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Lee Binz

Monday, 01 July 2019

Seven Reasons to Study History

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When I was in school, we learned about the world in seemingly unrelated snippets. My teachers called the subject Social Studies . We might start the y...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 22 June 2018

Fast and Easy History Curriculum

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Some people love history, and others… not so much. Faced with a history-phobic kid, social studies-hating kid, you don't have to skip the subject. If ...

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Freshman Social Studies

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Freshman Social Studies What do you cover for social studies ? Ninth grade usually starts with American History. This is because most kids already know about George Washington and Abraham Lincoln, so starting in the U.S. builds on what they know. Tenth grade usually means World History, because by then children know about the Revolutionary War, World War 1, and World War 2, so this history builds on what they know. Usually American Government and Economics...

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Lee Binz

Wednesday, 17 February 2016

What is the Difference Between History and Social Studies?

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What is the Difference Between History and Social Studies? " Social studies " and "history" may be interchangeable terms for some colleges. You may have noticed that some college websites require four years of social studies while others require history. What is the difference between history and social studies? When colleges request four years of social studies or four years of history, they both probably mean the same thing. Social studies (also called social sciences), is...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 05 March 2013

Family Crisis!

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Family crisis. What is a homeschool parent to do? Everyone has them at some time or other. Even those perfect homeschool families, who show up at conventions in matching outfits, with perfectly-behaved children. Yes, even they have them sometimes! Some kind of family crisis will pop up, and get in the way of homeschooling. Of course, whether you’re homeschooling or not, a crisis can happen. Just because you are homeschooling, that doesn't make a crisis worse. ...

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Lee Binz

Tuesday, 08 January 2013

What is Your High School Graduation Rate?

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Great news! In The Great State of Washington, 24 kids out of 100 don't graduate high school! Oh, wait... that's not good news! When you really think of it, a 24% drop out rate is amazingly high! What is YOUR graduation rate? What is the rate for your local high school? What is the rate for your own homeschool? I know a LOT of homeschoolers, representing a huge variety of kids and educational styles, and I...

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Lee Binz

Friday, 19 October 2012

Social Studies for Dummies

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"Social Sciences"? What does that even mean? What is the difference between history and social studies? Social sciences, or social studies, are actually a broader term having to do with human social interaction. So it can include history, government, economics, psychology, and sociology. Some colleges might use the terms "Social Studies" and "History" interchangeably in their application requirements. When they say they want to see four years (usually) of "social studies" or four years of "history"...

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Lee Binz

Thursday, 24 September 2009

Homeschooling - Break Free of the Public School Mold

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You don't need to behave like a brick and mortar school when you are homeschooling science and social studies. Any articles/advice about teaching Science/Social....making sure they're covering what they need, without falling back into the whole teacher/student mode? If your child is planning to go into a hard science like biology, engineering, or medicine, then they will REALLY benefit from learning biology, chemistry and physics in high school. If they don't seem interested in science, then...