HSmom25andRN Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I really don't want to use Notgrass or something totally textbooky. I want the kids to enjoy the subject and not find it totally boring. Does anyone have any other ideas or any comments about Economics in a Box? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happygrrl Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 I dn't know anything about it, but look up the company that does Visual Latin. I just got an e-mail about Their program "Economisc for Everybody". I think it is DVD based, gets good reviews, and is on sale. Do report back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mims Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Really liked it for our daughter. I thought she learned a lot and it will really stick with her. The combination of videos, books, answers, etc. really accomplished true learning. Definitely very conservative so won't be for everyone. Her only complaint is the info kept being repeated in different forms and we, after much research, somehow ended up with the wrong edition of one of the books so not all the questions lined up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSmom25andRN Posted August 31, 2012 Author Share Posted August 31, 2012 I dn't know anything about it, but look up the company that does Visual Latin. I just got an e-mail about Their program "Economisc for Everybody". I think it is DVD based, gets good reviews, and is on sale. Do report back! I just looked at this and it looks awfully simplified....or am I expecting too much for a high school course. I've never taught high school economics so I'd love a more experienced homeschooler's review of the samples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bootsie Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 http://www.thegreatcourses.com/tgc/courses/course_detail.aspx?cid=550 The Great Courses economics course by Timothy Taylor provides a good, basic introduction to economics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 We have been using "Lessons for a Young Economist " by Murphy. It is free--a pdf. Just google. Both dc's are understanding it completely. It seems to be doing the job. We are only on chapter 4. So far super impressed. There is a Teachers Guide for $22 on amazon. We haven't bought it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegasus Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 I don't know anything about Economics in a Box but didn't find putting together a non-textbook course too difficult. Here is what we did: 1. Ten publications related to economics offered free from the Federal Reserve Bank - these are comic book style and serve as a gentle introduction into a topic many people find dry and boring. 2. Economics for Dummies by Sean Masaki Flynn - This is a solid book on economics but written in a style that isn't arduous to read. DD actually liked it pretty well. 3. Series of lectures on microeconomics from Khan Academy - they also have some on macroeconomics but we didn't include those. 4. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner - the subtitle is A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything and it is a very interesting and sometimes humorous read. We finished it off with a comprehensive final that I found online from a college level economics course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merylvdm Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 My boys both loved Thinkwell's Micro and Macro Economics courses and went on to get 4s in the AP exams. They are online videos with online questions. Not at all boring!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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