How to Prepare for College Level Courses

Some form of economics course is a necessary component of homeschooling. I think if you are awakened to concepts and you start to learn the basic grammar or the basic vocabulary of a subject at a young age, then you start to build a mental framework into which you can prepare for later in life. So here's a practical example. There's an AP exam for microeconomics and macroeconomics. And so I started with I found this really great set of books called the cartoon guide to microeconomics. We go through them at a rate of about one or two chapters a week over the course of a 12 week term.