⭐️This FLEX course is worth 1/2 a U.S. High School Credit — take part 2 - U.S. Government for a full year, 1 credit course. ⭐️

AP, Honors Option: 
This class is taught at a standard level, however, I am able to offer additional work for AP and Honors placement. If you would like your student to take this class at an AP or honors level - please contact me.

Welcome students! This Economics course for high school students, helps students understand the foundational principles of macro and micro economics and economic policy, through the lense of history and current events, and how these apply to your daily life! 

This semester-long course is 100% online, taken asynchronously with no specific “live” sessions, or meeting time requirements. It will prepare students for university, and help them become independent learners! Asynchronous courses are great for students who prefer a flexible schedule!

⭐️ Weekly ⭐️
Each Monday a video and/or PowerPoint will be posted to review concepts of the week’s topics, as well as a related assignment 
- Students will take a picture of their assignment to upload to the classroom after completing 
- Students will be asked to respond to the discussion questions that will be posted in the classroom 

⭐️ Learning Goals and Topics ⭐️
This course will cover the topics below in weekly lessons, in order to give you a well-rounded understanding of the free-market system, and economics. 

- Free Market Economics and the  American Founding
- How Markets Work & Economic Policy 
- Understanding Demand and the Role of Profit
- Supply and Equilibrium
- Incentive and the “Information Problem”
- Keynesianism and Macroeconomics
- Monetary Theory
- Case Study: The Great Recession
- Restoring Economic Liberty
- Competition and scarcity, 
- Opportunity cost and resource allocation, and unemployment 
-  Inflation, and the determination of prices.

This course covers the basics of economics, and satisfies a 1/2 credit of Economics for the purposes of High School Transcripts. This course may be taken with my US Government FLEX course for 1 FULL High School Credit. 

This course continues to tie in historical and current events referenced in part 1 of the course, in order to help students understand economics in action, but it is non-cumulative and may be taken on its own. 

⭐️ Prior to First Class ⭐️
Please come prepared to the first class, having purchased Whatever Happened to Penny Candy? And purchased or downloaded Economics in One Lesson

⭐️ Assignments and Grades ⭐️
Three (3) Non-Cumulative Exams:
Fill in, identifiers, definitions, matching etc.
These exams will require you to not only memorize the information from the lectures, readings, etc., but also apply the ideas and concepts to other situations to ensure you truly have a handle of the information.
 
There will be one paper. Students will choose their own topic, each requiring written approval from the instructor.  
 
Other miscellaneous assignments including, but not limited to: pop-quizzes, reading comprehension worksheets, and a letter-writing assignment.