[Anna]

Three of my kids are doing American History this year, ages 15, 14, and 13. My younger two have definitely not been able to complete a days work in 20 minutes. Note-taking is not a skill they are fluent in yet. Since note-taking is an important skill to master I think it’s worth the extra time. I remind them that they’re doing more than just learning the history and that as their skills develop they will get faster and this class (as well as other courses in the future) will be easier and more enjoyable for them. My oldest can do the work in about the time specified and often doubles up, alternating days she works on history.

I don’t know about transcripts of the lectures.