Laura in OH Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 We are seriously considering this for High School: 9th - Geography 10th - World History 11th - US History 12th - Government/Economics Have you done this instead of the WTM 4-year history cycle? If so, what did you use for geography? TIA! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinRTX Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 We are doing this now and are using the Bob Jones Geography book. I also did this with my oldest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharon in MD Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yep, we aren't following the WTM model for high school...:o I really tried to go TWTM route, but ds was not in the least bit interested and we decided that we'd fought that battle long enough. That said, we probably would have better reading/critical reading skills if we had. Ds is a science and math guy and doesn't mind spending loads of time in those areas, but the same is just not true for him and history or classical lit. So we decided to go the more traditional, or perhaps common, route for his high school social studies. We did BJUP's World Geography for 9th grade and liked it just fine. It covers the topic very well IMO. Occasionally the missions emphasis would get too heavy and I'd just say skip that part. For 10th grade, frankly we skipped social studies all together and added a computer science course. For 11th he is doing the require American History using Notgrass and the Teaching Co. The History of the United States videos. For 12th we don't know yet if we will do Ancient here at home or World or take a CC class. HTH Sharon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Savannah Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Hi Laura, I feel that geography is a very important subject. I explained to my daughter who was complaining about doing geography that it is part of being a well rounded person. I told her that if she met someone from Malaysia, she would be able to have an intelligent discussion with them about their country...she would know roughly the latitude, that it's capital is Kuala Lumpur, that the people speak Malay and English, it has a large Muslim population, etc. How flattering for the Malaysian to meet someone who seems to have a sense of their home country. We are Canadians living in the US, and although in the area we live in in the US there are few immigrants other than people of Hispanic roots, in Canada we interacted with people from all over the world. We are using a Free Virtual School World Geography run by the state we live in. It is quite good, and my daughter is doing very well, because whenever the course touches on the history of a country/continent, my dd is already familiar with the history due to years she has already studied history ala WTM. By the way, she is also studying History this year - Ancients to Middle Ages. Just my thoughts :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin in DFW Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 We are using Runkle's geography this year for 9th. Dd has really enjoyed this. She reads the lesson, does the vocabulary and review questions, does the suggested activity from the student guide for the lesson, which may consist of mapwork of some sort or a project. She also does the activities within the lessons. To me geography is the study of the "physical" earth. Some like have cultures thrown in, too. We use our history for cultures. Many folks here feel Runkle's is not "deep" enough. We have felt it really does a good job. And, when dd says she is really enjoying something and discusses it, I think she is getting plenty from it. Better than reading some dreadful boring text from our local ps, which I've seen. We were going to use Trail Guide to World Geography but it wasn't a good fit for us. Many people use it and love it, though. hth, Robin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy in Ks Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 We did Abeka geography first semester and now we are doing Runkle geography. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
percytruffle Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yes, both dc did a year of Geography using A Beka and stretching it out with The Geography Coloring Book (for extra map work) and some additional research/writing assignments. We were also able to work travel into the learning due to dh's job. I really like the A Beka book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shell in SC Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 We skipped the missions parts as well. I found it very thorough, I think I learned as much as dd did. shell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hsmamainva Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 We used BJU Geography in 9th grade and my dd really enjoyed it! Colorful text and very thorough!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 We used Runkle in 10th grade. I had ds do it all year, but gave .5 credit for it for science (Called it Physical Geography) The other .5 science credit I gave that year was for Astronomy. Because it was just physical, I didn't count it toward the history portion of his curriculum. We stayed in the 4 year rotation, doing Medieval that year--it was really a good combo, because there was so much going on around the world at that time. I would not give a full credit for that program, but I've heard BJU is pretty good--has a missions emphasis and is a year long. Also, Abeka can be done in one semester--again, it's Christian; don't know if that floats your boat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelodyInTx Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 We are doing World Geography this year. We are using Glencoe [Texas World Geo book] and supplementing heavily with National Geographic projects and they also have daily map questions. We used Bob Jones for World History. I have not decided on Econ and the rest yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luanne Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 is very cool! I read it along with my daughter and found it very interesting and informative. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardenschooler Posted January 24, 2008 Share Posted January 24, 2008 I just got a BJU Press catalogue today, and there is a new edition of their geography out - "Cultural Geography", 3rd. ed. I'm such a sucker for their new editions! I think we'll do this, alongside World History, for 9th & 10th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in OH Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 ...Cultural Geography...hmmm... sounds like an interesting subject! I think (right now) that we will go with BJU Geography and supplement with books recommended in All Through The Ages in its "Geographical History Booklists" section. I love ATTA -- it is definitely my best homeschool resource purchase of all time, along with TWTM of course (can you have 2 "best"?) Thank-you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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