Episode 91: Teaching History
Why teach history and what major principles do we need to know when homeschooling history? How do we educate our children for knowing history in preparation for college? We sit down with a historian to learn some helpful fundamentals about a history education.
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Scoop on the Coop
Jessica is about to embark on her annual road trip! This time it is camping in Big Sur, enjoying Monterey Bay Aquarium, and camping Sequoia National Park & Kings Canyon. It will be a great way to finish up her California history study!
Mandi shares the frustrations with loving too many history curriculums, and not knowing how to merge them together. She figures out a solution which hopefully makes ancient history come alive for her littles this coming school year.
Teaching History
We wanted to bring in someone who knows history in a way that most of us don’t. When a person studies history as a full-time job (with double the hours of a full-time job) for nine years, and then teaches it for another 15 years, there is a lot of use to learn from this person…and such a blessing that he is our in-house expert - Mandi’s spouse!
Introduction
Dr. Marcus McArthur is a homeschool dad, college professor (in American History, Western Civilization, American Military History), seminary professor in Church History and graduate research and writing, and has authored numerous K-12 supplemental educational resources about history. With a BA from UCLA in Sociology, a Masters in Church History and Theology, and a Doctorate in American History, along with his decades of experience, he brings a wealth of expertise to us today in the realm of history education.
Tune in to learn about why learning history is so important, a good historical mindset, educational trends, and more. Learn about some helpful resources for using the 5 C’s of history and how there is no pure hero or villain when it comes to history. (For more about one of the 5 C’s, check out Character Complexity - Teaching History without Heroes and Villains.)
Game Schooling
Game: The Alpha - it’s good for upper elementary kids since it’s light on strategy, and helpful for learning about the nature of wolves and great for studying North America.
Looking forward to trying Wingspan, and North American Birds Memory Matching Game
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