Reviews from college students
“When I began my college career I was surprised to be placed in an honors English Composition course at the very beginning. Many times it was brought to my attention that the writing skills I had learned in TRISMS were superior to those required or expected of incoming students. I learned to write all types of papers, from fiction to research, from analysis to reflection, and those paid off throughout my college career. The winning pair of IEW and TRISMS meant success!!!”
Rachel Floyd, College Graduate
“I was surprised when my fellow freshmen in college struggled with the required general education humanities courses. They had not studied people, but dry dates and facts. I had studied people in context by looking at their art, music, architecture, and literature. Recall was easy, and the depth of study in TRISMS allowed me to not only succeed in my courses, but to offer added insights in class and to help other students.
As a full-time minister in the inner-city, I believe the compassion and understanding I have for others is directly related to the time I spent learning to appreciate people of all times and cultures through what they produced.”
Jason H. True North Toledo and University of Toledo student
Reviews from parents and high school students
“I am excited to tell you about TRISMS History’s Masterminds. It is different! It offers so much more than any other history curriculum for middle school and high school that I have found! It is not just a history study… it is designed to build upon a foundation of research, discovery, and language. The primary goals are to teach students to ask questions, find answers, transfer information from reading to thinking, to writing, to speaking, and to begin mastering the skills necessary for doing high school level work. You see what I mean… that, in and of itself, is exciting and different! But there is more. Much more!” (click to read full review)
Trish Corlew, Homeschool mom of 3, co-owner of hiphomeschoolmom.com
“I’m currently using TRISMS Expansion of Civilization (500 BC – AD 1500) for my sophomore year of high school… Overall, I believe that if you really work hard and persevere, TRISMS can be worth its weight in gold. My mom and I really wanted it to work, but the format (open-ended) was overwhelming for my personality type (structured, box-checker, “get-to-the-point” type)… I would highly recommend a minimum of 20-30 hours of student/teacher prep before beginning to utilize this program successfully. That said, please read this review with a ‘grain of salt’ and prayerfully make what you believe to be the best decision about using TRISMS.” (click to read full review)
Nicole, Sophomore Student in 2010
