Social studies: fun, free, or cheap.(Homeschooling on a Shoestring)

Practical Homeschooling, January, 2004 by Morgan, Melissa

Remember the old sixties song, Don t Know Much About History"? I'm afraid at song applies to most Americans. Many educators would say we need more money for social studies. However, I think we need less--less government money and fewer boring, irrelevant textbooks.

You can teach social studies for free or cheap, and have a great time learning together with your kids.

By "social studies," I don't mean what generally passes for social studies today--a strange blend of political correctness mixed with a few disjointed facts taken out of context. Let's focus on teaching kids what's most important about history--and where history happened. History, for our family, is His Story--the story of Creation, Christ, Christianity, and a fallen world redeemed...