Are Konos unit studies anti-Catholic?

[Syllieann]

I know that they're not specifically Catholic but I just want to make sure that they are not anti-Catholic either. I have spent hours upon hours looking for a good unit study curriculum and it is down to Konos and history links but the reviews on history links say it is weak on science. DH and I both have science degrees so it wouldn't be horrible if I had to supplement but I'd prefer to have everything laid out in a ready to go manner since I'm also chasing a toddler. Any Catholic reviews on Konos or other suggestions?

[SonCatcher]

Good luck with that. My "secular" education was skewed toward the Protestant view. History seems to be the most problematic subject, though you should be prepared for gratuitous swipes in any subject. (Religious studies, naturally, should only be sourced from Catholic providers)

If you can preview chapter 11 of their "History of the World Year III" (this is the chapter that deals with the Council of Trent), it will likely be your strongest indication of the general treatment of Catholicism. (the chapters dealing with Luther and Calvin should focus on their respective points of view)

[Syllieann]

Yikes. I was looking at the elementary grades so the HOW wouldn't be part of it but idk if I want to financially support anti-Catholic sentiment. Sigh...looks like there is a market need that needs to be filled.

[SonCatcher]

Originally Posted by Syllieann

Yikes. I was looking at the elementary grades so the HOW wouldn't be part of it but idk if I want to financially support anti-Catholic sentiment. Sigh...looks like there is a market need that needs to be filled.

Were you able to preview some of the material, then?

There are Catholic homeschool curricula, even unit studies.

We recently looked into http://rchistory.com/ but did not purchase because it seems to be little more than a list of books and a lesson plan. However, I really like that it covers many grade levels, so all children can learn and discuss the same material, at the same time but at their own respective levels of understanding.

I'm sure you can find more by searching "Catholic unit studies" or related phrases. (http://www.historylinks.info/ came up when I ran a sample search - they're new to me)

[Syllieann]

I wasn't able to view the lesson plans directly but I was able to view the book list for the Reformation period and the books are strongly Protestant-biased, which gives me good reason to believe the plans are also bent that way. For the elementary years, which is what I'm interested in, I could probably work around any objectionable resource selections since info doesn't go as in depth for the littles. Thanks for the other suggestions as well. The history links program is in the running but the only review I can find says it's pretty weak on science. Luckily, dh and I have 3 science degrees between us so right now I'm leaning toward using history links and adding my own science into the unit.

[catholic_rn]

I've never used Konos. We really like History Links, which does offer activities for toddlers, by the way. It does contain science, but I guess how much is enough is subjective. I thought it was enough.