My son graduated recently with a history major and is up for a Legislative Aide position at our state capitol -- politics and policy is his focus. Like most Liberal Arts majors, I consider a BA degree a stepping stone, not a solution to gainful employment. Pair it with internships, projects, mentoring, networking, volunteer service and you have a winner degree.

We used this book and I would highly recommend it. Older editions are just fine. Since it is considered a "college" text, it is likely on a 2-year printing cycle, driving up the cost of new texts. Editions a, b and c are also similar, just with the sentences for assignments varying so multiple classes can use without sharing answers :) I found it concise, in need of little teacher prep and well worth my students' time. Hope that helps.

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DonnaYoung does have a good syllabus, but not much more. Hmmm...

I ended up putting my own course together ... not complete yet, but here is what I am doing: For a spine: World Geography Today (holt), Understanding World Religions (Braswell), Old Testament History (Greenleaf press) Videos: Longitude(book by Sobel) ... we just finished this and it was really good. Guns, Germs and Steel by Diamond with Guide from the PBS website Drive through History Books: Genevive Foster: Augustus Caesar’s World 44 BC- 14 AD and The World of Columbus Iliad and various books on Greek and Roman Mythology and warfare National Geographic Articles

Thanks for the link ... it looks like a great program for working on maps!

Does anyone know of, or maybe has created worksheets to go with Vol 1 of Streams of Civilization. Not a syllabus or tests, but something to keep a student focused. A "regurgitation" tool like: Worksheets Map work Graphic Organizers Timelines Maybe there is a site that already has this? This would be such a huge help. Thanks

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We chose a transcript format that does not include the dates of when the course was completed for this very reason. My son excelled in math, so did HS work in middle school and in HS focused on business and computer courses. I am giving him credit for all HS courses, no matter when he completed them.

http://www.notgrass.com/world-history-high-school-curriculum.php Notgrass has an excellent text from Christian a perspective but not overkill. You can choose to add the Bible and writing. It is not cheap, but has a high resale value.

Am I right that it is $399 for the course text and DVDs?

Here is what we have used: Understanding World Religions by Braswell ISBN: 9780805410686 with coordinating website: http://cwx.prenhall.com/bookbind/pubbooks/hopfe/ We also visited a local Hindu and Buddhist temple with a homeschool group (we are Christians also). The students finished with studying and earning college with the Dantes exam so they would not have to repeat this course in college. http://www.getcollegecredit.com/downloads/factsheets/World%20Religions_20080509.pdf

These do look like good supplements ... thanks for the ideas. I'll keep searching for the Human/Cultural Geog option!

What a great find! The book I used last time I taught the DSST for World Religions at a coop was a bit "texty" for the lower level of the 7th-10th grade class. I'll still take suggestions for Cultural Geography/World History that would help tie it all in one nice package.