History Curriculum for Home Schooled High School Students - Parent Survey
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History for the Homeschooling Parent
The purpose of this survey is to discover what you, as a homeschooling parent, would like to see in your high school child's history curriculum.
Because we know that as a parent AND a teacher your time is limited, we want to thank you for making the time to take this survey. At the end of the survey you will be given the opportunity to enter to win a free Historical Narrative courtesy of Heritage and Family (a $150 value) simply for taking this survey.
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Consider the history curriculum that you currently use for your high school students. How satisfied are you with your current history curriculum? Does it meet your needs? Does it exceed them? Or does it fall short in one or more areas.
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Very Dissatisfied
Not Satisfied
Neutral
Satisfied
Very Satisfied
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Why do you feel that way about your current history curriculum? (choose all that explain how you feel about your curriculum)
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I only use this curriculum because there is nothing else from which to choose and I am not confident in my abilities to "wing it" and create my own curriculum.
There is too much bias in the way history is presented in this curriculum.
This curriculum seems to be biased against my family's values and beliefs.
There needs to be a stronger Christian, or at least faith-based, foundation.
Less religion and more historical facts, please. I'll insert my own faith as I see fit.
The support materials are weak.
No support materials.
The support materials are excellent.
The curriculum seems to be a bit young for high school students.
The curriculum seems to be too advanced for high school students.
The curriculum is perfectly age-appropriate.
The curriculum doesn't provide options for students with different learning styles.
Students with a variety of learning styles and needs are offered opportunities to learn at their level with this curriculum.
There is too much emphasis on worksheets and what seems to be rote memorization.
There is too much emphasis on writing.
There is not enough emphasis on writing.
The emphasis on writing seems to be perfect.
This curriculum just isn't very fun.
This curriculum makes history fun and exciting.
To be honest I am not all that interested in history, so I don't really care one way or the other about the curriculum.
Other (Please Specify)
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Please tell us what curriculum you currently use for your high school homeschooling.
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History Alive!
ACHIPA
Guides to History
The Teaching Company
A History of US
Other (Please Specify)
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When considering a history curriculum for your high school students, which of the following are most important to you?
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Includes a variety of activities
Up-to-date research
Limited reliance on the student being required to read and write
Heavy use of reading and writing
Is obviously prepared for educating high school students
Can be modified to meet the needs of different learners
Must have Christian Perspective
Cost
Must NOT have Christian Perspective
Other (Please Specify)
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When considering a high school history curriculum for your students, how important is it that your teenager be interested in the curriculum?
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Very important - if s/he doesn't like what is being taught or the way it is taught, then I am in for a struggle all year
Mildly important - it's always more fun for all of us if s/he enjoys what we are learning
Immaterial - we are required to complete a specific amount of history, so we do it
Not very important - what teenager WANTS to learn history after all?
Not Applicable - my child loves history, regardless of how or what is being taught
6.
Which curricula are most interesting to you and your teenager when considering a history curriculum for the year?
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Roman History
Medieval History
Renaissance and Reformation
US History to 1865
US History 1865 to the Present
US Civil War History
Tracing your Family's History through America's History
Non-European History
Women in History
The History of Christianity
Other (Please Specify)
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Which curricula are the LEAST interesting to you and your high school student when considering history curriculum?
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Roman History
Medieval History
Renaissance and Reformation
US History to 1865
US History 1865 to the Present
US Civil War History
Tracing your Family's History through America's History
Non-European History
Women in History
The History of Christianity
Other (Please Specify)
8.
How many years have you been homeschooling?
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This is our first year.
Two to four years.
Five to seven years.
Seven to ten years.
More than ten years.
9.
How many homeschoolers are you teaching this year?
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1
2
3
4
5+
10.
In which state do you live?
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
Washington, D.C.
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
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Here is your chance to share anything else you want us to know about history curriculum for high school students.
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