Caraway Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 I am looking for lectures to use for U.S. government. We have happily used the Yale Open Courses for other topics and are looking for something similar. Currently I'm considering the Harvard lectures on EdX, but I'm not totally in love. Any suggestions? Videos? Podcasts? Online Courses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8filltheheart Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 HSBC has Thinkwell on sale for the next 5 days for 45% off. A couple of my kids have done the AP American Gov't course. (It is way too much for my rising 9th grader, so fit will depend on your student.) https://www.homeschoolbuyersco-op.org/thinkwell/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 We've been using the "Democracy in America" materials on the Annenberg Learner site. It is a bit dated (10 years old?), but the readings are great (we select a few to read each week), and the videos are good for discussion. We've also been watching the Crash Course Government series - but Crash Course is only ever for reviewing topics learned elsewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pistachio mom Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Constitutional Literacy by Mike Farris. DVD lectures with workbook. We used this for a senior year Government course. https://www.amazon.com/Constitutional-Literacy-presented-Michael-Farris/dp/B075FZRL1J/ref=pd_sbs_14_1/140-1006689-1456640?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B075FZRL1J&pd_rd_r=f781a529-1380-4fe1-bb02-80b82d0967b5&pd_rd_w=3wpC1&pd_rd_wg=CgCNO&pf_rd_p=bdc67ba8-ab69-42ee-b8d8-8f5336b36a83&pf_rd_r=N54990F8R0JX7KAQTSXS&psc=1&refRID=N54990F8R0JX7KAQTSXS 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 Here are some links I've saved: Khan Academy has free government instruction with an AP focus. Hillsdale College has several short government-related courses. Click on "politics." Hip Hughes has a lot of government-related video lectures which are both thought-provoking and entertaining. Scroll down for government topics. Be forewarned, he uses real video and audio clips from past eras to illustrate his points, and the speakers aren't always "politically correct" by today's standards. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 There's a 4-part Harvardx course for government: https://www.edx.org/xseries/harvardx-us-government 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraway Posted June 26, 2020 Author Share Posted June 26, 2020 4 hours ago, MamaSprout said: There's a 4-part Harvardx course for government: https://www.edx.org/xseries/harvardx-us-government This is what I'm currently considering. Have you used this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 (edited) 5 hours ago, Caraway said: This is what I'm currently considering. Have you used this? No- it was recommended to me by someone else. We're using the Outschool class and AC/DC packet in my signature, plus my dd has done parts of the Khan Academy course and lots of reading on her own. Edited June 26, 2020 by MamaSprout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madteaparty Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 (edited) Listening in, we have also loved the Yale lectures but there is nothing relevant there for Government. Edited June 27, 2020 by madteaparty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 27, 2020 Share Posted June 27, 2020 Seconding the free Hillsdale lectures. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraway Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) On 6/27/2020 at 6:36 AM, ScoutTN said: Seconding the free Hillsdale lectures. Based on the exposure I had to Hillsdale for AP Econ this is not an option for us. Edited June 28, 2020 by Caraway 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraway Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/26/2020 at 6:44 PM, madteaparty said: Listening in, we have also loved the Yale lectures but there is nothing relevant there for Government. We have loved the Yale lectures. So much amazing content! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klmama Posted June 29, 2020 Share Posted June 29, 2020 This Modern States video course is intended as review material in preparation for taking the American Government CLEP test. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caraway Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 11 hours ago, klmama said: This Modern States video course is intended as review material in preparation for taking the American Government CLEP test. Thanks! I also found that UC Scout has a class, but I haven't been able to find any reviews. https://www.ucscout.org/courses/us-government-and-politics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaSprout Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 (edited) This just in... my mailbox. 😄 My dd said, "Please no screens for government." So I ordered this to take a look: https://www.ajspublications.com/our-federal-and-state-constitutions-worktext and the TE: https://www.ajspublications.com/accompanying-materials I have a .edu email address, so nobody questioned my purchase, but I did need to call them because I goofed up my first order and talked to a helpful human. I don't think homeschoolers will have a problem ordering TE materials, but they may reach out to make sure you are a homeschooler. The book itself is 80 pages of pure nuts-and-bolts government. Just the facts. I don't detect any bias. Not a lot of critical thinking, either. It's two color and reminds me of the CLE Light Units. There are some project suggestions (Write a brief report on the two senators from your state) and "express your opinion" questions. I happen to be in one of the states that has a state government and constitution option, which I like. Dd has already done some mock government/ model UN stuff and regularly follows politics and current events, so she really just needed something extremely straight forward to round out a government credit, and I think this will be it. HTH! Edited October 23, 2020 by MamaSprout 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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