If history feels like a struggle in your homeschool, the problem may not be the subject—it’s the method.
When taught well, history comes alive. So how do you choose between Story of the World vs Notgrass History?
The answer depends on your child.
Story of the World vs Notgrass History
Story of the World presents history as a narrative, covering ancient to modern times across four volumes. Continue reading
It just so happened that I had to wait on the kids almost the entire day at co-op and at orchestra rehearsal. That gave me time to read this book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, in one day – to be precise, in about four hours. The book is only 78 pages long and the plot moves fast.
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass – the first of his three autobiographies
I knew what to expect – shocking portrayals of slavery during the 19th century. That is why I hesitated before reading it. Violence in a book or a movie never appeals to me. In fact, I avoid it as much as possible. It was hard to read the four or five passages in which Douglass describes horrible acts of violence against African Americans. Continue reading