ProudGrandma Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 my 9th grade daughter is taking a world geography course this year. The next 3 years I want to cover World History, American History and Government and Economics....but doesn't have to be in that order. But I honestly don't know if there is a better order than another (and why) plus, I am curious what are some great options out there for her. If someone has a list...or just opinions on certain programs, I would love to hear what you have to say. Please share. thanks. Quote
Amateur Actress Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 I would suggest doing history in chronological order. 1 Quote
Amateur Actress Posted January 17, 2016 Posted January 17, 2016 The only program I personally have experience with is Tapestry of Grace, which is awesome, but it contains not only history and government, but literature, church history, fine arts, and philosophy. So it might be too expensive for just a history class. Quote
regentrude Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I prefer to study history in chronological order over the course of four years and embed US history in the context of world history (which I did with DD) or cover US history separately after World history has been covered thoroughly, so the student can put things into perspective (which I will do with DS, because that just naturally happened). I make up my own course, using lots of Teaching Company courses, a college text as a spine, and non-fiction books. 4 Quote
ProudGrandma Posted January 18, 2016 Author Posted January 18, 2016 I prefer chronological order too...but we did go all the way through SOTW (doing this as a family and finishing up this year....my daughter is not doing this for any sort of credit...that is why she is doing World Geo this year...she is just listening in to get the "story"). I guess, I am more interested in the programs that are good for me to consider using. Thanks. Quote
SilverMoon Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 (edited) . Edited August 31, 2023 by SilverMoon 1 Quote
SparklyUnicorn Posted January 18, 2016 Posted January 18, 2016 I prefer to study history in chronological order over the course of four years and embed US history in the context of world history (which I did with DD) or cover US history separately after World history has been covered thoroughly, so the student can put things into perspective (which I will do with DS, because that just naturally happened). I make up my own course, using lots of Teaching Company courses, a college text as a spine, and non-fiction books. I want to do this. I just need to figure out a way to word this for the regs. DS is pretty adamant that he does not want to spend an entire year on US history only. I prefer integrating it. But, again, I have to make sure however I word it will satisfy the requirement. 1 Quote
Free Indeed Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 We use Notgrass as well. If history were a passion subject or a skill subject I may choose differently- but it's a get er done subject and this works for us. Quote
foxbridgeacademy Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 I want to do this. I just need to figure out a way to word this for the regs. DS is pretty adamant that he does not want to spend an entire year on US history only. I prefer integrating it. But, again, I have to make sure however I word it will satisfy the requirement. United States History from a Global Perspective. This course will include the History of America and how the events that shaped that history are intertwined with those of the entire World. As for World History and U.S. History, we will be using TGC with primary documents. I'll probably do Power Basics Government as a git-er-done just to cover the basics and we have started a Poly Sci course, of my own making, to cover the election. 1 Quote
SparklyUnicorn Posted January 19, 2016 Posted January 19, 2016 United States History from a Global Perspective. This course will include the History of America and how the events that shaped that history are intertwined with those of the entire World. As for World History and U.S. History, we will be using TGC with primary documents. I'll probably do Power Basics Government as a git-er-done just to cover the basics and we have started a Poly Sci course, of my own making, to cover the election. Yep that sounds perfect. I bought The Everything American Government book. Very straightforward. I compared it to a typical civics high school book to make sure the topics were similar. The only topic it does not cover is comparative government. The coverage for comparative government in the high school texts I looked through is very minimal. So for that I got this: http://www.amazon.com/Theories-International-Politics-Zombies-Revived/dp/0691163707/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453165445&sr=8-1&keywords=zombies+and+comparative+politics Quote
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