History Question

[My3girls]

I'm rethinking how we are doing history.  I am considering using The History of the World by Baur.  If I do a 4 year history cycle through High School, how do I handle American History.  Most colleges require an American History Credit.  Do I just give her a partial credit each year?  Do a separate American History course along side and end up with extra history credits? 

[foxbridgeacademy]

I would call the Modern Era "American History" by focusing a bit more on America and include American Government.  Maybe add in some Documentaries or DBQ's specific to America. So then you'd have Ancient History/World History, Medieval History/European History,  Renaissance, Reformation, and Revolution ( Which is what I'd actually call it), and Modern History/US History.

 

A lot of Universities also require World History or some other Global Soc Science (like Human Geography).

Edited August 16, 2016 by foxbridgeacademy

[Pistachio mom]

I am planning to keep my trivium cycle for studying the modern era in 11th grade with a focus on US history and the modern world.  I am planning to name it carefully so it will meet my state requirement. Our book list has plenty of titles that are US history anyway. So, if I need to substitute anything else - I will. I  may add in some additional reading or a report to make sure we cover America in this era thoroughly.

 

We are not there yet, my oldest student is in 10th grade, so like you - I am also investigating this. This year, we are in the Rome through the middle ages cycle.

 

 

[My3girls]

Our trivium cycle is a little messed up, unfortunately.  We didn't start homeschooling until 6th grade.  I was hoping to be ready for modern this year then we'd do a survey for American in 10th, World History in 11th, Econ/Gov't 12th.  However, we've run long so we're just wrapping up Middle Ages, now.  I'm trying to decide whether just to call it and start with Ancients in 9th and do the 4 year cycle, or to do a World History 9th, American History 10th, Econ/Gov't 11th, Dual Enrollment 12th, or just continue with what we have going and do Renaissance 9th, Modern 10th, Gov't/Econ 11th, and Dual Enrollment 12th.

 

I think I might be leaning, after much thought and research today, to doing the 3rd option because my daughter might smother me in my sleep if I make her redo ancients. lol  She has no great love for studying history and just wants to get through it and be done.  She's much more into science.  Sooooo if I can call Renaissance World and Modern American then that covers college requirements.

 

Ugghhhh... I love taking our time and following our interests, but it's stressing me out a little now that we are in High School.  I don't want to make mistakes in her transcripts or class descriptions.  I have everything else in order and on track... history is being my problem child.

 

 

[TKDmom]

I think I might be leaning, after much thought and research today, to doing the 3rd option because my daughter might smother me in my sleep if I make her redo ancients. lol  

 

 

:lol:  My dd has expressed the same sentiments about ancients. We are currently doing US history for 10th. I think we may do modern for 11th,--it was supposed to be for 9th, but history fell off the schedule last year. Then 12th would be gov't/econ. Maybe let her choose a period she's interested in, like renaissance, if she has interest in a 3rd year of history. Our history sequence has been all messed up. I started reading WTM 4th edition, and I was comforted by SWB's words that a systematic study of chronological history is more important than the 4yr cycle. That's the reassurance I needed! At least I know dd has had a better experience with history than I did, even if I never got through 4 consecutive years.

 

Sorry OP, I'm not answering your question at all. I agree with pp that early modern and modern history would cover American, especially if you supplement with additional US history sources.

Edited August 17, 2016 by TKDmom