Guest Finding MyWay Posted March 23, 2015 Share Posted March 23, 2015 I have an upcoming 9th grader, that finds history very boring, (she was ps up until two years ago), and not an academic gal. She will do the work, but not real excited about it, unless it's art. As of now, she has no desire to go on to college, and thinks she's wants to join the military. I do not want to push her too hard, but I do want her to be college ready just in case, because she may very well change her mind, (and I have heard that homeschoolers must obtain a higher score on the ASVAB). We used boring text books, (actual ps text books), our first year, and are currently using MFW, (ECC) at the moment. I really want to start with Ancients next year and go through the four year cycle. How do I present history to a child this age that is interesting, challenging, yet will not overwhelm her? WTM- I love the idea of planning this out, but not sure I am confident enough to plan and teach her completely on my own. Does anyone teach history strictly using the WTM method? Having never used any of the WTM outlines before, will this be a difficult transition, and is there anything I can start now that will help prepare her for next year? BP- I downloaded the free three-week sample, but have not had time to really look over everything. It sounds like a nice balance of "hand holding", and at the same time allowing me to make some decisions. I haven't been able to find many reviews online, especially for the high school level. I have heard that the companion is great and typically the only spine needed. Any advice? Please help :confused: Edited: Decided today that MFW is no longer an option, and now trying to determine if I want to strictly use the outline in the WTM or use BP. Does anyone use BP, but also loosely follow the WTM outline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtofive Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Bump... I'm interested too! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liza Q Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 WTM- I love the idea of planning this out, but not sure I am confident enough to plan and teach her completely on my own. Does anyone teach history strictly using the WTM method? I did a WTM style program with my older girls. Sort of. One daughter did the 4 years 7-10 since that's where we were as a family - she had used Veritas for all of elementary school. She repeated Years One and Two at a higher level for 11th and 12th. So she did Yrs 3,4,1,2 through High School. My next daughter did Years One and Two for 9th and 10th. By her request, we split Years 3 and 4 up into US History for 11th and then World History from about 1500-2000 in 12th. So she did Yrs 1,2,3&4,3&4 through High School. Hope that made sense! OK. I planned it in such a way that I did not teach - the books taught. I preread everything so I knew what they were reading. I used books that were recommended here and in the WTM book. I used some curriculum when I thought it would be helpful - a few Lightning Lits, etc. I used some Teaching Co dvds as well. It was not hard to plan. I didn't use tests, just discussion and writing. We were able to use SWBs Ancient World book one year - that was great! But there wasn't really any teaching going on. I was always ready to discuss because I had read the same books! If you don't have time to do the reading yourself, then I would advise using a real curriculum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa H. in GA Posted March 28, 2015 Share Posted March 28, 2015 Hi, You probably think I'm stalking you. But, we just run with the same great company. :lol: Melissa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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