Teachers, what would you reccomend?

Question

This is a question for teachers, parents, administrators, librarians, and anyone else who thinks they can help.

I'm a home educated student in my final months of highschool. I'll be graduating this winter and starting college full time in the spring (already duel enrolled in a near by university). It's that time of year again when we start tying up loose ends anad gathering materials for the next year, and while I wont be homeschooling much longer, there are a few things that I still need and/or want to do and study.

Can anyone suggest a good curriculum for Economics? I already asked this question in the homeschooling section, but I figured anyone involved in education could be of some assistance. We're looking for something that doesn't just glance over topics, but if there's nothing like that we can always adapt things and use it as a guide for a more hands-on, project based study.

Also, does anyone know of a good textbook or curriculum guide to use for Critical Thinking?

Answer 1

Well I am an Elementary teacher so I am really probably not much help...but I have been through college.  Both of the topics are covered in college (sadly the only project type based classes you will really find are almost all in Science).

My best advice has little to do with these topics.  There is really little point in covering material that will be covered latter by your college. You should probably attempt to practice learning from books and lectures.  Truthfully these are horrible teaching methods and probably extremely boring compared to the opportunities you have been given, but you will have to learn this way.  Even as a teacher I am now taught this way.  After high school the methods of education frankly suck and go against nearly every educational theorist out there.

I am sorry I am not of much help, but learning how to learn will probably benefit you more at this point than covering topics you will most likely be taught in college.

P.S. Have fun in Critical Thinking.  It was one of my favorite classes in college.  If they had a Critical Thinking II, I would have taken it.  It really is a fun class for those who enjoy thinking and learning rather than sleeping all day.

Answer 2

I am a business teacher that believes that simulations and projects are the best way to learn your subjects.  I came across Lava Mind and their simulation software.  They even have a product that is being bundled with an economics textbook by McGrawHill, Zapitalism.