In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett welcome Dr. Warren Throckmorton onto the podcast to review accuracy of various homeschool curricula.
Links to Warren Throckmorton’s work elsewhere:
Excerpt links:
- Our American Heritage by Judy Hull Moore, Abeka. Quotations come from pages 1, 3, and 53
- The Mystery of History blog by curriculum author Judy Hull Moore “Benjamin Franklin – A Jack of All Trades”
- US Constitution and Government Course Book, The Good and the Beautiful. See sample from the publisher’s website. Quotations come from page 2, History Case File page 1, and page 2.
- A Young People’s History of the United States by Howard Zinn and Rebecca Stefoff. Quotations come from 52, 54, 58, and 88.
- The Story of the World Volume 3: Early Modern Times Revised Edition by Susan Wise Bauer, Well-Trained Mind Press. Quotations come from 258-259, 260-262.
- History Quest: United States, Pandia Press. Quoted passages come from pages 52, 76, and 248.
- Snapshots of Early Modern History, Volume 2 by Vivian Meyers, Curiosity Chronicles. Quoted passages come from page 40. View samples on the publisher’s website.
- (00:00) - Intro with Warren Throckmorton
- (06:59) - What we're doing today
- (07:56) - Our American Heritage
- (16:10) - Mystery of History Vol. 4
- (23:37) - The Good and the Beautiful US constitution course
- (34:27) - Break
- (35:27) - A Young People's History of the United States
- (41:18) - The Story of the World
- (47:04) - History Quest: United States
- (53:21) - Curiosity Chronicles: Early Modern Times
- (56:28) - How to evaluate the honesty of histories?
- (01:02:11) - Outro
What is The Well-Trained Mind podcast?
Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss homeschooling and education.