There's lots of truth and relevance in philosophy and gender studies - relevance to society and the way it functions or should function, and revealing truths about the dynamics between groups, history, elaborating and critically analysing concepts. There's value for a society to have citizens be...
Can I ask where you got that definition from? Philosophically the definitions I gave above are the definitions of materialism and idealism.
EDIT: Oh wait you mean historical materialism... nvm nvm ignore me
These definitions are kinda misleading in a 'what is reality' sense (not quite sure what this human history thing is, sue me). Materialism asserts that everything is constituted by matter, including our mental states, consciousness, etc. Everything can be reduced to matter and physical...
Just adding to this - going to start studying most of the day from tomorrow, I *am* pretty far behind in most of my subjects (mix of mental illness + bad fit for the school system), but 3 weeks is a lot of time if you're motivated. It's not too late at all, if anyone needs to hear that.
So are you planning to do it for Yr 10 or for senior years? In any case, afaik there isn't a difference between the protocol for junior and senior years and certainly no quota to my knowledge. Go for it! :) + feel free to DM me for questions about the place, open days, the work, esp. if you're...