Ages 14–18
High School (9th–12th) — Homeschool Nations
College-prep depth. Students analyze real-world policy, compare their nation to real countries, and write substantive essays.
Skills your student builds
- ✓Comparative government analysis
- ✓Macroeconomic tradeoffs
- ✓Diplomatic negotiation with evidence
- ✓5+ paragraph argumentative writing
Parent & teacher tips
- →Grade on evidence and reasoning, not outcome
- →Pair each week with one real primary source
- →Have them present the semester paper to a family panel
6-week starter plan
- Week 1Constitution + comparative essay to a real country
- Week 2Full macro budget with fiscal + monetary tradeoffs
- Week 3Multi-nation trade negotiation
- Week 4Defense doctrine paper
- Week 5Alliance strategy paper and 1 broken treaty analysis
- Week 6Semester paper: 'What kind of nation did I build and why?'
Other grade levels
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