My son finished SWB's "The History of the Ancient World," "The History of the Medieval World," and "The History of the Renaissance World," and we aren't sure what book to move on to. Has anyone found a good fit for what to study next? Thank you for any suggestions!

What books or curricula has anyone used or loved to teach modern world history in high school? We were thinking of using History of the World by Roberts since we used it with with the two History Odyssey Level 3 books that exist... but I'm not sure which portions of the book to use without looking through it a little more thoroughly. It's a great, thorough book, but two of my sons have said they find it somewhat "boring" compared to other history books. Ugh. Feeling frustrated and lost... :confused1:

My son is going to be a senior in high school this year and has to/wants to take Contemporary World History. Does anyone have a recommendation for a great textbook? We have always followed a four year history rotation, and for his first 3 years of high school, we covered ancient, middle ages, and early modern. When he was younger, we used The Story of the World series, and absolutely loved it. In high school we have done the best we can to piece together from 2 sets of history curricula that are incomplete (SWB's History of the World, and History Odyssey Level 3), but find ourselves completely lost. Since I can't force SW Bauer to publish a history book for this era before this school year starts, does anyone have a suggestion for a book exactly like she would write? :) Ok, at least kind of like she would write?

Thanks! Since I posted, I have aligned the Larson text's content with the information on the AP sight a little bit and looked through a few college syllabi. I ordered an AP Calculus study guide from Amazon and am waiting ever so patiently for it to arrive. It just always helps when I talk to other homeschoolers that have actually gone through the process or have things to add - so thank you so much for your replies! :)

A few places that I have looked seem to indicate that when it comes to Larson Calculus, the first 5 or 6 chapters constitute Calculus 1 and would correlate with the AP Calculus AB exam, while chapters 5 or 6 through 10 would constitute Calculus 2 and correlate with Calculus BC. (and that chapters 11-15 are not necessarily covered by the AP exams.) The couple of posts and syllabi I have seen with regard to this were actually referring to older editions. Does anyone have any experience with this book and the AP exams?

Sorry, if this post seems a little redundant since I was posting about this previously. My eldest used History Odyssey Level 3 for his first two years of HS. Since they have not yet published the third book in the series, Early Modern, I was thinking of using HO level 2 with some supplementation. We looked it over, and he was not happy with this idea. He said that he really liked the way SOTW was written and wished that there were books that were written like that but geared toward older people. I figured SWB's "History of the World" fit the bill. I bit the bullet and ordered the third book in the series. I believe it covers a portion of history that he already covered in his History Odyssey Middle Ages text. (I may be mistaken, but I believe Middle Ages texts usually cover ~400-1600AD, and "The History of the Rennaissance" seems to cover 1100-1453.) Does anyone know how many books are planned in this series? I'm guessing it's going to be more than four unless the fourth is going to be enormous. I'm thinking I can't use this as a history book for a HS junior and hope to finish a history rotation before he graduates. (I'm also trying to map out history for my 8th grader while I'm at it.) Anyone know of yet another curriculum that may work here? He usually enjoys history, and I'd like to keep it that way if I can. Does anyone know what curriculum would SWB suggest in this situation? I wish I could just pick her brain! I guess I need to go pull out my copy of the "Well-Trained Mind" and see what she recommends... Help! I'm lost! :confused1:

This sounds very helpful! Thank you!

My son just completed Fourth Form Latin. The Memoria Press sight suggests moving on to Henle II, which is what I pretty much had planned. I'm just curious if anyone has used anything else and had it transition nicely, or conversely, if anyone had issues moving on to Henle II. Are there any good teaching helps for Henle II? I know MP has guidelines and what-not for Henle I, but I see very little for Henle II. Thanks for any suggestions or advice!

I believe the most recently published book in SWB's History of the World Series is "History of the Renaissance" and covers 1100 to 1500 (ish), while our second (and completed) year of History Odyssey already covered 500 to 1600. I really think I'm just going to match up the spine we've already been using for level 3 to the level 2 curriculum in History Odyssey. Does anyone know when the next level of History of the World is supposed to be published? If it's soon, I think I'd still like to consider using it this year! Any and all suggestions (history-wise) are welcome right now!!! Rough year for us... my eldest us just catching up to where most of our curricula are running out and I don't have time for him to wait for publishing to catch up!!

Hmmm... I thought I could switch over Susan Wise Bauer's "History of the World" Series, but after reading about it, I see that the most recent book covers 1100 to 1500 and I need a curriculum that starts after this point. Urgh.

Justin~ Is there a timeline on a Study and Teaching Guide for History of the Renaissance World? I'm considering using this for my son this year and would love the supplemental material! Thanks! ~Michele

My son is going to be a high-school junior this year. He has been using the History Odyssey Level 3 Curriculum, completing Ancients and Middle Ages during his first two years of high-school studies. He is supposed to be moving on to Early Modern this year, but that level of History Odyssey is not published yet. We are considering using the History Odyssey Level 2 Curriculum (with some supplementation) since all four levels are complete, but I was wondering what other history curricula anyone has used and would recommend that would fit where we are in our studies. Has anyone used SWB's History of the World series ("History of the Ancient World, etc.)? I'm wondering if "History of the Renaissance World" might be a good follow-up, but I haven't really looked at the time-line for this book or when the next book will come out. So frustrated right now! Thanks for any and all suggestions!

Susan Wise Bauer's "History of the World" Series is intriguing... does anyone know if the progression of the books follow (is going to follow) the 4 part history of the world division used in other history courses (like "Story of the World", and "History Odyssey")? Any comments or recommendations on these books?

My son is going to be a high-school junior this year. He has been using the History Odyssey Level 3 Curriculum, completing Ancients and Middle Ages during his first two years of high-school studies. He is supposed to be moving on to Early Modern this year, but that level is not published yet. We are considering using the History Odyssey Level 2 Curriculum since all four levels are complete, but I was wondering what other history curricula anyone has used and would recommend that would fit where we are in our studies. Thanks for any and all suggestions!

I'm not sure why it says "banned", I've never had any issues! I'll try to PM you so maybe you can reply. Thanks for your help and info!