It certainly sounds like there are some wonderful camps out there for our teens but please make absolutely certain it's not just high-priced day care for teens with working parents. My older son did a couple of camps when he was much younger (13-14) locally and I found that it was basically a place for working parents to send their kids all day to be taken care of. Colleges and other organizations have found a great way to make money off of parents who want either enrichment or day care. At this year's homeschool conference, a rep from a very well-known Christian college told me that their summer camps are really just advertising. (Then please pay me to go, don't charge me!) He told me this after I spoke at length with him about his school and their distance learning offerings. I couldn't believe he admitted this to me although I had had my strong suspicions due to the lack of substance in the information I had requested. Yolanda

Hi, My then 12th grader needed a quick and easy (easy to plan, that is) American history course for the post-reconstruction era and after much research we chose Notgrass. According to the author's wife, this program is meant to be a survey or overview course of American history. We did not use the literature portion because he did not need an English credit but I did have him do the bible study because it was always relevant to the history studied and it was so good. The same goes for the review questions. Rather than have him write out the answers, he would go over them with me. That way we could stay connected (like the old days) and the questions often led to discussions. I would have loved to continue with what we had always used - Truthquest history- but my son just wanted to get it done, time was running out (he was graduating), he had never studied this period and it was important that he have an overview. After looking at many American history curriculum, we found that this one best fit our needs. Lastly, the author is available for any questions you may have. He is very gracious and helpful. Call him with your concerns. Sorry to be so long-winded, just want to help. Good luck! Blessings, Yolanda