I've been looking at the HLS course catalog and have a question about how history is handled. (I'm a homeschooler who is trying to streamline my own curriculum choices.)
I see that ancient history is studied very thoroughly in conjunction with Latin and in CCS, and that Famous Men of the Middle Ages and some medieval literature are covered in 5th grade. American history, geography, and civics are also covered over a long stretch. Where does the Renaissance/Reformation period fit in? Do students ever do a systematic overview of history and/or literature, such as a Great Books sequence, to get the "flow" of history and ideas? Is there any attempt to integrate non-Western history into the sequence? Are the Middle Ages revisited at any point?
I very much want to focus on Latin, Greek, and CCS with my dc, but I studied history piecemeal in public school and it took me until graduate school to get the "big picture."
ops: So I'm leaning toward the chronological approach suggested by TWTM, but am worried about the amount of time it will take to do all these subjects justice.
Any thoughts or advice from HLS faculty or other homeschooling parents would be much appreciated.
Andrew
I see that ancient history is studied very thoroughly in conjunction with Latin and in CCS, and that Famous Men of the Middle Ages and some medieval literature are covered in 5th grade. American history, geography, and civics are also covered over a long stretch. Where does the Renaissance/Reformation period fit in? Do students ever do a systematic overview of history and/or literature, such as a Great Books sequence, to get the "flow" of history and ideas? Is there any attempt to integrate non-Western history into the sequence? Are the Middle Ages revisited at any point?
I very much want to focus on Latin, Greek, and CCS with my dc, but I studied history piecemeal in public school and it took me until graduate school to get the "big picture."

Any thoughts or advice from HLS faculty or other homeschooling parents would be much appreciated.
Andrew
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