nanraj Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 Hi all, Sorry to be hogging the board tonight with my questions! I wanted to buy the "Story of the world" from amazon, but saw some reviews which said that there are quite a few inaccurate statements/facts listed in the book. I am hoping to get some feedback from those who have used the book in this regard . Would you recommend it to others? Thanks, Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 This horse is dead and beaten, do a search ;) From what I remember, the discrepancies were in the interest of keeping the stories going and also, not necessarily "wrong." I can't remember ALL of the details, but if you dig a little you should be able to find the threads that covered it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanraj Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 This horse is dead and beaten, do a search ;) From what I remember, the discrepancies were in the interest of keeping the stories going and also, not necessarily "wrong." I can't remember ALL of the details, but if you dig a little you should be able to find the threads that covered it. Thanks for your response. I will do a search. -Nan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 (edited) I searched too, as I haven't heard about it before. Here's a couple of threads about it. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14036&highlight=history-ignorant http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34990&highlight=SOTW+inaccuracies ETA: I don't know how to put in one of those shortcut links...how do I do that? Edited June 14, 2009 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanraj Posted June 14, 2009 Author Share Posted June 14, 2009 Thank you so much for taking the time to post the links. They helped me out in making my decision (which was to buy SOTW). I guess there will be pros and cons to almost every book. Amazon does have more positive reviews than negative. Thanks again! -Nan I searched too, as I haven't heard about it before. Here's a couple of threads about it. http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=14036&highlight=history-ignorant http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?t=34990&highlight=SOTW+inaccuracies ETA: I don't know how to put in one of those shortcut links...how do I do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarenNC Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 We have just finished up through 3 and the only glaring error that I can remember was in book 1 where she says that Poseidon's name begins with the Greek letter "psy", which it doesn't. Not likely to be a major problem in learning the history.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 ETA: I don't know how to put in one of those shortcut links...how do I do that? How to describe this? You type a word, say 'thread'. Then, you highlight the word (or words) and click on the button that looks like a world with a (chain)link by it. A box will pop-up and that's where you put the http link. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IATeachingMom Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 I've always wondered the same thing about the Amazon reviews. Thanks all for clearing these up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted June 14, 2009 Share Posted June 14, 2009 They helped me out in making my decision (which was to buy SOTW). I'm glad. History was a weak subject for me, so you can take my review with a grain of salt. I haven't posted my review in a while, so I'll post it here: We used Story of the World volume 1 through 4 starting in 2nd grade. I thoroughly enjoyed this curriculum. Honestly, the best part of this curriculum is learning history myself for the first time. I used to say that history was my weakest subject. I learned more in my son’s first year than I learned in my entire school career. I feel so good knowing that my son is being presented with history in a logical, engaging, and painless way. This curriculum allowed a history-ignorant mom to give her child a great introduction to world history and a love and enthusiasm for history as well. The readings are perfect for early elementary age – not too simple and not too difficult. The activity guide is a priceless resource, and we used every bit of it. That is what made the program so rich. Ds used the coloring pages while I read. We used the review questions usually verbally, but one year, I used the review questions to give my son practice in writing complete sentences. Doing narration and summary paragraphs helped with writing, although this was my son’s least favorite part. The map work was helpful. We borrowed many of the supplemental books from the library. We even read most of them. The activities and projects were fun and really helped to bring history alive and be remembered. We met with other families 2x a month to work on projects. Besides gathering the library books and project supplies, there really is no other preparation needed. For some people, this curriculum is too secular. For some people, this curriculum is too Christian. I prefer secular resources, and I thought SWB did a great job of introducing the different world religions without bias. I highly recommend this program. It spoiled me. My only complaint is that that there is no similar program for logic age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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