Sunshine Mama Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 Any reviews of this class? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted February 15, 2018 Share Posted February 15, 2018 DS took the class this fall with Mrs. Ostaff and absolutely loved it. He was reluctant to sign up - geography is "not his thing" - but had a great experience. The assignments were meaningful and the workload was reasonable - neither of us felt like it was busy work. He learned a lot, not just about geography, but current world events and history as well. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Peanuts Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 What was the workload like? I’m thinking about this course for my rising 8th grader. She’ll be in some pretty heavy-duty classes so I want to make sure I don’t kill her joy. :) Thanks! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratford Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Class meets weekly for an hour. There are weekly reading assignments (looking at maps in an atlas, some websites or current event articles, occasional videos.) There are also discussion board questions and responses each week. Exams are actually essay assignments - three per semester - the guidelines for these were pretty broad and allowed for a lot of flexibility with topics. He probably averaged 2 hours a week outside of class. This was not his most demanding class this year, but definitely one of his favorites. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Peanuts Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Class meets weekly for an hour. There are weekly reading assignments (looking at maps in an atlas, some websites or current event articles, occasional videos.) There are also discussion board questions and responses each week. Exams are actually essay assignments - three per semester - the guidelines for these were pretty broad and allowed for a lot of flexibility with topics. He probably averaged 2 hours a week outside of class. This was not his most demanding class this year, but definitely one of his favorites. Thanks for the info! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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