Only me Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I am looking for a semester course for economics and another one for American Government. My daughter prefers the textbook approach and we need something that can be completely mostly independently. I would prefer secular but am open to something like BJU. This is for the 11th/12th grade level. I would appreciate any suggestions. I would also appreciate feedback about BJU US History. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jessicalb Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Looking for these ideas, also! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrotherAtticus Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I have heard Great things about Mankiw's Princples of Economics. It is used widely as a High school textbook and the author uses it to teach his harvard classes. It is a bit conservative though. For government this year, i am usuing American Government insitutions and Policies, By Dulio and Wilson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Textbook based programs: Civics/Government - Hippo Campus (free online; secular) = http://www.hippocampus.org/History%20%26%20Government;jsessionid=6B15BD8A51068D46B52153EBA8526D98 - Complete Idiot's Guide: American Government, OR, US Government and Politics (secular) = http://www.amazon.com'>http://www.amazon.com'>http://www.amazon.com'>http://www.amazon.com - Great Source: American Government (secular) = http://greatsource.com/store/ProductCatalogController?cmd=Browse&subcmd=LoadDetail&level1Code=07&level2Code=070&level3Code=028&frontOrBack=F&sortProductsBy=SEQ_TITLE&division=G01 - Pearson: Magruder's American Government (secular) = http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=mqk&wcsuffix=1000 - Notgrass: Exploring Government (Christian; with a second volume with excerpts/readings from primary sources) = http://www.notgrass.com/notgrass/american-government-high-school-curriculum/ Past Threads with More Ideas for Government What have you used for Civics/American Government Has anyone used any of these Government textbooks? Suggestions for Gov't and Civics curriculum Textbook based programs: Economics - Basic Economics 2nd Ed: A Citizen's Guide to the Economy by Thomas Sowell (secular) = http://www.amazon.com - Economics in One Easy Lesson by Henry Hazlitt (secular) = http://www.amazon.com - Economics for Dummies, OR, Complete Idiot's Guide to Economics (secular) = http://www.amazon.com - Notgrass: Exploring Economics (Christian; with a second volume with excerpts/readings from primary sources) = http://www.notgrass.com/notgrass/economics-high-school-curriculum/ - Economics in a Box (Christian?) = http://www.economicsinabox.com/ Not Textbooks, but Economics Programs that were Highly Recommended in Past Threads - Teaching Company: Economics (secular; 36 30-minute lectures on micro and macro economics) = http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=550 - Thinkwell: Economics (secular; 180 video lessons on micro and macro economics) = http://www.thinkwell.com/student/product/economics - Khan Academy (secular; free video tutorials on current economics; finance; micro and macro economics) = http://www.khanacademy.org/ Edited July 5, 2012 by Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerl Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 We love Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. You can go to his website and print off questions that go along with the reading. Meaty, but engaging and easy to understand, with lots of real-life examples. No graphics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegro Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 In the 2010-11 school year (8th grade) I did a half-semester course in economics that sparked a deep interest - I'm considering majoring in it. We didn't use a textbook, but an assortment of books (mostly from a free-market perspective). We used: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury (and I ended up reading all the rest of the books in the Uncle Eric series.) the accompanying Bluestocking Guide: Economics (the title was something like that - I'm not sure), which included questions, writing assignments, and outside reading. Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Economics: A Free Market Reader by Jane A. Williams and Kathryn Daniels (published by Bluestocking Press) the Teaching Company's Timothy Taylor economics lectures. It was a bit scattered, but it was incredibly interesting and I've been reading about economics-related topics ever since (including a birthday subscription to The Economist.) Then I got really interested in trade policy and read all about the arguments for and against tariffs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Hi Allegro, I see from your signature that you are considering politics as a possibility for the future, along with economy. I just wanted to add an aside to this thread just for you to recommend a few high school organizations for you to consider: - YMCA Youth in Government (model legislation program) (west of the Mississippi it is Youth AND Government) - TEEN Pact (government and the political process; Christian) - Junior State of America (civics and politics) - National Model United Nations or Model United Nations (mock U.N. session) - Teen Court, Youth Court, Mock Trial (mock judicial) Both our DSs participated in Youth & Gov't, and I was an advisor for our delegation for 3 years; just a fabulous and fun experience of getting to be a legislator, write a bill, and then go through the whole legislative process at your State Capital over a weekend mock legislative session. I highly recommend it! :) Warmest regards, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awstgs Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 I have heard Great things about Mankiw's Princples of Economics.It is used widely as a High school textbook and the author uses it to teach his harvard classes. It is a bit conservative though. For government this year, i am usuing American Government insitutions and Policies, By Dulio and Wilson Which edition do you use? I noticed you mentioned in another post that there is a full and shorter edition. I found this ISBN-13: 978-0618299805, but I'm not sure which it is. Also, did you purchase tests for this? We are using an umbrella school this year and need tests. I don't really want to write them myself. (lazy! :blush:) I did find this site: http://college.cengage.com/polisci/wilson/am_gov/9e/students/index.html I was thinking of using the chapter tests and chapter focus questions for the tests. Any thoughts since you have taught this before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quark Posted July 24, 2012 Share Posted July 24, 2012 In the 2010-11 school year (8th grade) I did a half-semester course in economics that sparked a deep interest - I'm considering majoring in it. We didn't use a textbook, but an assortment of books (mostly from a free-market perspective). We used: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury (and I ended up reading all the rest of the books in the Uncle Eric series.) the accompanying Bluestocking Guide: Economics (the title was something like that - I'm not sure), which included questions, writing assignments, and outside reading. Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Economics: A Free Market Reader by Jane A. Williams and Kathryn Daniels (published by Bluestocking Press) the Teaching Company's Timothy Taylor economics lectures. It was a bit scattered, but it was incredibly interesting and I've been reading about economics-related topics ever since (including a birthday subscription to The Economist.) Then I got really interested in trade policy and read all about the arguments for and against tariffs. I found helpful-looking schedules for using the Maybury books and Bluestocking guides here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in FL Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 In the 2010-11 school year (8th grade) I did a half-semester course in economics that sparked a deep interest - I'm considering majoring in it. We didn't use a textbook, but an assortment of books (mostly from a free-market perspective). We used: Whatever Happened to Penny Candy by Richard Maybury (and I ended up reading all the rest of the books in the Uncle Eric series.) the accompanying Bluestocking Guide: Economics (the title was something like that - I'm not sure), which included questions, writing assignments, and outside reading. Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell Economics: A Free Market Reader by Jane A. Williams and Kathryn Daniels (published by Bluestocking Press) the Teaching Company's Timothy Taylor economics lectures. It was a bit scattered, but it was incredibly interesting and I've been reading about economics-related topics ever since (including a birthday subscription to The Economist.) Then I got really interested in trade policy and read all about the arguments for and against tariffs. The Penny Candy and Blustocking Press guide that accompany it are a great introduction. Then you can add a great textbook like Notgrass. Jennifer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jillubaby Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 hich edition do you use? I noticed you mentioned in another post that there is a full and shorter edition. I found this ISBN-13: 978-0618299805, but I'm not sure which it is. Also, did you purchase tests for this? We are using an umbrella school this year and need tests. Both our DSs participated in Youth & Gov't, and I was an advisor for our delegation for 3 years; just a fabulous and fun experience of getting to be a legislator, write a bill, and then go through the whole legislative process at your State Capital over a weekend mock legislative session. I highly recommend it............... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laughing lioness Posted July 25, 2012 Share Posted July 25, 2012 We love Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell. You can go to his website and print off questions that go along with the reading. Meaty, but engaging and easy to understand, with lots of real-life examples. No graphics. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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