Anyone used Lifepac History in high school?

[Hunter's Moon]

How was it overall?

 

The samples on Christianbooks.com seem really skimpy.

 

I read somewhere the TM adds some meat to the program.

 

Is this true?

 

If it really is as easy as it seems, any other suggestions for Government and Economics that is around the same price as the Lifepacs version?

 

Thanks.

[Brenda in MA]

Great Source American Government for a 0.5 credit government course. It's a good basic text divided into 48 short lessons. If you do 3 lessons/wk, that would give a 16 week course. The Teacher's Guide contains a study guide and a quiz for each lesson.

 

HTH,

Brenda

[CoastalGal]

Notgrass Exploring Government... :)

 

(Tried Lifepacs for about 1 month...then ditched them.)

[Guest Cheryl in SoCal]

We used it for about 1 quarter during Jr. High. That should give you an idea how much we liked it;) We found it to be a very boring read this and fill in the blank worktext.

 

I know that Notgrass has Government and Economics but I haven't used them and don't know the price off the top of my head. I do, however, much prefer the style of their books to Alpha Omega's LIFEPAC's.

[Guest Cheryl in SoCal]

Notgrass Exploring Government... :)

 

(Tried Lifepacs for about 1 month...then ditched them.)

We were posting at the same time. I can tell you and I have a lot in common.:lol:

[Hunter]

My youngest son used some CLE workbooks years ago that were based off the old AO. Both curriculums have changed over the years, a bit.

 

He was so burnt out from skills classes that needed workbooks, that I found it easier to pace him if we did the social sciences and a lot of science with DVDs. He liked the workbooks as much or better than any other textbook. We just did not have the time or energy for a social science text.

 

I found the CLE math and upper sciences to move too fast, but the Bible, social sciences and lower sciences were efficient and got the job done.

 

I was particulary impressed with the OLD 7th grade introduction to social sciences that usually are not tackled till college, and the 7th grade Psalms study. The 3rd algebra 1 workbook on word problems was TOUGH, but because he was using it as review was really helpful.

Edited January 8, 2011 by Hunter

[HollyDay]

Yes, we are using AOP Lifepac history. And, we are using it with much success! Dd likes it. I do not find it skimpy. I think much depends upon the learning style of the dc, the goals of the program, and other subjects being studied. My dc is a very "just the facts" learner. She prefers worktexts and does not at all like literature approach learning. LifePacs fit the bill. They are not as dry as some spines. There are questions at the end of each section. Sometimes that is after 1 page, sometimes the questions are not for a few pages. Each lifepac has 3 self tests about evenly spread throughout the workbook. A final test is also included in each book. There are some writing assignments, but we have added more. You could easily add more reading if you so desired. And, you can easily add more discussion questions. In fact, discussions are freely flowing as we go ever each section. The TM is okay. I would have preferred a different layout, but it is certainly easy enough to use.

 

This history program is a perfect fit for dd. She told me again just recently that she finally likes history. I also think it is "bringing together" quite a bit we have studied in years past.