Dear Carrie
How long does U.S. History II’s Economics take, and what types of assignments go with it?
We’ve enjoyed using Heart of Dakota for a decade now. Like always about this time of year, I am starting to think about next year. I was wondering about the Economics in U.S. History II. How long does it take each day? What types of assignments go along with it? Thanks!
Sincerely,
“Ms. Please Describe Economics in U.S. History II”
Dear “Ms. Please Describe Economics in U.S. History II,”
The assignments vary with the books that the students are using. The opening 14-15 weeks have students watching Money-Wise DVD segments and doing corresponding video viewing guides, discussions, and assignments. These sessions average around 30-35 minutes daily. Occasionally, some days are 5-10 min. longer if the students are viewing a longer video and recording information. Once weekly, students read and annotate from Larry Burkett’s Money Matters for Teens. These days are shorter.
After moving through the Money-Wise DVD/guide sessions, students move on to reading Economics: A Free Market Reader and answering daily questions that pertain to the reading. Questions range from comprehension to application to research. The daily sessions hover around 25-30 minutes at that point, depending on how fast a child reads. The rest of the year will follow a similar pattern as the students move through the remaining Economics Resources.
I hope that helps!! My son truly enjoyed the Economics and Finance combination in U.S. History II. He talked with my husband almost daily about one or both of these subjects. We think it is timely for students to be studying Economics and Finance their senior year as they prepare for adult life. We couldn’t be more pleased with the connections between the two subjects. I found the study of these two subjects extremely entertaining as well as I planned them (and neither area was a love of mine previously)!
Blessings,
Carrie
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My son is in US History II this year and shared with a friend of ours that Economics and Finance are his favorite courses this year. (He is thinking engineering in the future so not necessarily money oriented.) He loves the info and logic it presents in such a God-honoring way! The truths for life are amazing!!
That’s so good to hear, Peggy! Wyatt really enjoyed both Economics and Personal Finance last year too. In fact, both of those courses are part of why he is a business/finance major in college now. I too appreciated how it was presented in a God-honoring way!