Frequently Asked Questions

1. Did I understand correctly that the one time purchase includes curriculum for K-12 grades all together?
    Yes, that's correct, it's a one-time purchase. The Ray's Arithmetic CD includes books for all 12 grades, and all of the CD's provided in the Eclectic Education Series start with basic materials for the beginning grades and work their way up, with the exception of the Science CD, which starts at a more advanced level for obvious reasons.

2. Can the Eclectic Education Series be used with the Robinson Curriculum?
    Yes, the combined use of the EES and RC is a very effective formula, they work very well together. For instance the RC needs a math program to be used with it, and the Ray's Arithmetic supplies that need. Also while the RC supplies a great many wonderful autobiographies and close up looks at history from people who were leaders of their time, it lacks books to provide a broader perspective and overview, which is a role the Thalheimer's Histories in the EES fill admirably.
    One of the wonderful things about homeschooling is that children learn to love reading. The RC and EES both provide wonderful books for these homeschooled children who are eager to learn.

   
   

3. I have an old version of the Ray's Arithmetic, how can I upgrade?
   Upgrades cost $10, E-mail us with a request for an upgrade along with your name and address, we'll send you a bill via paypal upon verifying that you are a past customer, and when you have payed, we will send you the upgraded CD.

   
   

4. Do your math and science CD's include answer keys for the problems/questions? 
    Yes, the math CD provides problems along with the answer key's; the Science CD focuses on teaching the subjects, it does have some example problems and there are answers for these, but in the Nature Study book for instance most of the 'problems' are more essay style questions to show what you have learned, and the answer key is the book itself.

   
   

5. I want to order, but I don't have a paypal account. How do I order?
    You don't have to have a paypal account to buy the CD, if you click on the paypal button you will be taken to a page with two choices on it, to log into paypal on the right or to click "Continue" to use a credit or debit card on the left. Paypal then will simply process your credit card like any other system.

   
   

6. Does the Science and History have ANY evolution content at all?
    No, the books don't have any evolution in them. Rather, the books are from a Christian perspective- for instance, Thalheimer's History books are special because of the fact that he wrote them from a firmly Christian perspective, which allows him to talk about events in history which most historians skip over because the most important record from that period is the Bible.

   
   

7. What is the cost is to print each book allowing for paper and printer ink?
   That depends on the printer you use, a good duplex printer will allow you to print for about a penny a page. I would recommend the Brother HL-5250DN, which costs about $250 dollars brand new.

8. Is it possible to see a sample of the books on CD?
   Certainly, there are a few pages available here: or if you e-mail us at   we'll be happy to send you some sample pages.

   
   

9. My son is bored with math and doesn't focus well, will he be able to use Ray's?
   Ray's Arithmetic can be helpful to children bored with traditional math, due to Ray's interesting use of word problems, which help children apply math to life.
   
   

10. Are your Math CD's available for Apple MAC Computers?
    The books on the CD's are PDF files and they will work on any computer; Mac, Vista, XP, Linux, you name it.
    
    

11. The Ray's books that I have found have the answers next to the problems, are they like that on the CD?
    We spent quite a bit of time a couple of years ago removing the answers from next to the problems. We still provide the books with the answers there as well, but we refer to these as "Teachers Editions". There are also Answer Key's supplied for the books which spend time explaining the problems.

    
    

12. For people that have general questions on how to use Ray's
    I always suggest that people join the rays arithmetic forum here if they haven't yet: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/RaysArithmetics/join