Lovedtodeath Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I really want a history TM written up for the logic stage with the logic questions that we have examples of in TWTM. World History and/or American History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allearia Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 I voted for a logic stage American history... but a logic stage world history just like SOTW would be even better. Maybe it'll be ready by the time we get there?!! That would be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krystal70 Posted October 13, 2009 Share Posted October 13, 2009 The biggest reason I think you should produce an American history volume (or two or three...) is that I respectfully disagree with the idea that there are any reasonable alternatives for grammar stage out there. Anyone who watches the K-8 board long enough will see thread after thread asking about American history spines. :iagree::iagree::iagree::iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sahamamama Posted October 14, 2009 Share Posted October 14, 2009 To keep my kids together without hitting SOTW 3/4 with a K/1 kiddo (and because I feel people should know the history of their own country best), I'm doing a two year rotation of American history followed by 4 years of SOTW. Then we'll do another 2 year American history rotation followed by 4 more years of world history. :iagree: That's the situation here, too. We want to keep the kids together for World Studies, but not hit SOTW 3 or 4 with students who would be too young to handle that material. We plan to study Geography (1 year) and American History (2 years), followed by the SOTW four-year rotation. Perhaps this will give the girls a gentler introduction to history. I also agree with Alte Veste that there really is no comprehensive, coherent, well-written, up-to-date, and non-racist American History spine at the grammar stage. I have looked for one, to no avail. HTH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy22alyns Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 American History, please!! I would love a great, even-handed American History curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keptwoman Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 I voted for writing, but I've changed my mind. I agree with others who say that a Logic stage world history is really what I would love. I've got one year left of SoTW and I'm already worried about just what we are going to do afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laboroflove Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 (edited) Learning is an ongoing process, but logic seems to be a lost art. An ability to process information in an organized manner, along with the ability to communicate that information is swiftly spiraling downwards in this country. It's too wonderful of a country to allow this to continue - but heh, we're already working on it by homeschooling. Edited October 17, 2009 by Laboroflove Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haiku Posted October 20, 2009 Share Posted October 20, 2009 Logic stage writing! Only 2 1/2 years to go until we will need Writing with Skill! There are trillions of American history resources out there. Trillions. WWE needs its successor. Tara Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 I could have written this post. Writing, please! I think it is more important. It's far easier, IMO, to throw together history than writing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 Me three! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted October 22, 2009 Share Posted October 22, 2009 (edited) Logic-stage writing course!!! (Can we get grammar, too?:D) I'm also adding an "other"...a good world history spine for logic stage. Edited October 22, 2009 by chaik76 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted October 26, 2009 Share Posted October 26, 2009 It so irks me that it's hard to find stuff that is just downright patriotic, telling us to love our country, that America is great, and how we got this way. There are little bits and supplements, but not much by way of full curricula like that. But that just goes to show you'll never please everyone. I want an american history curriculum to gush about america, where the goal of most classical is to make you a student of the world. I would love, love, love to see a patriotic "story of America" that is not written from an Evangelical Protestant POV. AFAIK there isn't anything like that on the market. There are liberal series like Howard Zinn's The People's History of the U.S. and Joy Hakim's The Story of US which I wouldn't use because I don't think they're patriotic enough. Then there are The Light and the Glory for Kids series and A Child's Story of America which I wouldn't use because of their religious slant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NavyWifeandMommy Posted October 27, 2009 Share Posted October 27, 2009 I have done american history since Kindergarten and my daughter is now a 4th grader. I am happy to be moving onto Story of World series next year. (5th-8th) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted October 28, 2009 Share Posted October 28, 2009 There are a lot of resources for history, and, personally, I hope to be free of a text book at that age. Writing is a different matter. Many of the writing programs out there have a specific religious message. Some seem vague, some seem heavy handed (I was just looking over the download of The Lost Tools of Writing (which they "TM" constantly...how annoying), and the sentence "George Washington said that he would not seek re-election" should be corrected to "George Washington announced he would not seek re-election". Perhaps I'm a big wet rag here, but saying something is NOT the same thing as announcing, and while I'd leave the "that" out of the sentence, I feel I cannot assume it was an announcement. It could have been something he simply said in conversation. When I read lessons like this, and I want to pull my hair! Can they not come up with a sentence with the error they wish to teach without a jump/shift in meaning?) So, a perfect writing program, please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted October 29, 2009 Share Posted October 29, 2009 This is coming from someone with a degree in composition pedagogy. You'd think I could teach this to my kids, but it has been so hard fo me. Writing with Ease has been AWESOME. We love it. I have 4 students in varying levels and would love a logic stage program asap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch at Home Posted November 2, 2009 Share Posted November 2, 2009 I would really like to see a logic stage add on to SOTW. I don't find the logic stage options out there workable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary in GA Posted November 3, 2009 Share Posted November 3, 2009 Writing, please. I struggle so much with teaching writing. And that's really ironic since I always received excellent grades on my papers in school! I find I can't really break down the process so that it makes sense to my kids. In my opinion, the best writing curriculum I have come across is CW, but it can be cumbersome to use. Most other programs I see break writing up into so much minutiae that I don't know how the average kid can sort through all the "types" of writing presented let alone apply them properly. I am cut a bit of slack right now as oldest dd is pretty natural at writing, but my first child, poor guinea pig, must have others read through all his papers in college before they're fit to turn in! Again, writing please! Mary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3Rivers Posted November 4, 2009 Share Posted November 4, 2009 Writing! We need something after WWE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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