Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual

Cathy Duffy built this reference guide from years of homeschooling her own sons and reviewing hundreds of curriculum products across every core subject. The manual assesses textbooks, games, and supplementary materials with an explicitly Christian lens, helping families match resources to their children's learning styles, grade levels, and theological commitments. It also covers learning disabilities, testing options, and how to construct a coherent program rather than a pile of workbooks. The caveat is currency: the 1990 first edition reviewed here is significantly dated, and many of the materials it assesses are out of print. Duffy later expanded the work into cathyduffyreviews.com, which is the living version of this resource. The original manual is primarily of historical interest now; families should go straight to the updated website.