s/o my previous geography/history thread....NOW what would you do?

[ProudGrandma]

I received many viable options from everybody here...so I am now thinking this might be my plan, but i am not sure how to make it work.

 

I am thinking of using Notgrass "Exploring Government" with both of my older kids.  (grades 9th and 10th next year) But, now I have 3 questions:

 

1) would this book be too hard for my 9th and 10th grader?  I want to do this because of the up coming election...and my kids have been quite interested in it all. 

 

2) since that is only 1/2 year...what do I do the other half? The Notgrass Economics course? 

 

3) Would you buy 2 Student books...or make your kids share? It appears that they are making a new edition by Dec 2016...so I should be able to find current editions used.  I hope.

 

thanks.

[Mom22ns]

I received many viable options from everybody here...so I am now thinking this might be my plan, but i am not sure how to make it work.

 

I am thinking of using Notgrass "Exploring Government" with both of my older kids.  (grades 9th and 10th next year) But, now I have 3 questions:

 

1) would this book be too hard for my 9th and 10th grader?  I want to do this because of the up coming election...and my kids have been quite interested in it all. 

No, not too hard for younger high schoolers.

 

2) since that is only 1/2 year...what do I do the other half? The Notgrass Economics course? 

Notgrass economics is a choice. You could spend extra time on the elections and/or other topics to make the course longer and fill out a full credit.

 

3) Would you buy 2 Student books...or make your kids share? It appears that they are making a new edition by Dec 2016...so I should be able to find current editions used.  I hope.

Share, unless your students don't share well. :)