(Part 2) Top products from r/homeschool
We found 21 product mentions on r/homeschool. We ranked the 98 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
21. College Without High School: A Teenager’s Guide to Skipping High School and Going to College
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
22. The Read-Aloud Family: Making Meaningful and Lasting Connections with Your Kids
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
23. A People's History of the United States
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
24. Schaum's Outline of College Algebra, Third Edition (Schaum's Outline Series)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
25. Health, Making Life Choices, Student Edition (NTC: HLTH MAK LIFE CHOICE REG)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
27. Algebra and Trigonometry: Functions and Applications (Prentice Hall Classics)
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
28. The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
29. American Government (14th Edition)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Used Book in Good Condition
30. The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
31. The Annotated Pride and Prejudice
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Anchor Books
32. An Introduction to the History of Mathematics (Saunders Series)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
NewMint ConditionDispatch same day for order received before 12 noonGuaranteed packagingNo quibbles returns
33. What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated): Preparing Your Child for a Lifetime of Learning (The Core Knowledge Series)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
Bantam
34. The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home (Third Edition)
Sentiment score: 0
Number of reviews: 1
35. Rethinking School: How to Take Charge of Your Child's Education
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
36. Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
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37. Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will
Sentiment score: 1
Number of reviews: 1
Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will
38. Homeschooling for Excellence
Sentiment score: 2
Number of reviews: 1
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First off, if you are planning on going to college (and you aren't trying to build a high school resume that will launch you straight into 4-year programs at high-end universities), then take a deep breath and understand that graduating and dropping out make zero difference post-education if you have a college degree. You literally cannot mess up high school so badly that it overshadows college achievement.
There are two directions to go with college preparation. First off, understand that success at the college level doesn't involve what classes you have or have not taken, but rather how well you study, learn, write, read, and test. Taking calculus in high school doesn't make you a better college student than someone who has only taken trig; it just means you have one more math class under your belt. Math/logic and language arts are the bread and butter tools you need to succeed in college, as it's the fundamentals that really trip us up in college (where teachers don't have time to address a lack of fundamentals):
Knowing how to read, write, and perform math logic are the most important aspects of pretty much every undergraduate degree program. If you can follow math concepts, and if you can write about what you read clearly while staying on topic, you are set to succeed. Knowing how to learn is a blank canvas that will allow you to learn anything; knowing stuff won't matter if you don't have the tools to learn further.
Second, if you want to get accepted to big name universities right out of high school, then your best bet is going to be SAT prep. Which, incidentally, is math and language arts. A high SAT score will overshadow everything else, and a low one will undermine whatever academic resume you could put together. Plenty of prep material exists here as well. The bottom line is that knowing how to learn is all about the basics of reading, writing, and understanding math logic.
>I'm trying to find secular sources for things like social studies, but I'm not sure which sources are reliable.
I was raised super conservative christian homeschooler. I'm not that way with my kids. That said, there are lots of Christian-leaning programs that work really well for secular purposes as long as you aren't trying to learn about evolution, dinosaurs, or the big bang. If you want a self-contained program that meets requirements, I suggest Alpha Omega's LifePac curriculum - it's structured so you don't have to do any work, and it requires very little daily time commitment to finish, meaning you have lots of room to supplement with whatever other sources you want to use. If you should stumble into lessons on how to be a better Christian, just skip over it, and recognize that those kinds of programs are accredited because they manage to teach everything you need for a secular education.
Another route: college textbooks. They are focused, condensed, and they give you great prep for the work you will be expected to do in college. They can work for math, science, history, english, and other subjects if you feel you want/need them.
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If you want structure, start with state graduation requirements. You can find the state you live in, or will live in, or just browse through them and try and build something robust enough to graduate you in any state. Alabama is at the top there, so I'm gonna go through what it says to give you an idea of how that translates to work:
So a sample single year could look like:
Ask follow up questions, get follow up answers. I'm here to help.
I think one of the best places to start is the [The Read Aloud Family] (https://www.amazon.com/Read-Aloud-Family-Meaningful-Lasting-Connections/dp/0310350328/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1542344569&sr=8-1&keywords=the+read+aloud+family) by Sarah MacKenzie. She is a homeschool mom of five and her recommendations for books are great but she also has insight into ways to incorporate books into your routine. My husband actually got the book first and suddenly all these fantastic picture books showed up on hold from the library. I asked him where they came from and he told me about the Read Aloud Family book.
The library is your friend here. If you buy too many things you'll be swimming in books your child will never wants to read again. I would recommend really working your local library system. Look up lists. Put things on hold. Take her a few times a week to check things out.
We discovered that picture books are great to read over breakfast. Even our 11 year old loves them and many of them incorporate into his science curriculum. It creates peace and joy in the middle of what could be a harried routine and one of our favorite things that homeschooling has introduced to the family.
We do chapter books at night. My five year old LOVED Charlotte's Web and Bunincula. We have started Mr Popper's Penguins but honestly no one's that into it at the moment. Winnie the Pooh is a huge favorite.
Check out School Library Journal's booklists for recommendations. I also utilize the Amazon "customer's also bought" recommendations (which I then input into our library website.)
Recent favorites: I AM BAT by Morag Hood, The Rules Of the House by Mac Barnett, Have You Fed The Cat by Michele Coxon and Fruit Bowl by Mark Hoffman.
I like Big History Project. I modify the work for my younger kids. It's free and covers from when the Earth was formed (not by God) to the present. It's free. There's also Crash Course. It has History and Science (and tons of other) videos that are very short and to the point. There's also CK-12 that has free textbooks, worksheets you can modify, and a ton of other stuff as well. The History of US is great too. My kids hated Story of the World. There is also A People's History of the United States. There's also some great podccasts like American History Tellers, and Forever Ago.
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I always tried to give my kids a big overview of history, and then we followed what they were interested in. At one point we did aAdd a Century Timeline and wrote out the most important dates in Roller Coaster and theme park history. Then they looked up what was going on historically and figured out if it effected what was going on in theme park history. It made it a lot more meaningful to them, I hope. We also visited as many historical places as we could.
Wow, Austen is not easy. There is a huge amount of cultural context which can make it hard to understand especially with her writing style. I did my college thesis on the adaptation to the movie and miniseries.
Some resources which might help:
Have you heard about the movie Class Dismissed? It's currently in limited screenings, but they are doing them all over the country. The dvd will be out in Spring 2015 I think. It chronicles a family as they make their decision to homeschool and shows some great resources and viewpoints. Make your education about YOU! What are you interested in (besides math, etc., you can always catch up on that)? What are your passions? Check out Blake Boles, Unschool Adventures, this book, http://www.amazon.com/Hacking-Your-Education-Lectures-Thousands/dp/0399159967/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1419153160&sr=8-1&keywords=hacking+education, and follow your passion and your dreams.
Please seek help for depression and, suicidal thoughts, and anxiety. And also know that these are normal teenage things to feel.
My son is similar though younger. He enjoys books on architecture like the book cathedral
Cathedral: The Story of Its Construction https://www.amazon.com/dp/0395316685/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_SP2MAb9P0DY50
and a recent one on bridges that shows how every different type of bridge in the Portland /Vancouver area was made.
The Big & Awesome Bridges of Portland & Vancouver : A Book for Young Readers and Their Teachers https://www.amazon.com/dp/0978736567/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_DU2MAbYFKBWHB
I have architectural blueprints from a family member that I'm going to let him copy or trace soon.
I give him Lego challenges. Www.dameoftheden.com/block-challenge/
I'm looking forward to seeing him grow, little engineers are fascinating!
I've devoured this book, and we are on board to Classically educate our kids. If anyone is looking for an interesting overview with a little more theory and a bit more relaxed approach to classical education, Leigh Bortins' The Core was a really good read for our family. I think we'll land somewhere in the middle of these two excellent approaches to a classical education.
I enjoyed Homeschooling for Excellence https://www.amazon.com/Homeschooling-Excellence-David-Colfax/dp/0446389862 and Project Based Homeschooling https://www.amazon.com/Project-Based-Homeschooling-Mentoring-Self-Directed-Learners/dp/1475239068/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=project+based+homeschooling&qid=1557432686&s=books&sr=1-1
Don’t know if this helps, but you could skip high school.
https://www.accreditedschoolsonline.org/resources/college-no-ged-or-high-school-diploma/
Book:
https://www.amazon.com/College-Without-High-School-Teenagers/dp/0865716552
CLEP tests reimbursement:
https://modernstates.org/
You are going to be doing a lot of studying. You may as well be getting college credit for it.
This is the curriculum we use.
This book has been really helpful too.
I have a book called Einstein Never Used Flashcards that's been helpful in understanding how their brains process information.
Go to piratebay and get The Teaching Company's course on High School Chemistry. It will explain the math that you're having trouble with in Chemistry.
Also, try the Foerster Algebra books (Prentice hall Classics Editions) from Amazon. You won't get anywhere without Algebra, and the Foerster books are very clear and good.
Algebra I
Algebra II
I would recommend you try some Schaum's Outlines for math. Math is one of those subjects where it is either trivial or impossible. That is, once you know how to do it, it's not hard at all. If you don't know how to do it... it seems to be completely impossible...
Schaum's Outlines are great. They tend to give a very basic explanation of a problem, and then give lots and lots of different examples of the problem being walked through. Then they'll give questions for you to solve, and provide the answers in the back so you can confirm you actually got it.
This series was what my mom had me do in the summer’s to supplement what we did during the school year. Maybe it could help you!
Would something like this help? http://www.amazon.com/American-Government-Edition-Walter-Volkomer/dp/0205251730/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1409677669&sr=8-2&keywords=american+government+walter+volkomer
If you haven't read it yet, you might consider The Well-Trained Mind. It's view is that you should not do much too early -- you may kill off any love of learning before it has a chance to sprout.
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