Take a Stand!™
for Home School
Classical Education in History
The Modern Program with Classical Roots
The Take a Stand! curriculum is Classical Education in history. It is a unique supplemental history program that contains all the elements of the Trivium: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. It does not teach students what to think about history, but how to think. Essential vocabulary of history and brief summaries of key historical topics are presented in engaging, debatable questions. Students learn incrementally the essential tools of the historian and apply them to intriguing questions. The parent leads a discussion then Take a Stand! shows students how to write history essays.
Leaders in all fields use the historical method in making decisions. Great educators, businessmen, and politicians analyze information from various sources and make decisions based on evidence. Leaders then communicate effectively to inspire and motivate others. Take a Stand! is not merely a history program that teaches what happens in the past. It is a leadership program using history as the academic content. Students who study history through the Take a Stand! curriculum not only learn history, they become effective analysts, speakers, writers, and leaders.
Helpful Teacher’s Editions
Home Schooling Teacher’s Editions explain how to teach the analytical skills of history, how to conduct research skills, how to lead discussions and debate, how to teach writing in history, and how to grade essays. Sample student essays, grading rubrics, and teacher’s notes are included along with a detailed answer key.
For Which Age is This Appropriate?
Take a Stand! is geared for grades 6-12. When the child enters the Logic stage of the Trivium, which can be from ages 11-13, he can start with any of the history workbooks. When your child shows a strong interest in expressing his ideas and shows analytical skills, then he has reached this stage. With the younger ages, you may assign shorter writing assignments. The thinking skills are similar in all of the workbooks, and may therefore be used with grades 6-12.
Is Take a Stand! a Textbook? No. Take a Stand! is a method which teaches the tools necessary for the study of history. Known at universities as historical thinking, classical educators recognize this program as the Grammar, Rhetoric, and Logic of history.
Who Is the Author?
John De Gree was raised in a family of educators, was at one time a windsurfing teacher to Germans in Turkey, and has taught in high schools, businesses, and intermediate schools in three different continents. Educated in the United States, Germany, Austria, and the Czech Republic, John created Take a Stand! to provide kids with the tools necessary to analyze history, make decisions, and express themselves in a civil manner in speech and in writing. Among the many goals of this program, Take a Stand! students will be equipped to distinguish the truth from falsehood in historical accounts, make decisions, and communicate effectively. With his wife of sixteen years, John raises his seven children in San Clemente, California.
Home School Purchase
Flash Cards
American Revolution up to World War I (Three Decks) : 19.95
Over 300 questions and answers on American History, from the American Revolution to 1914, on easy-to-use flashcards. If you are teaching American History, these are a must!
Take a Stand! Historical Method Program
Each teacher's edition contains an answer key for all assignments, sample student essays, and a teacher's guide on how to conduct a Socratic discussion and grade history papers.
Ancient Civilizations Student's and Teacher's Editions: 49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in ancient history. Student's version contains 12 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 93 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
Medieval Civilizations Student's and Teacher's Editions: 49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in medieval history. Student's version contains 11 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 92 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
Modern World History Student's and Teacher's Editions: 49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in modern world history. Student's version contains 12 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 93 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
American Revolution to 1914 Student's and Teacher's Editions: 49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in American history. Student's version contains 13 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 83 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
Modern American History Student's and Teacher's Editions: 49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in modern American history. Student's version contains 13 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 97 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
American Democracy and Economics, Student's and Teacher's Editions:49.95
This is an outstanding step-by-step approach to classical education in American democracy and economics. Student's version contains 13 assignments, 26 skills of logic, rhetoric, and writing,
and 97 pages of practical work that can be easily used in the home.
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