kokotg Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I'm doing AP US history with my 10th grader this year, and I was planning to find resources online and pull it together myself. But it just came up on my facebook feed the other day that Pandia Press has a new level 3 History Odyssey for American History coming out, and....that sounds a lot easier. I'm also putting together American lit and AP Art History for him, plus stuff for my three younger kids, so having history laid out for me sounds absolutely wonderful. But I'm wondering if it will work as preparation for the AP exam. I know no one's used the American History course yet, but has anyone used the World History course to prep for the AP exam? I'm thinking we'd supplement with lots of free response questions and a test prep book. Thoughts? TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 I had the opportunity to read through the first half of the American history course from Pandia because I was helping to edit it. It is a very solid, well-developed American history course. It uses an online textbook as it's main spine. It is probably one of the best homeschool high school history courses out there right now. I was very impressed with it. Is it at the AP level? Honestly I am not sure, but it would be a good jumping off point. You could always add a few resources to it to make it an AP course. Or maybe just use it and add an AP study guide to it. It is definitely a better developed course than the other History Odyssey courses in my opinion, and I will be using it with my youngest when he gets to the high school level. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 Thanks so much, Jilly--that's really helpful! I think we're going to go for it; I still have to figure out what to get to supplement, but that's a lot less overwhelming than coming up with a whole course 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamee Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 I had the opportunity to read through the first half of the American history course from Pandia because I was helping to edit it. It is a very solid, well-developed American history course. It uses an online textbook as it's main spine. It is probably one of the best homeschool high school history courses out there right now. I was very impressed with it. Is it at the AP level? Honestly I am not sure, but it would be a good jumping off point. You could always add a few resources to it to make it an AP course. Or maybe just use it and add an AP study guide to it. It is definitely a better developed course than the other History Odyssey courses in my opinion, and I will be using it with my youngest when he gets to the high school level. Wow! What a great link. Thank you. We are doing US history this year and will need to look into this more. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbridgeacademy Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 Do you know when it's coming out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted August 20, 2016 Share Posted August 20, 2016 A sample is out now, and they're saying September 1 but trying to beat it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted August 20, 2016 Author Share Posted August 20, 2016 I asked the same question on their facebook page after I asked here, and here's the response I got, in case anyone else is interested: I think it would work well. This from the author: This course does not provide Advanced Placement credit. However, students can take an Advanced Placement exam without having taken a College Board-approved Advanced Placement course to prepare for it. As an Advanced Placement instructor, though, I will tell you that in order for your student to effectively prepare for the exam, you will need to provide him/her with a significant level of outside instruction and practice. The amount of information, and the skills tested on the AP exam are both formidable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kassia Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 Thanks so much, Jilly--that's really helpful! I think we're going to go for it; I still have to figure out what to get to supplement, but that's a lot less overwhelming than coming up with a whole course Are you using it? Just wondering what your thoughts are. Pandia Press is having a sale and I am thinking of using the American History next year, but I can't find any reviews. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfOrdinary Posted November 25, 2016 Share Posted November 25, 2016 (edited) Does anyone know what level of multi-cultural approach this course takes? Is it strictly the standard Pro-America, Protestant, white, male view that is so traditional or does it provide perspectives - both pro and con - from different strands of America? ETA: typo Edited November 25, 2016 by EndOfOrdinary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kokotg Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 Just came across this thread again and thought I'd update: we did use the Pandia Press US History and supplemented fairly heavily with AP prep materials (khan academy, test prep books, practice essay questions, crash course, a guy named Adam Norris who has a website with extensive videos and other resources)....and it worked really well. He was able to do the Pandia Press mostly independently and then we'd spend a couple of hours a week together on the supplemental stuff, and he got a 4 on the exam. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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