carol Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I am teaching govenment to my 9th grader this upcoming year since it is election year. My question is: should I go ahead and teach economics? If so what have you used and liked? Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I personally like Richard Maybury's books at Bluestocking Press. But he is very conservative. So depending on your views, you may or may not like them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faithr Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 We decided to go with the same text our county's public high schools use. It looks solid and balanced and there's lots of extra teacher support at their website. It's put out by Glencoe and it's called Economics; Principles and Practices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollyM Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm going to use "Basic Economics A Citizen's Guide to the Economy". Found a syllabus online. Comes with DH's hearty recommendation. But never used it before and have no actual experience. ISBN 0465081452 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carol Posted March 18, 2008 Author Share Posted March 18, 2008 The basic economics by Thomas Sowell looks excellent! I am very impressed but I'm not sure it'd last a whole semester just reading. Is there a workbook, quiz book, etc. that goes with this or do you think writing assignments? Carol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIch elle Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 economics program. Watch for it in their new catalog April 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy in MD Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 You might also look at The Teaching Company Economic lectures. Another good supplement would be The Worldly Philosophers: The Lives, Times and Ideas of the Great Economic Thinkers by Robert L. Heilbroner. I would recommend Richard J Maybury's books only after a well rounded course in economics and a good understanding of it. My observations are based on the one economic book of his that I've read, What Ever Happened to Penny Candy. In it, he does make a few good points, and he makes several other controversial points worth discussing. But in attempting to blame everything on the government, he sweeps all the basics of human nature, miscalculations, technological advances and other business factors under the rug. These are all aspects I studied in obtaining my MBA in finance and while working for a Fortune 500 company as a business analyst. BTW, that company is no longer a Fortune 500 company because of technological advances and several bad business decisions - including on how to sell the first true laptop computer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura in VA Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 I'm going to use "Basic Economics A Citizen's Guide to the Economy". Found a syllabus online. Comes with DH's hearty recommendation. But never used it before and have no actual experience. ISBN 0465081452 Thanks a bunch! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Wisc Posted March 18, 2008 Share Posted March 18, 2008 Sowell Hazlitt Abeka BJU My dd looked them all over carefully and chose ABeka. It is written by a well-known economist, and it was interesting (dd says, "I enjoyed it.") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I would recommend Richard J Maybury's books only after a well rounded course in economics and a good understanding of it. My observations are based on the one economic book of his that I've read, What Ever Happened to Penny Candy. In it, he does make a few good points, and he makes several other controversial points worth discussing By no means would I recommend using his books as the primary source for studying economics. An addition, perhaps, to further discussion, but not the centerpiece. (Fwiw, I'm degreed in econ.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 I used Abeka with my oldest. It is an excellent course and he learned a lot. I also added in a few other books, Penny Candy being one of them. Another was a biography of Adam Smith. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend it. However, being a Sowell fan.....I am going to look into that one!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted March 19, 2008 Share Posted March 19, 2008 We like the Bluestocking Press books. We supplement with internet sites of interest. We are currently doing this, and will have a final project (have not developed it yet). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vida Winter Posted March 20, 2008 Share Posted March 20, 2008 I bought the entire series of Richard Maybury books and was quite impressed with the first books. They provide a very clear portrait of how the economy works and would not hesitate to use them. I did not like the last couple of books in the series (too political, conspiracy-theory). I prefer the economists Thomas Sowell and Walter E. Williams. The book "Basic Economics" by Sowell is excellent. I regularly read columns by Sowell and Williams on townhall.com and have often thought that their archived columns on that site could be a course in ecomonics in itself -- or at least some very interesting dinnertime discussions. The columns are short and to the point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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