want my children to have faith woven into all of thier subjects. However, GOSH! What a relief it would be to me for them to have someone teaching them their lessons in an engaging manner, having automatic grading, and no lesson planning. At least for my middle and high schoolers, this seems like a dream. I also WISH it was complete, with a writing component. I keep hearing that this is in the making with PH but unsure if it will actually be ready by the Fall. Enough rambling from me! Could you share how you, as a God loving wife and mom, reconcile your Christian beliefs with using a secular curriculum? If I could figure out how to have peace about this, I would definitely sign up at least my middle and high schoolers. The homeschool burden would be so light using this curriculum. (oh and i am right down I20 from you, in Longview Texas 🙂
Hey Marla!! Thanks for commenting. The way I look at it is…our entire way of living is “Christian”. I can only speak for my household but we have worship such as Bethel or Upperroom playing for hours a day, every day. We worship in our homes with other families in the living room. We discuss the Lord and scripture daily, and we are very involved in our local churches. Because we LIVE out worship, bible, prayer, on a daily basis, it’s not a huge concern for me to have a few of their subjects not talk about the bible.
I think communication is key. I ask my kids questions like…
What would the Lord say about that?
Did you hear God speak to you today?
What do you feel like the Holy Spirit is speaking to you?
We discuss what they go over in history and science.
In all honesty, I really like having a secular curriculum because I don’t like the idea of someone else telling my children who God is. I want them to learn that with us together as a family.
Does that make sense? I hope that helps you and you can make a good decision for your family.
Blessings!
Amanda,
I guess my main concern is secular history. Have you noticed if the history lessons have stayed true or if they have been modified like some secular colleges have been doing?
Thanks in advance.
The history lessons are in line with what you would find in a public school in general since this is a secular curriculum but we are huge history buffs and are always discussing biblical history so it hasn’t been an issue for us.
Thank you so much for this review. I am very excited to get started, was an answer to my prayers!!
I agree. I don’t think most people recognize or are aware of the biases against Catholics in general. It is woven throughout many textbooks, literature, curricula, as well as in the media and entertainment industry. I would love an online homeschool program that either incorporates our faith or is not biased or inaccurate in its description. We use Homeschool Connections (live and recorded classes) but it does not always have quizzes and tests online to track progress for recorded classes. God bless!
Marla, I read your question and wanted to answer as a fellow Catholic homeschooler. I went to a Catholic school from k-8th grade, and the majority of the curriculum was secular, including science. Our English texts were from Loyola Press, but the content was secular. The only Christian based books that were used were our religious studies books. The school felt it was more important to provide a rigorous education than to use subpar resources that weave God into the lessons just because. Our teachers were wonderful stewards of Christ. They were the ones who brought Him into the lessons as needed. They corrected any misinformation (if there was any) in the lessons and explained why the author believed otherwise. This taught us early on about biases and critical thinking. I am trying to provide the same or better education for my kids. The way I am doing that is by modeling the environment and choosing quality curriculum, regardless of whether it’s secular or Christian, because a good, rigorous education will produce critical thinkers who will be able to go out into the world and pick apart anyone who challenges their beliefs and perhaps bring people to God. These are my two cents for what they’re worth.
The man who started Acellus is a Christian and as a result, at least thus far, we haven’t run into anti-God content, that I know of. It appears to me he tried to keep the content very unbiased, which makes sense, without offending Christians. We did 8th grade so far. BTW, the Special Projects are REQUIRED and they are approx 15 essays of 150 to 200 words. That’s about as much writing as I got in 8th grade in the 70’s; idk what they do today. But it’s a lot of writing. The biggest problem we’ve had with Acellus is only that the parent needs to set a schedule & insist the child does it. If that’s not your situation or if you can make that happen, go elsewhere or the more difficult subjects like Algebra will pile up & the child will have a hard time moving to the next grade. It’s EASY to get behind: and kids generally procrastinate. Parent has to supervise the child’s school hours. We also had to hire a tutor for Algebra, it was just too difficult for our 8th grader.
He wants to do it again for 9th, so we will see. A student who spends 4 or 5 solid hours at it a day would graduate h.s. early. Possibly at 16 even!
It’s more expensive, but we (my parents and I) used Monarch which is very similar. I am considering power for Math and Language while I use my supplements for other subjects at this point. I’ll add them to tutor mode and check it out. Right now we pay $15 per month for Math alone so $10 for Language arts is a great price. Plus the pause/cancel option makes it a no-brainer for us to try. Best of luck on your homeschool journey!
Hey Marla, I too M a catholic Christian and science and history were my main concerns. We used power for two years for a couple of my kids and so far, they are still devout in their Faith. We use Seton for Religion. I’m
Signing up a high schooler for power now as he just needs that extra online help explaining things better than I can. 😜 hope this helps ease your mind. God bless.
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Hi there! Thanks for taking time to leave a detailed review.
One concern that I have is this:
Based on my research, and as I understand it, Power Homeschool is a non-accredited program. I was initially very interested in utilizing PH, but this worries me. Should that be a legitimate concern? My kids have always attended public school, but because of COVID, our family is looking at trying other educational opportunities for them in the upcoming school year. I see that there is a huge difference in cost for Power Homeschool and Acellus Academy, as one is non-accredited and the other is.
My question is this:
If we were to use Power Homeschool for, say, a year, or even a semester, would those classes not “transfer” appropriately back into their normal public school setting? I know I still have plenty of research to do on this subject (for example the requirements of our state- we’re in Texas). I will have a 1st grader, a 4th grader, and a 7th grader.
Any additional information about this would be greatly appreciated. Thank you! 🙂
Hi Hali, in the homeschool world “accredited” means nothing. Most states don’t recognize accredited programs. In Texas, where I am, a homeschool family is considered a private school. This means you pick all the curriculum, the standards, no tests are required unless you desire to test your child. If you were to take them out and then try to put them back in public school they will probably have to take a standardized test to reenter a grade. That is up to the public school. I hope that helps. With Acellus, you would be paying the additional money for Acellus level basically for nothing if you live in Texas. Power Homeschool is parent lead and that’s all you would need. If you lived in a super strict homeschool state like Pennsylvania, then it may be beneficial.
Thanks for your questions!
Amanda
This helps so much. Thank you for your response!
Hali, as a homeschooler who has transferred kids into the public school system, the only time you’re going to run into trouble is with high school credits. They will not accept credits from unaccredited schools. Some schools will allow the student to test out of a subject they have taken, but this is very rare. For elementary, you are fine. For middle school, it starts to get tricky with Math. The school my daughter went to had an option for them to take Algebra in 8th grade, however they had to be in upper level Math in 6th and 7th in order to get into that class. She was more than ready for Algebra, but because she hadn’t attended 6 and 7th grades, they did not allow her to take Alg in 8th.
Acellus has an accredited version, it just costs more, the lessons are the same from what I’m reading. The Homeschool, unaccredited version someone said was $25 per mo per student & the accredited versuon was $70-250 I’m 2021/22. They have scholarships where needed to bring the cost down.
The accredited program transfers to public school.
Thank you for your review! In a Facebook group I’m in called SEA Homeschoolers (secular, eclectic, academic) they will not recommend Power Homeschool because they say it is indeed NOT secular. Also saying that the founder Roger Billings has some unsavory things going on…I can’t get a complete story on this. I need a completely secular program for my family. Any knowledge on these accusations?
I have been using it for years and haven’t found anything. Roger Billings isn’t in any of the videos. All of the videos are of certified teachers, teaching by a whiteboard or in front of their material etc… There are sample videos on the website so you can get an idea of what it is like. They don’t even have any bible classes or bible videos of any kind. I would say it’s very similar to what would be taught in public school. Hope that helps!
I am in the same Facebook group and we only use secular curriculum. It is very important to me.
We have homeschooled for 4 years and have used powerhomeschool.org for 1.
I love it. My 1sr and 3rd graders did great with it last year.
I paid for 1 tutor account and you get access to 6 classes. For I gave my 3rd and 1st graders separate math and reading. And for the other two I mixed and moved around grade levels for our science and history/SS which we did together. (Only down side is only one person can be logged in at a time, but money is tight)
I supplemented with books from the library.
There has been nothing religious. I can not understand why SEA will not even allow a conversation on the topic.
My only issue is with some of the videos for younger kids. I find the names of the characters to be weird. The teacher cartoon is called sweetielips.
We talked about it and moved on.
In am really honest and open with my kids. I think it is important not to always shelter, so kids can learn to notice and talk about issues and questionable content.
There is no perfect program.
You mentioned not recommending Powerhouse for elementary aged students. Would you recommend it for a 3rd grader?
Hi Mandy, There are many people using it for elementary age and loving it. As long as you are making sure your child is reading and writing I think it would be fine. I adore it for older children like middle school and high school age especially. Younger children, I just like to see more hands-on learning. You could definitely use it and supplement some things. This is only my opinion. Have a great homeschool year!
Are both version Florida accredit and and how much is the ACELLUS version.
Accredited doesn’t mean much in the homeschool world but if you wanted “accredited” it would have to be the Accelus version. You do not need an accredited curriculum for Florida if you don’t want to. I hope that helps!
Accreditation means that you paid for someone else to have oversight of your use of the material and that the third party has certified or “accredited” your child’s path. The curriculum is no different, you will only pay for the privilege of having unnecessary oversight. The only time I find this helpful is if you have a High School student and you are not comfortable with issuing their diploma and transcripts. In my experience. homeschool has only been a benefit to me in the professional world so I have never shied from being open about my educational path. Therefore the accreditation will not be something I seek out for my kids. Hope that helps clear up the difference. HSLDA.org is a nice free resource for the general homeschool laws in your state if you needed more clarification – accreditation is not legally required in any US state that I am aware of.
Okay, I’m confused. When I go to the website it says you get one course for 10 dollars and 2 courses for 20 (tutoring). I definitely want the option to review things, be able to take tests over and whatnot as comprehension is important to us. Does it just say this but actually offer 6 courses? Also, I have two high schoolers and would hope to have two separate accounts. Suggestions? We want to make it fairly easy for us this year (also first time homeschoolers) and have fairly self-motivated and accountable kids. They both plan on going to college but we may never return to public schools (wish I’d jumped sooner) and are taking this time to try homeschooling. One was in almost all AP courses (my senior) before Covid. Any thoughts and suggestions from the group would be most helpful and appreciated!
Hi Elle, Power Homeschool has changed prices again! They change pricing on a regular basis so I updated my article. Right now, it’s $25 for 7 courses, $20 for 2 courses or $10 for 1 course. My children in tutor mode can repeat a test as many times as I would like. Power Homeschool has a huge Facebook group with tons of parents asking questions and sharing helpful content, it may be helpful to you! Hope that helps!
I should also add that I’d like each of my kids to take about six courses each through Power Homeschool. So, again, thanks so much for any suggestions. Money is not necessarily tight but there is a budget. Do we have to pay individually for tutoring for each course, being 60/month per student? That would be a lot but we wouldn’t necessarily be dissuaded doing that.
Power Homeschool changes its payment structure all the time. If you call, I think you can pay $250 for a full year for each student. Otherwise you have to pay monthly per student. I have 2 students using one profile, one student is doing 3 classes and the other student is doing 4 classes from the $25 a month option.
Amanda, what is something different I can do for reading and math for my 3rd grader? This is her first year in Acellus! Thanks A Bunch, Amy
I really like Masterbooks for math and reading for those grades. It’s very open and go.
Hi Amanda,
Thanks for the detailed piece on Power Homeshool. I can’t seem to find any information on whether they offer diagnostic/placement testing. My child is in 7th but is below level and on an IEP. I’m trying to figure out how to decide if I’d start my child w/their current grade level for all subjects or can I mix and match grade level work?
Thanks in advance,
-S
Hi Shani, you can mix and match as much as you want with Power Homeschool. I often pick a class and realize it’s not a good fit after a few days then go in the back end and change it. You can choose from literally anything they have so a 7th grader could do 2 elementary classes and 3 high school classes if you think it’s a good fit. It’s totally up to you. Hope that helps!
Yes, that helps and thank you!
Hey Amanda!
I have a question that may have already been answered, but I might just be confused on how it works. If I were to pay the 25.00 a month for the 7 course option for full time schooling… could I still set up the courses for my kids in the parent area as the tutor option? It sounds like you can switch back and forth if you want. I like the idea of being able to repeat a concept until it’s mastered instead of the computer just moving on to the next one even if they aren’t scoring well. I’ve never home schooled before, but this looks like a good option for both independent learning and parent involvement. Thank you!
Hi Ashleigh, yes you can switch back and forth or complete lessons multiple times if you need to. I did feel like the math needed a little more practice and it’s easy to pick up a math facts workbook or use the XtraMath site which is free. It’s so easy to adjust to your child’s needs.
Hi. I would like to put my 12 grade in Power homeschool, but will he get to graduate and get a diploma.
Power Homeschool is run completely by you the parent. In most states, you are in charge of issuing a diploma and graduating your student according to the state guidelines. Think of Power Homeschool just like any other homeschool curriculum, you are completely in charge. If you are thinking of something that runs like a private school I would look into Acellus. With Acellus, your child is enrolled in a private school type setting and would be issued a diploma according to their guidelines.
We are leaving a Time for learning in the fall for this program. I feel the lessons are more school like. My question is has anyone else left that program or one similar and if so did you feel it was the right or wrong decision?
I don’t care for Power Homeschool for younger children, I think they just need more hands on books and paper. I love it for older children for math and science though. I don’t have regrets but you may need to supplement if you feel it’s leaving gaps for your child. Everyone is different.
My 7th grade son is in 1st yr of Homeschool, using Time4Learning and many other curriculum (Saxon, Well Trained Mind, etc). I’m contemplating next year, using non accredited (again) but “Power Homeschool” @$25/mo, then possibly using Acellus Academy for HS. What is your experience and knowledge about Colleges frowning upon your child NOT having used Accredited curriculum in Middle School?
I have never ever seen a college ask for an accredited curriculum. Colleges care about transcripts and ACT scores. In most states, accredited doesn’t mean anything anyway.
Hi, my name is Chasty Johnson I’m new to this whole homeschooling thing, and just need to get my son thru til the end of this school year. We were having tons of problems with the school he has been attending since Kindergarten, he’s now made it to the 2nd grade & almost til the end of the school year, then he will move on to the upper elementary, which is a completely dif school, (same district) just dif grade levels. Anyhow, I came across this site for homeschooling The Acellus Power Homeschool. We have now been using the program for about a month now, my only question is is it accredited in the state of Louisiana? Like will the state accept the program as a proper form of education & let him move on to the next grade?
Hi Chasity! Accredited means almost nothing in the homeschool world. I homeschooled in Louisiana for many years and the community of homeschoolers is enormous. I would suggest finding a homeschool Facebook group of your parish or city in Louisiana to get direct answers about working with particular school districts. Many of the local schools there has no idea what the homeschool laws are in Louisiana. You can also check this post. https://wanderhomeschooling.com/how-to-homeschool-in-louisiana/
I am so very happy I stumbled on your blog! I homeschooled my daughter all throught “Pre-K” and Kindergarden, and partially first grade. However, I enrolled her in a local charter school when I had to go back to work physically and could no longer work from home. The last two years have been horrible for her, despite her being “ahead” academically and so I began searching for an alternative.
I plan to do her 3rd grade year with the acreddited version as I’m trying to finish college and get a career of my own going to get out of crappy dead end service jobs.
Acellus seemed like a great idea, especially since her dad agreed to pay for the first year, but I was so unsure because you always hear such bad things about online schools having poor education quality.
I’m actually excited after reading your thoughts, especially because I have already been looking into extracurricular for her to take once a week as is.
Thank you so much for your review!
We’ve only done 8th grade but it seems to be very unbiased as to secular vs religious education. There’s no religion or religious teaching but there’s no wokism either. Seems very clean & free of bias on either side to me
The coursework seems of very good quality, right up to public school quality, maybe better. We’ve only done 8th grade so far. Each segment is about 8 minutes, maybe less, packed with info & then a 5 question quiz. Ending each unit is a test/exam.
From what I’ve read that other parents have commented on, you yourself could inexpensively review or spot review the courses for $25 mo in the homeschool tutor version and then quit that & enroll in accredited Acellus if you need accredited bec it’s the same content.
I can’t thank you enough for your review. INCREDIBLY helpful and reading the responses of your viewers also helped me. I have enrolled in Power Homeschool for my 11 year old son who is going into the 6th grade. So far it is absolutely FANTASTIC. Thank you so much for your review! 5-stars
Hi Amanda! going into our 3rd year of homeschooling, my daughters are entering 4th and 6th grade in September and we need a new curriculum. My 9 year old struggles with attention and hates reading, so Im hoping this will be a better fit for her, Time 4 Learning last year was awful, so much reading!! Do you know if this curriculum has a lot of reading of the subject matter or is it mainly video lessons that require listening? My older daughter is bright and very independent. My main question is do you have any recommendations for the supplemental writing you mentioned? and you said you felt a need for supplemental reading as well, do you mean just reading books?
Power Homeschool doesn’t have much reading and it can be helpful for those with dyslexia. If you still need to teach reading, All About Reading is pretty hands-on but if your children are reading well, literature books would be a good addition.
Ok so I’m an 11th grader right and I’m with power homeschooled so i was wondering when I decided to graduate will my diploma be shipped to me in the Mail by acellus academy or i have to print my own and also since power homeschooled not accredit will i have enough credits to graduate…
There are no curriculums that are accredited, only schools are accredited. Most homeschooled graduates receive their diplomas from their parents but each state varies a little. If you were enrolled in the school Acellus Academy you would get a diploma from the school. If you were using Power Homeschool, you still need to get your diploma and transcripts from your parents. I hope that helps.
If I choose to use Acellus Academy will the tutor mode be included in tuition or does that cost extra?
I’d like this answer also
Does Acellus, the online, accredited private school, have a tutor mode?
Thank you so much for the review. We are loving using PH. Thoughts on the retakes of the test. I’m noticing the same questions are being asked. I’m worried my 8th grader is just memorizing the questions. I know the questions change a bit when it is retaken the 3rd time. What’s your thoughts on this?
I’ve been using Acellus Academy this year for my daughter’s 6th grade and it has been a blessing. I REALLY appreciate the video lessons done by actual teachers. For 1st to 5th grade, ‘I’ was her only teacher. It was awful… I didn’t always have the necessary patience and I got SO, SO tired of planning and setting up the lessons. These teachers do it for you. She doesn’t cry over math anymore. The math teacher is wonderful at explaining concepts. I love him. I think the plus of using an accredited program is that it is much more in line with the average student in your child’s grade. The program I was using before was too heavy and advanced. I would have loved it if she loved it (my sisters and I were all in Gifted & Talented in school)…but it just was not for her. As a child, I never understood why the other children were not more cooperative and cried and complained about things that seemed basic and easy to me. Well, now I know. We are all built differently. Many unaccredited programs for homeschooling are 2 or more years ahead. Your kids might pull their hair out trying to understand what they are teaching. Acellus is still challenging…it is just more balanced. I really like it so far. I would recommend giving it a try if your kids seem overwhelmed.
This WAS a fantastic program, however, greed set in. As advertised “total parental control” is now incorrect and misleading. The parent NOW has zero control that I can find. I have a child with autism and have been using Power Homeschool for a year now and they recently made a major change that will force me to go elsewhere. This is extremely unfortunate because my child has made more gains in the last year than the last eleven in a public school. At times it may take several attempts for my child to comprehend the content and now that ability has been taken away due to sensory issues, etc.. The tutoring mode has now been locked behind a paywall which from what I can understand progress will not be applied to Powerhomeschool. This was the stength behind my child’s success. Power Homeschool has taken that away requiring more money for the ability and the student will not have the progress from 2dor applied to their Powerhomeschool grade. There were NO notifications, or NO emails sent to me regarding this matter. Five dollars per course doesn’t sound too bad right? Well when factor in the cost of occupational therapy, speech therapy, technical education/transitional services, and the physical fitness side of education that extra $35 is tough pull off especially when it doesn’t count towards his progress with Power Homeschool. Power Homeschool doesn’t offer a high school diploma, but with these changes it very well should since the parental control is similar to that of Acellus Academy. I am extremely dissapointed with this move and will unfortunately be moving on to a different program very soon. I have recomended this program to many within the autism community because it was perfect for those on the autism spectrum, but will no longer. This move demonstrates what every other public, private, or online school really has in mind, MONEY and nothing more. They do not care about their clients, the parents, or their students. Money is their only motivation and nothing more. Very sad day, devastated.
Roger Billings is NOT a PhD. He created his own university which is not accredited and awarded himself his doctorate degree. He also is a mormon who left the mormon church in Utah and created his own branch. He performs “spiritual” plural marriages. Hawaii Board of Education, California BOE, Upper Arlington BOE in Ohio among others have dropped Acellus because of sexual and racial overtones and questionable content that he states have been deleted. I have done in depth research on Billings and Acellus. This is all public knowledge. I urge you to do your own research and not just believe me. I would not recommend his schooling programs to anyone.
I am pulling my daughter out of a Christian private school due to bullying that was never addressed and so it was worse each year. My daughter will be going into the 6th grade, I’m looking for a program that we can use at our own speed and not necessarily have to be in front of a computer for a certain amount of time. I’ve read everything on Acellus website and am more confused than ever! We live in Seymour, Tennessee.
Hi, we’ve been using Acellus for a couple of years now and love it! I also supplement writing because it is lacking but have found plenty of great workbooks online.
My question is: Do we HAVE to do the “Special Lessons”? I’ve only done one for my kid in 4th Grade, and never got any response, so I didn’t have my kids do anymore. But the Acellus FAQs say you wont get credit for the course if you don’t do them, however we are doing the unaccredited version, so I’m not sure that it matters. Can you help me with this?
Can you recommend some sites my parents can order a diploma from since I am doing power homeschool? Is The homeschool diploma is technically the same as a regular diploma?