menedob Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 We live overseas without access to a library. When we followed WTM suggestions for logic-stage history while living in the US, we made great use of our local library. Any suggestions for good supplemental resources for additional reading/research? Good quality websites? I'm willing to purchase a few additional books, but can't afford too many more. My twins will be in 8th grade doing Modern Stage History. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumto2 Posted June 17, 2017 Share Posted June 17, 2017 We used this https://sheg.stanford.edu/rlh from Stanford. Great stuff. I had a couple of books (cheap used uni history textbooks) but used the Stanford and youtube for much of our modern history. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rose Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 BBC documentaries have been helpful for us. Right now we're working our way through their Cold War series. I've learned so much this way. I like how they interview people from all angles, like Fidel Castro and one of JFK's advisors or Stalin's advisors. You can probably find documentaries for other eras as well that would suit you. I've seriously wondered if the public school system would be better off switching entirely from text books to documentaries for history curriculum. The dc would probably retain for more information. If the contrasting theories and idea were presented then there would be plenty of fodder for essays. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Seconding the Reading Like a Historian bits from Stanford. Very well done. Like Rose M, I've enjoyed using documentaries--NOVA has some great ones, and The American Experience (also on PBS) is wonderful as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiara.I Posted June 22, 2017 Share Posted June 22, 2017 Somebody just posted a couple of links to history sites on the Gen. Ed. board that might help? http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/index.php?/topic/648866-Looking-for-Online-Speeches-of-Antiquity-&-found-treasure-trove-history-Site! Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebody2 Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 Do you have access to Amazon? You could look at Kindle unlimited and see if they have digital books available that would fit your needs I think it's $10/month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eesmom Posted June 29, 2017 Share Posted June 29, 2017 (edited) Has the Stanford program been okay to use with a single child? I wonder if the lack of discussion would weaken the curriculum in any way? Thanks! Edited June 29, 2017 by eesmom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted June 30, 2017 Share Posted June 30, 2017 Has the Stanford program been okay to use with a single child? I wonder if the lack of discussion would weaken the curriculum in any way? Thanks! I used it with just one student at a time; it went very well. He had his opinions, and we discussed together. I stuck to the teacher's notes most of the time. Sometimes having just one student was an advantage--he *had* to have an opinion and think it through for himself--he couldn't tune out and just go with "what __ said." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eesmom Posted July 5, 2017 Share Posted July 5, 2017 I used it with just one student at a time; it went very well. He had his opinions, and we discussed together. I stuck to the teacher's notes most of the time. Sometimes having just one student was an advantage--he *had* to have an opinion and think it through for himself--he couldn't tune out and just go with "what __ said." Thanks Zoo Keeper. My daughter does always have an opinion and I think it will be interesting to go through this with her. It definitely will be a good experience for me as well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitterpatter Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Can you make use of openlibrary.org? The books aren't always the easiest to use, but we still use it quite a bit. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted July 12, 2017 Share Posted July 12, 2017 Google has a database of newspapers that stretch back to colonial times. It is a fantastic resource for researching significant stories in history and comparing viewpoints. Like, if you want to see how different areas of the country covered civil rights campaigns or WWI, you can. We also used lettersofnote.com You can search by time period, involved people, or topic. It is a site where I would pre-read, because many of the letters were intended for private correspondence and a small few don't tame their language. Between those and Reading Like A Historian you should be able to put together a very nice program! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homebody2 Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Google has a database of newspapers that stretch back to colonial times. It is a fantastic resource for researching significant stories in history and comparing viewpoints. Like, if you want to see how different areas of the country covered civil rights campaigns or WWI, you can. We also used lettersofnote.com You can search by time period, involved people, or topic. It is a site where I would pre-read, because many of the letters were intended for private correspondence and a small few don't tame their language. Between those and Reading Like A Historian you should be able to put together a very nice program! Hi there. Do you have a link to the Google database of newspapers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HomeAgain Posted July 17, 2017 Share Posted July 17, 2017 Hi there. Do you have a link to the Google database of newspapers? https://news.google.com/newspapers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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