When it was time for her daughter to begin school, Susan Wallen was interested in exploring options outside of public education. At the time, her home state of Missouri offered a free online program, which included an early version of Lincoln’s curriculum.
The state eventually moved away from funding the program, but Susan and her daughter, Liberty, decided to stay with Lincoln Learning.
“We loved the flexibility of Lincoln. There are no start and stop dates, and the curriculum can be completed year-round,” Wallen said.
When Liberty entered third grade, her family decided to move her to public school. She said that Lincoln’s content prepared her daughter very well for this transition.
“Some of her teachers were impressed with where her knowledge was compared to that of her peers,” Wallen said.
The Wallen family liked Lincoln‘s curriculum so much that they enrolled their youngest son, Cooper, who is still in the program today. This allowed the Wallen family to compare what their daughter was learning in school to what Cooper was learning with Lincoln.
“We are really impressed with the amount of information that is taught with Lincoln,” Wallen said. “The amount of content one child learned with Lincoln vastly outweighed the amount of content the other child was learning in public school.”
Wallen said that Cooper loves the content he’s learning, and he especially enjoys trying electives that he finds interesting.
She added that her daughter, now a junior in college, still raves about her Lincoln experience.
“Even to this day, Liberty still says ‘Lincoln gave me the best basis and start for being successful in school.’"
Between both children, the Wallen family has been using Lincoln's homeschool curriculum for about 16 years.