Sorting Out Social Studies

Posted by Janice Price | Jul 16, 2013 | Workshops | 0 |

As homeschoolers, we recognize that history is an important part of the educational experience we want for our children. But what are we to think about social studies (and what does the term even mean)? In this video, Janice Price, Rainbow Resource homeschool consultant, brings clarity to this area that spans a conglomeration of topics, ranging from history and geography to economics and sociology. Thankfully, it can be a lot more simple than what it looks like at first glance!

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About The Author

Janice Price

Since her twenty-year homeschooling career has been followed by ten years (and counting) as Rainbow’s homeschooling and product consultant, Janice Price considers homeschooling to be a way of life - a meaningful and purposeful way of life. She and Scott (her husband of 34 years) have three children, Rachel, Anna, and David - all homeschooled from kindergarten through high school graduation; all three now university graduates. As with many homeschooling moms, Janice has worn various related hats - coordinator of a new to homeschooling support group; educational consultant for Westbridge Academy (an umbrella school for home educated, gifted students); administrator of Peoria Co-operative Academy - a history-based unit study co-op and support school offering science labs, choirs, and classes on a variety of subjects; exhibit hall coordinator for the local home school convention. Janice has a B.A. from Phillips University and a M.Ed. from Idaho State University and before her wife, mom and homeschooling careers, worked in student personnel administration at three different universities.