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This is NOT written by Abeka. Here's a bit of Cathy Duffy's review:

 

Economics: Work and Prosperity, 1999 edition

 

by Dr. Russell Kirk

 

This outstanding text by the late Dr. Russell Kirk, one of the leading conservative writers in the United States, seems less like a textbook than other A Beka books, probably because it is so well written.....

Also, don't forget to add The Invisible Heart by Russell Roberts . It mixes economics and love! Very cool book.

 

Margo

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Most of the homeschooling economics courses are very conservative in approach, Russell Kirk and Richard Marbury being two prime examples. If you want something from a more nuts and bolts objective approach, you might try Glencoe's Economics; Principles and Practices. You can get a TM and quizzes and such (but don't buy the entire package they have; lots of filler and busy work and too expensive for what you get). My dh taught an Economics class to homeschool teens this past fall semester using Glencoe and he thought it was pretty good. The text strays into teaching a lot of business stuff too. But for the most part, he thought it was a very balanced, nuts and bolts approach to teaching teens about Economics. My dh was an Economics major and works in the field of law and economics.

 

Oh, I think to get the TM and quizzes/tests we had to fax Glencoe a letter explaining that fact that we homeschooled along with a letter from the county verifying that our teens were homeschooled.

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As a supplement, I highly recommend The Worldly Philosophers by Heilbronner. It gives an introduction to the major economic philosophies, the societial background and the economists who developed them from Smith to Keynes.

 

I do NOT recommend the Uncle Eric series (by Maybury?). I've read 2 in the series, the What Ever Happened to Penny Candy and his Ancient Rome book (to see if he improved on a different subject). The economic book didn't cover much economics education, but did push his personal philosophy. (ETA - I do know that there are additional books, but I wasn't impressed by the initial book) If I were to use his books, I would only use them after a solid economics course to spur discussion. Personally, after reading the two books I have, I won't waste any more money on them.

 

ETA - BTW, My opinion on the Uncle Eric econ book is based on the economics courses I've taken while getting my MBA in finance.

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but if so, http://www.pahomeschoolers.com/courses/ has AP economics. You should go to their website and check it out. You can read all about the instructor credentials and read student reviews.

We have not taken that particular course, but my daughter took AP US Hist. from Mrs. Richman (her husband teaches the econ) who was an excellent teacher this year. I highly recommend the PAH courses. But you have to get registered fairly quickly because many of their courses fill up fast.

 

Another website is http://www.economicthinking.org/ They are libertarian in view, and they have a homeschool curriculum you might be interested in exploring.

 

Hope some of this helps!

Jo

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