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.
8th grade
1. cooking
The Food Lab: Better Home Cooking Through Science
2. 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
3. self-defense
(I think this is best done in a class by an expert so I don’t have any resources for it)
4. sports
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sports
5. woodwork
– materials
200mm Silverline Woodwork Chisel Set
Gorilla Original Gorilla Glue, 4 oz., Brown
6. music (composing)
Finale 2014 Music Notation Software – Academic Edition
The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Music Composition (Idiot’s Guides)
7. dance (history)
American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History
8. television (criticism)
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/best-tv-shows-ever-top-819499
9. theater (acting)
The Acting Bible: The Complete Resource for Aspiring Actors
10. film (criticism)
The Great Movies IV by Roger Ebert
The Movie Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
11. fine arts (painting)
The Art Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
Daily Painting: Paint Small and Often To Become a More Creative, Productive, and Successful Artist
– materials
– paint kit
– canvas
Artlicious – Canvas Panels 12 PACK – 8″X10″ Super Value Pack Artist Canvas Panel Boards for Painting
12. applied arts (printmaking)
The Printmaking Bible: The Complete Guide to Materials and Techniques
Art: Over 2,500 Works from Cave to Contemporary
– materials
– knife kit
StarSide 12pcs Sculpting Art Hand Woodcarving Tool Chisels Knife Kit For Basic Woodcut DIY Tools
– woodcut
12 Baltic Birch Plywood Woodcut Painting Encaustic Panels Wood 8″ X 6″
– engraving
Royal Brush COPF17 Copper 8″X10″ Engraving Art Hummingbird
– screenprinting
Speedball Super Value Fabric Screen Printing Kit
13. physics
Basic Physics: A Self-Teaching Guide by Karl F. Kuhn
14. sociology
The Sociology Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
Sociology: A Brief Introduction by Richard T. Schaefer
15. history (economic)
A History of Economic Theory and Method by Robert B. Ekelund Jr.
The History Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
16. languages (english)
The Literature Book (Big Ideas Simply Explained)
17. writing (fiction)
18. philosophy (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)
