COURSE OVERVIEW
A one-semester introduction to economic history, theory, and practice. This course introduces students to microeconomics (how the choices made by individuals, households, and businesses affect an economy) and macroeconomics ("big picture" economic phenomena such as inflation, price levels, rate of growth, national income, gross domestic product, changes in unemployment, production, supply and demand, competition, and the like). Students will learn functional math skills through real-life applications such as planning nutrition, arranging for transportation, maintaining bank accounts, developing personal budgets, understanding job benefits, and more. Discussed throughout the semester are economic ideologies such as distributism and subsidiarity that lean heavily upon the principles of Catholic social teaching, especially the teachings of Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Rerum novarum and Pope Pius XI in Quadragesimo anno.
RESOURCES ALL STUDENTS NEED:
- Survival Math Skills by Fred Pyrczak
- Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? by Richard J. Maybury
- Quizzes, articles, and encyclicals on the STAA Student Zone such as Centesimus Annus by Pope John Paul II, Quadragesimo Anno by Pope Pius XI, and Rerum Novarum by Pope Leo XIII.
JUNIORS AND SENIORS ALSO NEED:
- Economics: Work and Prosperity in Christian Perspective (student reader) by Russell Kirk
JUNIORS AND SENIORS WILL ALSO NEED TO PURCHASE OR BORROW FROM THE LIBRARY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING TITLES:
- Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell
- Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered by E. F. Schumacher
- Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics by Henry Hazlitt
- Toward a Truly Free Market: A Distributist Perspective on the Role of Government, Taxes, Health Care, Deficits, and More by John C. Medaille
ORDERING INFORMATION
Basic information about the books and materials for this course follows; see your Academic Packet or STAA Study Guide for full ordering details and commentary about each resource.
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Semester 2: Roman Studies IIA Study Guide
Student study guides and course plans for the second semester of the Roman Studies, A Track cycle. Designed to work in conjunction with STAA advisor support, our live classes, or the "Independent Study with Online Support" option, the STAA Study Guides include weekly reading plans, assignment directions, reflection topics, and gradebooks for the semester and help prepare students for the weekly, graded online quizzes. This guide includes multiple subjects. To further personalize your student's plan, single-subject study guides are available at www.shop.staahomeschool.com.
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104 pages; 8 sections with a test per section; 46 lessons.
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Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? 6th or 7th Edition
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Economics: Work and Prosperity in Christian Perspective
292 pages; 14 lessons; glossary, index, and index of Scripture references. Any edition will do. Only the student textbook is necessary.
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There are online resources such as weekly reading quizzes, special downloads, advisor support through the Q & A forum, occasional slide shows or videos, and more for this course. To activate your student's online access, 1) submit the Course Registration form after your annual planning appointment, 2) register for the live class, or 3) register for the "Independent Study with Online Support Option." After completing one of the registration options, students (and teaching-parents) may use their usernames and passwords to sign into the member site. The STAA Student Zone is available each school year from August 1 to July 15.
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OPTIONAL RESOURCE
How the Catholic Church Built Western Civilization
280 pages.
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OPTIONAL RESOURCE
This is a project for students in Grades 11 and 12.
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282 pages
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Economics in One Lesson: The Shortest and Surest Way to Understand Basic Economics
218 pages. (any edition)
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OPTIONAL RESOURCE
Small Is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered
Paperback: 352 pages; Reprint edition (October 19, 2010)
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OPTIONAL RESOURCE
Small-group, advisor-led live online class for students in Grades 8 through 12 that meets every other academic week of the second semester. Advisor grading of assignments is also available for students registered for this live class.
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