In case you are all wondering, I used 6th Grade Heritage Studies from BJU Press with the HomseSat videos taught by Mrs. Moon. When your video teacher dons a bald cap in order to wear an authentic Egyptian dress... you know the class will definitely be a blast! I think the textbook is still very similar to what I had in the '90s, but unfortunately they've got a new video teach now who seems to fall short of my experience with Mrs. Moon... at least that's my impression from the short segment on their website.
I’m so glad to have found another gifted homeschool mom’s channel (I myself am gifted and possibly both our oldest boys). I have been wrestling with how I want to do history moving forward as I am not exactly enthused with Story of the World and with you pointing out these errors even as a non historian (in addition to the ones on the errors lists online), I think I’m gravitating more and more towards just piecing together my own thing and just having us stick to a specific time period. It’s more work on my end as that means reading through and researching more material, but I also think it’d be great conversation with my oldest in regards to the importance of researching for yourself. Thank you for pointing this out!
Glad to support you! Others have been asking if I have other history curriculum I'd recommend right now. While I haven't actually read the textbooks to fact check them, two programs that do look really good to me are History Quest or Biblioplan. I believe they both have resources already researched for you, so that could still be a good place for you to start if you still want to go trailblazing for yourself! Also, as I've been doing my own research for our cultural studies, I've been compiling an exhaustive list of children's picture and chapter books that are historical for each region of the world we hit. I'm planning on sharing a small portion of those lists for free in a couple months when I share a sample of my cultural curriculum, so just keep an eye out for that too! Best of luck with your adventures!
@@KSLewisLearning yep! And I’ve been researching HistoryQuest too. I’ll have to look into Biblioplan. Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing about that one some time ago.
Yes same question, I don’t have a gifted child but I would love to know what you would recommend when we get there, don’t wanna teach inaccurate history 😬
I'm still checking into options to figure out what I'll use in the future. I know every history book is going to have some inaccuracies, but I do prefer they get the major facts right. 🙂 Depending on your family values, you might check out History Quest, Biblioplan, or Mystery of History; all three of which I've heard really good things about.
Wow! Thank you for this information. Would you consider doing a video on some of the curricula you used growing up? I would love to hear your take on the ones that had a beneficial impact on you.
This was a great video! Thank you so much. I have been looking into a history “living book” for my 5 year old who is also gifted. Story of the World is recommended so much. I will definitely not be using it now because my son would remember these things and definitely be so confused when he learned the opposite. He would then just be confused about which facts are true and which are not. Have you found another history book that you will use instead? Have you looked into History Quest? Would love recommendations once you’ve decided ☺️ So happy to have found your channel today!
I haven't found another history book yet, and I think I'll focus on science for this semester. I have heard good things about History Quest, and it looks like it could work well for a gifted kid, but I've not looked into it yet. My personal values might lead me more toward Biblioplan in our first few years of history, but I still plan on checking out History Quest for all of you in the future!
Let me know if you find an alternative. I want to learn history all over again with my kids because I felt everything I was taught was wrong. History is so hard to figure out which is actually factual.
I haven't got my hands on anything else yet, but there are two options that look like they could be good. Biblioplan or History Quest, depending on your personal preferences. They're both on my list to check out in the future for you guys. 🙂
Curious if you’ve reviewed Will Durant’s Story of Civilization? I’ve listened to the first few volumes on Audible and love the delivery, personally. Beautiful language and engaging story format. But I was not listening critically, looking for errors. It was published in the 20th century so perhaps we have more discoveries since he was writing.
Thank you for this very relevant story. My biggest error of ealy parenthood was too much trust and naivete. We as parents must read every book and watch every movie that our kids watch (movies you even have to watch before, because a sensitive child will get traumatised by most movies for children). There's a lot of factual misinformation out there (like in that history book) but much more social misinformation (wrong values, wrong life strategies). You have to reflect on these with your child and help them understand why those things are wrong (use the Socratic method, very important!). It's a lot of work and challenging for your child because your child will be almost the only one with original thought, critical thinking and intrinsic values among automaton peers. I must point out that your statement 7:27 is very wrong imo. An IQ 100 child will remember those things, too (ask pre electronic device grown-ups, most of them had some knowledge book or childrens novel they remember details from). A child does not have to be gifted to load it's data banks with information they are interested in. Feeding it with wrong data will hurt its trust in and joy of learning. E.g. check on whot people think about Germans during the early 40s. 90% are totally wrong due to Hollywood misinformation. Wrong information matters.
To all those who can't homeschool: It even gets much better at school. There the real lies start. Who was Lincoln? How did the Secession War start? What is money? And we're not even close to the hot topics...
True, certain things about science and history get updated as we discover new things, but certain things don't change. As far as we know, the Chinese were the first to invent pulp based paper from silk scraps and natural material, and we know how papyrus was made. An ancient language can't change, and officially we've translated it back in the 1800s. However, we might find new evidence for a people with a heliocentric theory even before the Greeks. All of these facts the Western world has known for at least 100 years, so it's a bit disappointing that they still weren't correct in this curriculum. I believe it still takes 2-3 decades for any new research to show up in elementary curriculums, so it's definitely a good lesson for all of us to be willing to accept new ideas and hold uncertain ideas loosely. 😊
Yes, the Rosetta Stone article I linked to is a very good and interesting explanation of how the language works! Who knew ancient Egyptians used "emojis"!😊
In case you are all wondering, I used 6th Grade Heritage Studies from BJU Press with the HomseSat videos taught by Mrs. Moon. When your video teacher dons a bald cap in order to wear an authentic Egyptian dress... you know the class will definitely be a blast! I think the textbook is still very similar to what I had in the '90s, but unfortunately they've got a new video teach now who seems to fall short of my experience with Mrs. Moon... at least that's my impression from the short segment on their website.
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I’m so glad to have found another gifted homeschool mom’s channel (I myself am gifted and possibly both our oldest boys). I have been wrestling with how I want to do history moving forward as I am not exactly enthused with Story of the World and with you pointing out these errors even as a non historian (in addition to the ones on the errors lists online), I think I’m gravitating more and more towards just piecing together my own thing and just having us stick to a specific time period. It’s more work on my end as that means reading through and researching more material, but I also think it’d be great conversation with my oldest in regards to the importance of researching for yourself. Thank you for pointing this out!
Glad to support you! Others have been asking if I have other history curriculum I'd recommend right now. While I haven't actually read the textbooks to fact check them, two programs that do look really good to me are History Quest or Biblioplan. I believe they both have resources already researched for you, so that could still be a good place for you to start if you still want to go trailblazing for yourself!
Also, as I've been doing my own research for our cultural studies, I've been compiling an exhaustive list of children's picture and chapter books that are historical for each region of the world we hit. I'm planning on sharing a small portion of those lists for free in a couple months when I share a sample of my cultural curriculum, so just keep an eye out for that too!
Best of luck with your adventures!
@@KSLewisLearning yep! And I’ve been researching HistoryQuest too. I’ll have to look into Biblioplan. Now that you mention it, I do remember hearing about that one some time ago.
We’ve been using Mystery of History. Have you looked into that one yet?
It is on my list to checkout. Thanks!
I’d love to hear what you would recommend as far as history curriculum and why 😊
Yes same question, I don’t have a gifted child but I would love to know what you would recommend when we get there, don’t wanna teach inaccurate history 😬
I'm still checking into options to figure out what I'll use in the future. I know every history book is going to have some inaccuracies, but I do prefer they get the major facts right. 🙂 Depending on your family values, you might check out History Quest, Biblioplan, or Mystery of History; all three of which I've heard really good things about.
Wow! Thank you for this information. Would you consider doing a video on some of the curricula you used growing up? I would love to hear your take on the ones that had a beneficial impact on you.
I have a Q&A video coming out this week that covers that a little bit, but that actually would be a great idea for a full video!
This was a great video! Thank you so much. I have been looking into a history “living book” for my 5 year old who is also gifted. Story of the World is recommended so much. I will definitely not be using it now because my son would remember these things and definitely be so confused when he learned the opposite. He would then just be confused about which facts are true and which are not. Have you found another history book that you will use instead? Have you looked into History Quest? Would love recommendations once you’ve decided ☺️ So happy to have found your channel today!
I haven't found another history book yet, and I think I'll focus on science for this semester. I have heard good things about History Quest, and it looks like it could work well for a gifted kid, but I've not looked into it yet. My personal values might lead me more toward Biblioplan in our first few years of history, but I still plan on checking out History Quest for all of you in the future!
Let me know if you find an alternative. I want to learn history all over again with my kids because I felt everything I was taught was wrong. History is so hard to figure out which is actually factual.
I haven't got my hands on anything else yet, but there are two options that look like they could be good. Biblioplan or History Quest, depending on your personal preferences. They're both on my list to check out in the future for you guys. 🙂
Curious if you’ve reviewed Will Durant’s Story of Civilization? I’ve listened to the first few volumes on Audible and love the delivery, personally. Beautiful language and engaging story format. But I was not listening critically, looking for errors. It was published in the 20th century so perhaps we have more discoveries since he was writing.
I have not read it, but I've got it on my list now!
@@KSLewisLearningif you check it out I’d love to hear your thoughts. Thank you for your info about Story of the World.
Thank You so much for the information! Much appreciated!
Wow! This is very concerning. This is the history book we are currently using and I did not know this. Very good to know. Thank you for sharing! 🙏☺️
History quest has audio books. I haven’t checked their accuracy yet, but I’m starting to go through it now.
Thank you for this very relevant story.
My biggest error of ealy parenthood was too much trust and naivete.
We as parents must read every book and watch every movie that our kids watch (movies you even have to watch before, because a sensitive child will get traumatised by most movies for children).
There's a lot of factual misinformation out there (like in that history book) but much more social misinformation (wrong values, wrong life strategies). You have to reflect on these with your child and help them understand why those things are wrong (use the Socratic method, very important!). It's a lot of work and challenging for your child because your child will be almost the only one with original thought, critical thinking and intrinsic values among automaton peers.
I must point out that your statement 7:27 is very wrong imo. An IQ 100 child will remember those things, too (ask pre electronic device grown-ups, most of them had some knowledge book or childrens novel they remember details from). A child does not have to be gifted to load it's data banks with information they are interested in. Feeding it with wrong data will hurt its trust in and joy of learning.
E.g. check on whot people think about Germans during the early 40s. 90% are totally wrong due to Hollywood misinformation. Wrong information matters.
To all those who can't homeschool: It even gets much better at school. There the real lies start. Who was Lincoln? How did the Secession War start? What is money? And we're not even close to the hot topics...
History and science changes constantly when new things are discovered, guess I'll have to get resources from people who studied those fields.
True, certain things about science and history get updated as we discover new things, but certain things don't change. As far as we know, the Chinese were the first to invent pulp based paper from silk scraps and natural material, and we know how papyrus was made. An ancient language can't change, and officially we've translated it back in the 1800s. However, we might find new evidence for a people with a heliocentric theory even before the Greeks. All of these facts the Western world has known for at least 100 years, so it's a bit disappointing that they still weren't correct in this curriculum.
I believe it still takes 2-3 decades for any new research to show up in elementary curriculums, so it's definitely a good lesson for all of us to be willing to accept new ideas and hold uncertain ideas loosely. 😊
In a quick google they can represent a whole word, but are sounds mostly.
Yes, the Rosetta Stone article I linked to is a very good and interesting explanation of how the language works! Who knew ancient Egyptians used "emojis"!😊