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pumpkinmom
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Posted: Jan 12 2013 at 10:41am \| IP Logged

I'm most interested in those that don't follow a 4 year cycle in history or at least not until later.

ETA: Everyone I know IRL does a 4 year rotation of history. I was reading an article from Memoria Press that talks about alternatives to the 4 year plan. I can't seem to work a 4 year plan with my non-history boys. We start something new each year and don't finish it or adjust it. We are all out of order. My oldest is 2.5 years from high school. What do I need to cover in the next two years? I guess I need a new game plan for history!

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Posted: Jan 12 2013 at 8:11pm \| IP Logged

I can't say we follow a 4 yr plan OR have a plan either so can't help you there.

Mine have actually had very little in the way of ancient history but some. They're def. (should be!) pretty well versed in "modern" history...say from the founding of America...1500s on up. Quite a bit of foreign history although not sure it's really DEEP foreign history as opposed to general information. BUT, I have one that struggles greatly with learning to that curtails having a deep and rich history curriculum although it's probably one of my favorite subjects. It tends to be intertwined with other subjects as opposed to its own subject. Make sense? Although as I look, I have a whole shelf of history books. Go figure.

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We have always followed our childrens' historical interests. Both were interested in ancient history, but #1 Son spent time studying Modern World History (1900-present) in high school so he could focus on WWI, WWII, etc.

We have also done a lot of state history (usually in 4th grade, and again if it pops up at a co-op or otherwise). We have moved a few times, so we've done Virginia, Maryland and West Virginia state history so far.

By default, this means we have never, ever followed a 4-year plan.

Here are my thoughts, in general - bear in mind that 1) I am married to a history major and 2) your needs and results may be different.

Ancient history is important. Why? Because it holds the keys to literature (Shakespeare and many other writers reference Greek and Roman mythology and rulers in their writings) and the ideas that form the foundations of democracy, Western philosophy, etc.

U. S. history is important, at least at the high school level. Many colleges require it and it's a good idea to have a basic overview before that time comes.

And, finally, Church history is important. It is, from the birth of Christ, the history of Western civilization. If you study Church history, Western Civ in college will be a walk in the park. (Really. I lived this life. My college friends were SO jealous because I knew Popes, saints, the Reformation, etc. and they had to learn it for the first time.)

This doesn't mean other history is unimportant. We've let our children study the places and periods important to them - why not encourage a love of history (and literature, when we could work it in)???

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