Economics Course for High School Students

Economics Course for High School Students

Reading Level

These books have been used by students ages 12 and up, but are best suited for most students ages 14 and up.

Course Credits

For most educational settings, this course will satisfy the student’s economic credit.

Study Time Frame

Students can complete this course in one or two semesters depending on the time-frame available. See below for details.

ABOUT THE COURSE

The “Economics Course for High School Students” curriculum package provides an excellent introduction to economics for high school students.

Clearly written and remarkably easy to understand, the books included in the Course explain:

•Money (its origin and history)
•The dollar (its origin and history)
•Investment cycles
•Velocity of money
•Business cycles
•Recessions
•Inflation
•The demand for money
•Austrian and Monetarist schools of economic theory
•And more

ABOUT THE UNCLE ERIC BOOKS

The Uncle Eric books, written by Richard J. Maybury, are written for young and old alike.

Using the epistolary style of writing (using letters to tell a story), Mr. Maybury plays the part of an economist writing a series of letters to his niece or nephew.

With stories and examples, he gives interesting and clear explanations of topics that are generally thought to be too difficult for anyone but experts.

ABOUT THE BLUESTOCKING GUIDES

Bluestocking Guides are designed to reinforce and enhance a student’s understanding of the subject matter presented in the primer. Comprehension Questions are given for each chapter – these include:

•Definition
•True/False
•Short Answer/Fill-in questions

Answers are located in the back of the study guide.

Application Exercises are also provided, depending on the chapter and the topic covered therein. Generally, Application Exercises ask the student to apply the knowledge learned from the corresponding chapter to “real world” situations so that the student may personalize the information and better retain and apply the knowledge gained from the primer. Application Exercises are typically comprised of one of the following types:

•Discussion
•Essay
•Research assignment

Suggestions for further study (books, movies, etc.) are included in many of the guides.

In addition to assisting the student in the retention of the subject matter, the study guides will serve as documentation of course completion.

WHAT’S INCLUDED

It is also highly recommended that if the student has not already read Capitalism for Kids that the chapter from that book titled “Capitalism and Other Isms” be read for this High School Economics course. Note: Capitalism for Kids is not included in the package price for this “Economics Course for High School Students;” it must be purchased separately.

TIME FRAME FOR STUDY

Bluestocking Press’ publications were designed with flexibility in mind so that they could be used in a variety of educational settings. That said, we typically suggest the following options when using this course, depending on the student and the time-frame available.

SINGLE SEMESTER OPTION

Students should be able to complete this course in one semester by focusing their time on reading the primers, utilizing comprehensions questions in the Bluestocking Guides, and selecting only a few of the longer assignments (essay, discussion, research, etc.) from each Guide.

When completing all books in one semester, Bluestocking Press recommends the following order of use:

Start with A Bluestocking Guide: Economics, referencing the articles in Economics: A Free Market Reader as instructed in the Guide.

About 1/4 of the way through A Bluestocking Guide: Economics, students will be instructed to begin reading Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? as well.

Once the above three books are completed, students can complete The Money Mystery and A Bluestocking Guide: Solving the Money Mystery.

Lastly, students will finish this course with The Clipper Ship Strategy and A Bluestocking Guide: Applying the Clipper Ship Strategy

TWO SEMESTER OPTION

Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? with A Bluestocking Guide: Economics and Economics: A Free Market Reader

Or, students can spend more time on the longer assignments (essay, discussion, research, etc.) to divide this course into two semesters. If so, we suggest reading Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?, A Bluestocking Guide: Economics, and Economics: A Free Market Reader in the first semester, and the rest of the books in the second.