This list is what I would imagine my dream curriculum would have been for myself when I was growing up. If I’d gotten to choose my education, I would like to have drawn from these subjects and resources.
10th grade
1. cooking
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
2. the bible
The Bible: The Epic Miniseries
3. finding a job
What Color Is Your Parachute? 2016: A Practical Manual for Job-Hunters and Career-Changers
4. physical health
How Not to Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease
Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain
Disease: The Story of Disease and Mankind’s Continuing Struggle Against It
5. skepticism
Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault (Expanded Edition)
6. multicultural theology
World Religions: The Great Faiths Explored & Explained
The World’s Religions (Plus) by Huston Smith
The Religions Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
7. sports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
8. career paths
Do What You Are: Discover the Perfect Career for You Through the Secrets of Personality Type
10. teaching (education)
11. music (history)
12. dance (choreography)
So You Think You Can Dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DctLJHiJgOI
– clothing
Capezio Girls’ Boy Cut Low Rise Short
Danskin Girls Student Footed Tight
Capezio Women’s Classic Short Sleeve Leotard
ballet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CkO4s1vj2Y
contemporary dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIV0TCgUeYE
jazz dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfiNcwvt7PQ
hip hop dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d3y17D_K9Zw
folk dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYjYVQVf4UE
techno dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLRKdR4qLwQ
k pop dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzqZFU_dUr8
religious dance
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-HzEVk4pg4
13. television (criticism)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499
14. theater (history)
15. film (animation)
16. fine arts (photography)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
The Photographer’s Playbook: 307 Assignments and Ideas
Digital Photography Complete Course
Digital Photography Workbook For Dummies
(use camera on phone)
17. applied arts (architecture)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Chief Architect Home Designer Essentials 2017
LEGO Architecture 21024 Louvre Building Kit
LEGO Architecture Lincoln Memorial Model Kit
Archidoodle: The Architect’s Activity Book
– materials
– eraser
Paper Mate Pink Pearl Premium Erasers, Large, 3-Count
– pencil sharpener
Prismacolor Scholar Pencil Sharpener
– graphite pencil
Derwent Graphic Drawing Pencils, Medium, Metal Tin, 12 Count (34214)
– fine line pens
Sakura 30062 6-Piece Pigma Micron Ink Pen Set, Black
– paints
Apple Barrel Acrylic Paint Set, 18 Piece (2-Ounce), PROMOABI Best Selling Colors I
– brushes
Loew-Cornell 245B Brush Set, Pack of 25, Multi Color
– scale rule
Timely Expanded House Plan Template (32T)
– set square
325mm Hypotenuse Metric Professional Geometry Set Square Drawing Drafting Triangle with Grip
– circle template
Westcott LetterCraft Large and Small Circles Template (T-831)
18. design (fashion)
Essentials Fashion Sketchbook (366 Figure Templates to create your own designs!) Fashion Sketchpad
19. computer science
Cracking the Coding Interview: 189 Programming Questions and Solutions
20. chemistry
Chemistry Workbook for Dummies
21. the law
Law 101: Everything You Need to Know About American Law
22. history (political)
On Politics: A History of Political Thought: From Herodotus to the Present (2 Vol. Set) by Alan Ryan
The Politics Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
The History Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
23. languages (foreign)
– french
– spanish
My Spanish Coach – Nintendo DS
– japanese
My Japanese Coach – Nintendo DS
