Product Description

One of America’s leading homeschool experts provides families with everything they could possibly need to know to start schooling at home in this 600–page volume. As entertaining as it is enlightening, this incredible storehouse of information...

• explains the advantages of homeschooling and corrects common misconceptions
• encourages and equips parents who may be reticent to start teaching at home
• gives tons of detailed, practical information on methods and materials

This encyclopedic reference includes chapters on the ways kids learn, planning and record keeping, testing and standards, and special–needs and gifted children. Families who are just getting started in homeschooling as well as experienced homeschool families who need more information will find answers to all their questions in this one–of–a–kind resource.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #52527 in Books
• Published on: 2004-06-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Customer Reviews

Homeschooling
I recommend this book to anyone starting or a seasoned homeschooler. It has so much information, up to College! I use it all the time , I have been homeschooling for 6 years.

Left with a bitter taste
The overall tone of this book really turned me off. I found the whole 'public school is the root of all evil' tone really irritating, but I plugged through and if you can get past all the snide comments and countless exaggerations about public schools, there is a ton of great information, resources, and ideas - especially with regards to the different ways of homeschooling and rescources for unit studies, and information about different organizations. I also found the information about learning styles very difficult to read - this section dived way into 'educator-ese' language and I had a really hard time following it. I'm finding Linda Dobson's The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start a little more credible as it lacks the condescending tone and focuses on the benefits of homeschooling rather than the evils of public schooling.

Bottom line, I'm glad that I borrowed this one from the library instead of spending the money on a new copy - it definitely needs to be read with an open mind and a grain of salt.

Full of great information
this book gave me all the information I needed to start homeschooling and feel comfortable about it. Great resource !!