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Respected Christian educator, Dr. James Stobaugh, offers an entire year of high school American history curriculum in an easy to teach and comprehensive volume. American History: Observations & Assessments from Early Settlement to Today employs clear objectives and challenging assignments for the tenth grade student. From before the birth of our republic to the principles of liberty, American history trends, philosophies, and events are thoroughly explored. The following components are covered for the student:
- Critical thinking
- Examinations of historical theories, terms, and concepts
- History makers who changed the course of America
- Overviews and insights into world views.
Students will complete this course knowing the Christian influences that created a beacon of hope and opportunity that still draws millions to the United States of America. This 384-page student resource should be used in conjunction with the American History: Observations & Assessments from Early Settlement to Today for the Teacher. British History and World History are included in this comprehensive high school history curriculum for 10th, 11th, and 12th grades offered by Dr. James Stobaugh and Master Books.
- Sales Rank: #376769 in Books
- Published on: 2012-02-29
- Original language: English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 10.70" h x 1.00" w x 8.30" l, 1.85 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 384 pages
About the Author
Dr. James Stobaugh and his wife Karen have been involved with the homeschooling movement since 1985 when they began homeschooling their four children. As a Merrill Fellow at Harvard University with degrees from Vanderbilt and Rutgers universities, as well as additional theology degrees from Princeton and Gordon-Conwell, Dr. Stobaugh incorporates his hands-on teaching experience with his extensive educational experience to bring history to life with his rich perspective.
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful.
Now that we've completed the course...
By D. Christie
Now that we've completed the course I would only recommend it in a co-op setting with high school students. I facilitated a high school level American History course this year using Stobaugh's American History book as our main text. Many times Stobaugh just brushes the surface or asks assignment questions that aren't covered in the text. The students must go outside of the book to look for answers. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but it is unusual. If your student isn't particulary motivated to read more than is required, he will likely be lost.
Another aspect we found a bit difficult was the essay quiz. If you are looking for a straight forward quiz that is simple to grade, you won't find it here. If you are willing to study a bit yourself and come up with your own grading rubric, you'll be fine. I often wrote my own quizzes instead of giving the quizzes in the teacher's book.
Stobaugh uses advanced vocabulary and covers many philosophers and their world views. I'm delighted that my kids have now heard the names of these philosophers, but we didn't get a lot more out of it than that. I used many of Stobaugh's choice of words as vocabulary builders. Here is an example from chapter 1: "Excessives of Enlightenment rationalism have sabotaged the certitude of classicism and Christian theism that so strongly influenced Western culture long before the formidable onslaught of the likes of David Hume." And also from chapter 1: "Christian schooling has invited Americans to a comfortable marriage of intellectualism and transcendentalism..." Understand that there was no other explanation of David Hume or transcendentalism, so without someone to explain it or unless you have an advanced student, these concepts will likely go over their heads.
We supplemented our class with history videos and we had a good year even with the difficulties we experienced with this text. I did appreciate the scope of events and issues that Stobaugh covered and especially appreciated his sensitivity to racial reconciliation.
21 of 22 people found the following review helpful.
Am impressive, full book
By Carol E.
James Stobaugh's new High school textbook "American History" is 384 pages of intense learning opportunity. This is a meaty book about America's past, and asks tough questions about our future.
The book is most definitely designed for the independent learning High School aged student. If your student hasn't done independent study in the past, you may want to consider also purchasing the Teacher's book to help you both transition to this style of learning. If you don't remember your American History, but would like to learn it, this would be a terrific book for an adult to study through.
The student book starts out with a Preface to prepare the student for the style of critical thinking and study they will soon come to expect from their daily lessons. The first lesson in Chapter one has one of the best explanation of the seven major Worldviews that I have ever read. This gives the student a basis for thought as the history of America is studied, debated, and questioned. The lessons are from a decidedly Biblical worldview, with thought given to how each person's actions affect those around them.
Each of the 34 chapters is divided into 4 lessons. I think that is wise, because sometimes your High School student is going to have questions, or want to look further into the topics and events from that week's lessons, and will relish having that 5th day of the week to accomplish this without getting behind. The Teacher's guide has an exam for each week. If your student has truly studied during the four lesson days, this will be a review, if not, you'll know they need to go back and re-do the week's lessons.
I also appreciated that the book's lessons begin with the indigenous people groups, and works its way slowly through the colonies, revolution, and eventually into modern day history and contemporary issues.
If you're wanting your student to learn, understand, and REMEMBER their American History, this is a book you'll want to use. This book covers the good and the bad of our history, and requires the student to think through the issues Americans were dealing with at the time, not just fill-in-the-blanks.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful.
Overall, we are happy with this book
By Debra Brinkman
A while back, I posted a review of World History - Student. That set of books was the second year in a three-year high school history curriculum.
American History is the first year of that set. It comes as a student book (this product) and a American History - Teacher. The book is nonconsumable so you can use it with each of your children, a feature I really love.
The book, like others in the series, consists of 34 chapters, with daily lessons for days one to four, and a test/assessment for the fifth day. For an idea as to the scope of this study:
*Chapter 1, Natives of the New World, covers worldviews, Indigenous People Groups of North America, Indigenous People Groups of South/Central America, and Columbus, Conquistadors and Colonization.
*Chapter 34, Contemporary Issues Part Two, covers Euthanasia, Global Warming, Health Care, and Population Explosion.
With a total of 136 lessons (34 weeks times 4 lessons per week) this study obviously cannot cover everything that has happened in American history. It seems to do a pretty good job, however, of hitting most of the important topics.
So what does a "typical week" look like? Well, I'll pick one to talk about here, though I'm not entirely certain there is such a thing as a "typical week." Let's look at Chapter 20, "The Wild West."
*The first lesson is also titled "The Wild West" and it is a page of text by Stobaugh talking about the California Gold Rush, the role of the railroads, etc. The assignment involves reading a lengthy quote by Frederick Jackson Turner regarding westward expansion and discussing whether you agree with him, and what role other historical trends (military, economic, religious, etc.) had in developing the American character. The second half of the assignment is to write a brief history of your own town.
*The second lesson is "Native Americans" and it includes two pages of text about the various tribes in the West, Southwest and Northwest, also including a page-long excerpt from the autobiography of Geronimo. The assignment is first to summarize Geronimo's point of view regarding why whites and Native Americans did not get along. The second part of the assignment relates to what should have happened when Native Americans were located on valuable or vital land. Definitely thought-provoking.
*The next lesson on "Lawmen and Outlaws" is a single page, all text by Stobaugh. It talks about people such as Billy the Kid and Jesse James. The assignment relates to analyzing why Americans love to root for the underdog, even when that underdog is a convicted murderer.
*The final lesson is on Frances Willard, president of the Women's Christian Temperance Union. This lesson is two pages, including a short bio by Stobaugh. The bulk of the reading is of the last formal speech that Willard made. The assignment relates to a quote about being followers of Christ disguised as lawyers, doctors, housewives, etc., and how that idea summarizes the life of Frances Willard.
*The assessment primarily reviews lessons 1-3, with slightly different discussion questions.
The student book contains the text and daily assignments. You need the teacher book for the answers (or possible answers) and weekly assessments (and those answers).
So, what did we think?
First off, the expected time to complete the lessons was a bit off. Usually the reading aspect of the assignment could easily be accomplished in the 20 minute timeframe, but the assignments frequently require far more than a few minutes. Especially as sometimes you need to do additional research to truly answer the questions in the assignment.
That's a good thing though, because if you were to spend 30 minutes a day for 34 weeks, you are only talking 85 hours of work, which is simply not enough "quality time" in my opinion for a full high school credit.
I also really question the choices of where to focus time. On the one hand, I think understanding the Civil War is critical in understanding a lot of American history, it seems a bit much to focus five weeks (nearly 15%) of the course to that topic, with a week on Antebellum Slavery, a week on causes of the war, a week on the war, and two weeks on reconstruction. I think these chapters are fabulous, don't get me wrong. But it is in stark contrast to the amount of time spent on other wars:
American Revolution (including the French and Indian War) - 2 weeks
The War of 1812 - a paragraph in one lesson, and brief mentions in a couple other lessons
Spanish American War - most of a chapter/week
World War I - 2 days
World War II - 2 days
Cold War - 3 days
Korean War - 1 day
Vietnam War - 1 day
War on Terror - 1 week
It isn't like I know what could change to make this better, but two days on World War II? It just seems a tad bit rushed.
Since the study does not necessarily take enough time, though, it isn't like I can't throw in an additional biography here or there if I plan this as a full course.
One thing we love is the focus on some of the more "Christian" history of the US. Things I wasn't taught in school. So there is information on the First Great Awakening, and on the Second Great Awakening. There are lessons that focus on people like Billy Sunday or Charles Fuller.
We also appreciate all the photos and charts. A note though, everything is black and white. I appreciate that this helps keep the costs down, and when there is something we think we need in color, it is a quick search to find an appropriate image online.
Overall, we are happy with this book.
Disclaimer: I received this book for free from New Leaf Publishing Group. No other compensation was received. The fact that I received a complimentary product does not guarantee a favorable review.
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