ladykayaker Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 I have seen Notgrass mentioned more than once on these forums. Can you give me some feedback on the Notgrass high school resources? In particular, I am interested in Exploring World History Exploring Government Exploring Economics Exploring America Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladykayaker Posted June 19, 2012 Author Share Posted June 19, 2012 bump:001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
partyof5 Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Hi, I have no answers for you but I know that it has been discussed here before...you might try a search for "Notgrass" or even a tag search and I bet you'll find all kinds of info. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori D. Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 Here's my past review on Exploring America: http://www.welltrainedmind.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2968241#poststop And in addition to a tag search, you can do an advanced search, with "Notgrass" as the subject, and limit it to the high school board for discussions on the various programs. BEST of luck! Warmly, Lori D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoMERLD Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I use Notgrass World History and love it. Here's why...I am not a history buff and neither is my ds. So the short chapters are easy to read. It provides a good discussion tool for us because there are some inferential questions in there - it is not all factual. It's quite an interesting read as far as I am concerned and best of all it was approved by my accreditor - the history part - not the literature part. For me, it works and works well. He is "getting" history whereas before it was just a bunch of facts. That's my two cents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerl Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 I've only used Notgrass World History, and we like it for what it is: a light history text. I used it as part of the My Father's World Ancient History program, but if I hadn't done that, I would have supplemented it with biographies, map work, maybe some historical fiction, etc. It's clear and easy to read. They have an optional corresponding quiz book. I also really like the companion volume that contains primary source documents ("In Their Own Words" or something like that). Oops, I just remembered that we also used the American History one with my DS a couple of years ago. He liked it because history for him was a "get 'er done" subject, and Notgrass did the trick. HTH! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
praisefor3 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 We used it with our older during our first years of homeschooling. We used World, American and...can't remember at the moment. She got a 30 on the ACT and one of her favorite parts of high school was Notgrass. This year our ds is starting 9th grade. One reason I chose My Father's World high school for him is that they use Notgrass as the foundation of some of the history. However, I really like the fact that they are "beefing it up" with some additional supplements. I would take a look at their high school program and see if it is a fit for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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