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List Price: 17.95
Our Price: $16.95
Product Details
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0.50 |
| Author(s): |
Linda Dobson |
| Vendor: |
RANDOM HOUSE |
| Publisher: |
Three Rivers Press |
| Published: |
11 August, 1999 |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| ISBN: |
0761520287 |
| Store Code: |
3652 |
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Description: Nothing beats seeking the voice of experience if you want to join the estimated 1 to 3 million parents who teach their children at home. Here's a guide that comes direct from the experts: a mother of two homeschooled, now-grown children and 83 homeschooling families she surveyed. Their stories make reading this starter kit on teaching ages 3 to 7 worthwhile. For those ready to take on what author Linda Dobson calls "a natural extension of being a good parent," the manual provides at-a-glance boxes of insightful anecdotes called "How We Did It," as well as lists at the end of each chapter of helpful books, magazines, Web sites, software, and computer message boards that connect homeschooling households. The straightforward writing covers the basics on reading, writing, and math; different teaching approaches; organizing a curriculum; even how to deal with skeptical relatives and spouses. There are no specifics on each states' homeschooling requirements, which vary widely. But as a primer for parents starting out, the book serves as a confidence builder and an inspiring how-to guide. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
Genre: Family and Relationships; Elementary education; Education / Teaching; Education; Education / Home Schooling; Early childhood education; Handbooks, manuals, etc; Home Schooling;
Average Review: 4 stars
Review: Some Good Info, but Too Limited in Scope : I agree with several other reviewers: the book seems geared toward folks who are considering homeschooling the *very* young child. I know the title states "3- to 8-year-old," but a LOT of the material was geared to preschoolers and very early learners. I have a kindergartner in private school and a first-grader in public school right now, so a good bit of the information contained in the book doesn't apply to us. Also, most of the familial anecdotes and advice, as well as the authorial bias, lean toward unschooling. I understand that many families think this approach is fabulous, but there are also many of us who don't. I would have appreciated a much broader scope in that regard. Much of the curricula and other suggestions I have located elsewhere, either on the Internet or in other books. I *did* appreciate the chaper on "Enjoying the Road Less Traveled." Basically, I flipped through this book in one evening and wished I'd used my dollars more wisely.
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