Why Two Freedom Roads

How Two Freedom Roads Compares

An honest look at what makes this curriculum different — and what it is not.

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." — Proverbs 22:6

This comparison exists because parents deserve an honest answer. We respect every curriculum listed here. Many of them are excellent. What we will tell you is what Two Freedom Roads does that none of them do — and let you decide if that matters for your family.

The Curricula Worth Comparing

  • Abeka

Founded 1954. Traditional textbook and video-based format, PreK–12. Known for rigorous academics, strong phonics, and a conservative Christian worldview. One of the most structured curricula available.

Cost: $1,399 for Grade 1 — approximately $1,700 for Grade 12. Annual subscription required.

  • BJU Press

Founded 1973. Academic, biblically integrated curriculum for K–12. Strong teacher guides, video support, deep Christian worldview across all subjects. One of the most thorough curricula available.

Cost: $800–$1,500 per year depending on grade and subjects selected.

  • Sonlight

Literature-based Christian curriculum. Teaches history, literature, and Bible through high-quality books and global missions perspective. Rich and engaging.

Cost: $850–$1,200 per year. Physical books delivered to your door.

  • Apologia

Best known for creation-based science curriculum. Also offers worldview, Bible, and apologetics courses. Strong young-earth creationist perspective.

Cost: $85–$95 per course. Subject-specific only — not a complete curriculum.

  • Master Books

Creation-focused, flexible, budget-friendly. Open-and-go lessons. Young-earth creationist worldview throughout. One of the most affordable complete Christian curricula available.

Cost: $300–$600 per year depending on subjects.

  • Monarch by AOP

Completely online, self-paced Christian curriculum for Grades 3–12. Biblically integrated across all subjects. Flexible and accessible from any device. Subscription-based.

Cost: $30–$50 per month subscription. No physical materials.

The Comparison — What Matters Most

Feature Two Freedom Roads Abeka BJU Press Sonlight Apologia Master Books Monarch
Starts at age 2 ✓ Age 2 PreK only PreK only Grade K Grade 6+ PreK Grade 3+
Complete K–12 discipleship system ✓ Age 2–Grade 12 Academics only Academics only Academics only Subject only Academics only Academics only
Built toward baptism theology ✓ Grade 6 destination No No No No No No
Daily Soul Check practice ✓ Every year No No No No No No
Learn Teach model Grades 11–12 ✓ Students teach No No No No No No
Graduation ceremonies built in ✓ Grade 6 and 12 No No No No No No
Parent blessing written permanently ✓ Every graduation No No No No No No
Free starter curriculum ✓ 5 series free No No No No Some free Trial only
You own it — no subscription ✓ Own forever Annual fee Mixed ✓ Own books ✓ Own books ✓ Own books Monthly sub
Complete K–12 cost ✓ $549 everything $15,000–$20,000+ $10,000–$18,000+ $10,000–$15,000+ Subject only $4,000–$8,000+ $4,000–$7,000+
Non-denominational ✓ Fully Baptist roots Baptist roots ✓ Broadly ✓ Broadly ✓ Broadly Some bias
Church volunteer built in ✓ Academy years No No No No No No

What Two Freedom Roads Is Not

Two Freedom Roads is a biblical formation and discipleship curriculum. It is not a complete academic curriculum covering math, science, language arts, and history. Abeka, BJU Press, Sonlight, and Master Books cover every academic subject your child needs from Kindergarten through Grade 12. Two Freedom Roads does not compete with them on that ground — it was never designed to.

What Two Freedom Roads does is fill the gap that every one of those curricula leaves open — the deliberate, systematic, year-by-year formation of a disciple. The Soul Check. The two roads framework. The blessing instinct. The baptism theology. The Learn Teach model. The graduation ceremonies. The parent blessing. None of those things exist in any other curriculum on this list.

Two Freedom Roads works alongside whatever academic curriculum you are already using. A family using Abeka for academics and Two Freedom Roads for discipleship formation has the most complete Christian homeschool education available anywhere.

The One Thing No Other Curriculum Does

Every curriculum on this list starts at Kindergarten or Grade 1. Two Freedom Roads starts at age two. That gap — between birth and Grade 1 — is the most important window of character formation in a human life. Harvard's Center on the Developing Child identifies the period from birth to age five as the years when neural pathways are built at a rate that will never be matched again. Every curriculum that starts at Grade 1 misses those years entirely. Two Freedom Roads was built specifically for those years.

Two Freedom Roads — Antlers, Oklahoma — 2freedomroads.com
The Foundation Years are free. The Full Road is $549. Everything in between is the road.