PinkInTheBlue Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Well, that's about it. My husband has put a course in the cart that he wants and if we spend a bit more, they are both 70% off and another 15% off that. It doesn't really matter how much it is. I just want to know what you've loved. I've like Classical Mythology, enjoyed Henry VIII, loved Early American History,didn't like Basic Math or Algebra I and am seriously considering Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest. I like history and literature the best but am open to anything you truly enjoyed. Thanks!! Added: anyone have an idea what has become of Susan's Teaching Company course she was talking about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I wondered, too. I love Harl's Vikings and his Era of the Crusades and the Pelo. War. I love VanDiver's Herodotus. Actually I love all of his and hers. I also enjoyed Fagan's. I learned a lot from the Understanding Great Music. I have been less thrilled with the science lectures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 We are Teaching Company addicts. We loved: anything by Elizabeth Vandiver! We listened to Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Classical Mythology, Greek Tragedy (we have not listened to her Herodotus lectures) We also liked Philip Daileader's lecture series on the Middle Ages (Early, High and Late Middle Ages, 24 lectures each). We are currently enjoying How to listen to and understand great music by Robert Greenberg. DD somewhat liked the Dante lectures by a team of two lecturers, but they must not have been as captivating as the above ones, because she did not finish the set (I did not listen, so have no personal comment) We were not too thrilled by Rome- a visual exploration; it was OK, but did not hold our interest enough to watch the whole series. We were rather bored by Kenneth Bartlett's Italian Renaissance on video; have exchanged it for audio and hope it will work better in this format. The only course so far we found really disappointing is Cardulla's High school chemistry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 Thank you Kalanamak. I don't really know much about Harl's Vikings and his Era of the Crusades and the Pelo. War so I will definitely check it out. Somehow I have missed that one in my many catalog lusts, so I'm looking forward to seeing what I've looked over. Great idea. We are Teaching Company addicts. We loved: anything by Elizabeth Vandiver! We listened to Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Classical Mythology, Greek Tragedy (we have not listened to her Herodotus lectures) We also liked Philip Daileader's lecture series on the Middle Ages (Early, High and Late Middle Ages, 24 lectures each). We are currently enjoying How to listen to and understand great music by Robert Greenberg. DD somewhat liked the Dante lectures by a team of two lecturers, but they must not have been as captivating as the above ones, because she did not finish the set (I did not listen, so have no personal comment) We were not too thrilled by Rome- a visual exploration; it was OK, but did not hold our interest enough to watch the whole series. We were rather bored by Kenneth Bartlett's Italian Renaissance on video; have exchanged it for audio and hope it will work better in this format. The only course so far we found really disappointing is Cardulla's High school chemistry. I also have Vandiver's Iliad and Odyssey courses. They were very good. I enjoyed them much more than the Classical Mythology course. I suspect because the CM course wasn't what I expected it to be and I never quite got over that expectation. :) I'm interested in what you said that about the Rome course. It's been on my potential wish list since falling madly and passionately in love with Rome after a trip there. I'd hate to be disappointed by that one. I actually received all the courses in Philip Daileader's lecture series for Christmas. I'm SOO excited. It's been at the very top of my wish list for a year but because I haven't finished a couple others I've bought, I wouldn't let myself buy it. So, my husband went ahead and bought it for me for Christmas. :) So excited. I appreciate the thoughts on the Chemistry course as well. I was actually looking at that one while waiting for a possible response here on the board. I feel inadequate on Chemistry and was looking for an additional resource for support. Thank you both! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 If you haven't ordered from them before, be prepared to be INUNDATED with mail, catalogs, and emails begging you to BUY MORE! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkInTheBlue Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 If you haven't ordered from them before, be prepared to be INUNDATED with mail, catalogs, and emails begging you to BUY MORE! Oh yes! We've been ordering from them for about 3 1/2 years and I swear we get almost an email a day and a catalog a week. It's amazing! However, it's easy to catch what I want on sale because I'm always informed about what they have going on. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kalanamak Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 We are Teaching Company addicts. We loved: anything by Elizabeth Vandiver! We listened to Iliad, Odyssey, Aeneid, Classical Mythology, Greek Tragedy (we have not listened to her Herodotus lectures) In my review of Herodotus I said that I "held my breath in places". It was fabulous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie Q Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 We, too, have really enjoyed Elizabeth Vandiver's lecture on the Odyssey and are considering buying more of her lectures. Since you mentioned Rome, we also bought the series "Rome and the Barbarians" and have not enjoyed it as much as we thought we would. Very informative, but somewhat dry. I think a true scholar of Roman history would probably find it very interesting, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 History of the US Rise and Fall of the British Empire Classics of Am. Literature Great Authors of the Western Lit. Trad. Joy of Science The Art of Reading History of London Cardulla's Chemistry (2nd ed.) is good as supplement only Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
regentrude Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) Why did you dislike this course? . In short: We disliked it because it takes an extraordinary amount of time to cover very little content. The course moved very slowly. The first three lectures had no real content at all, just reassurances that chemistry is nothing to be intimidated about. When the actual chemistry started, the lectures were very repetetive. DD was skipping and fast forwarding to get through redundant material. At times, we felt treated like idiots: yes, we do get it that you have to convert to moles - we don't need to be told a dozen times. Once or twice would have sufficed. It may be an excellent course for students who struggle with chemistry and who need some handholding and a lot of encouragement. For a strong science student who works well with a textbook and has a solid grasp on algebra, the lectures were a waste of time, since the same problem solving can be learned from a good book in much less time. We have not finished the course, only made it through the first half. It does not address some of the more difficult concepts (such as electronic structure, bonding and molecular geometry) where we really would have wanted some assistance. DD found Khan academy a good resource for this. Considering that Khan Academy is free, I regret the purchase of the TC course and will return it, unless we find that it more useful for help with the later topics (equlilbrium, acids/bases) which we still have to cover in the spring semester. Edited December 28, 2011 by regentrude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Well, that's about it. My husband has put a course in the cart that he wants and if we spend a bit more, they are both 70% off and another 15% off that. It doesn't really matter how much it is. I just want to know what you've loved. I've like Classical Mythology, enjoyed Henry VIII, loved Early American History,didn't like Basic Math or Algebra I and am seriously considering Story of Medieval England: From King Arthur to the Tudor Conquest. I like history and literature the best but am open to anything you truly enjoyed. Thanks!! Added: anyone have an idea what has become of Susan's Teaching Company course she was talking about? I've been wondering about this as well. I've held off on buying any ancient/medieval history courses because I've been hoping these would come out soon - they would be awesome!! As far as courses we have enjoyed - the one on the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the one about the Louvre have been super, imo. One of the courses by Patrick Allitt about important people in American history was very good, too. Sorry, I can't remember the exact names of the courses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendi Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 My son and I are really enjoying "How to Look at and Understand Great Art". The professor is very easy to listen to, and the topic is fascinating. Each lecture includes a variety of traditional and modern art, paintings, drawings, sculpture. There is some art history as well. A few lectures contain video of someone demonstrating different printing procedures; very interesting. My son and I are looking forward to visiting a museum soon to try out some of the things we are learning. Wendi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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