He wants a textbook.

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  • August 3, 2018 at 4:09 pm
    Melissa
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    We started homeschooling when my oldest entered 7th grade. He is now entering 11th. I filled out “Plans for my Year” and he noticed it on the fridge. He said that he wants a textbook for history (Ancient Rome), not living books. Next year he would be doing Middle Ages, Renaissance & Reformation. He wants straight, dry facts and does not take pleasure in living books. The oldest of six, he is very self-motivated and does his work. He plays football, drives, has a part-time job and is coming into manhood before my very eyes.

    I don’t want to push the CM method for absolutely everything and have it become a point of contention between us. I want to enjoy my son as much as possible while he is still under our roof.

    Does anyone have any textbook suggestions for covering these time periods and topics? I’d even be fine if it were condensed into one year. He’ll still be doing Bible with us. Last year he used an American History text from Bob Jones. He really liked it.

    I plan to carry on with the other 5 kids using living books.

    August 3, 2018 at 5:44 pm
    Amanda
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    Could Notgrass World History be an option?  It has an optional literature component so maybe it would be the best of both worlds for the two of you. My friend’s daughter has used several years of Notgrass and loved all of it.

    August 3, 2018 at 6:24 pm
    missceegee
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    I did straight cm living books history/narration with ds14 from preschool to 7th.  Last year I gave in to his request for a textbook based program.  He enjoyed it more, applied himself better, and finished with an A. (He used mystery of history online class with a couple living books.) next year he’s doing American history dvd based from compass classroom.

    He is an athlete, responsible, respectful, but does not enjoy reading. I finally gave up my ideology and went with what works for this kid.

    August 3, 2018 at 8:19 pm
    ErinD
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    I think that’s a good decision. I think I would choose Mystery of History. There seem to be fewer textbooks at the high school level that are broken up into time periods. Most companies seem to do a one-year world history. I really like Notgrass but it’s also a one-year or at most two year course, so I’d look at MOH.

    August 3, 2018 at 10:24 pm
    missceegee
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    FYI, Bright Ideas Press Academy does online high school level history courses using Mystery of History as spine w/ author Linda Hobar as instructor. My son did the Middle Ages last year. Textbook is the base, but they choose supplemental living books. There was very little work w/ the supplemental books.

    August 4, 2018 at 7:12 am
    Melissa
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    Thank you very, very much for these helpful suggestions. I will be looking into them.

    Yes to giving up on the ideology—hard because I am sold on it—but acknowledging who he is at this point in his life is important for our relationship. I also keep in mind that going K-6th grade in a school setting had to affect his view of reading for pleasure. Wish I could go back and have kept all of them home from the beginning!

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