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For Families Who Want to Splurge on Education but Scrimp on Spending
Are you considering homeschooling your child, but don't know where to go for the best educational resources? The Internet is an open door to the biggest library/laboratory the world has ever seen—and it's all at your fingertips for free! This never-ending source of information, adventure, and educational experiences for the entire family is now compiled in a complete curriculum for any age in Homeschool Your Child for Free.
This invaluable guide to all the best in free educational material—from reading-readiness activities for preschoolers to science projects for teens—categorizes, reviews, and rates more than 1,200 of the most useful educational resources on the Internet and beyond. You'll discover:
·Legal guidelines and compliance requirements for home educators
·Complete curriculum plans for a comprehensive education, for preschool through high school
·Online lesson plans arranged by subject, from American history to zoology
·Teaching tips and motivators from successful homeschoolers
·And much, much more!
"Wow! Everything I have been trying to organize—all in one book! This is going to be part of my resource library for the support group I lead. Thanks, ladies."—Kimberly Eckles, HIS Support Group Leader, Home Instructors
I'm impressed! There are more sites and links than I knew existed. A great resource for homeschoolers."—Maureen McCaffrey, publisher Homeschooling Today

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #236143 in Books
• Published on: 2000-08-03
• Released on: 2000-08-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 504 pages

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For Families Who Want to Splurge on Education but Scrimp on Spending

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For Families Who Want to Splurge on Education but Scrimp on Spending

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Need New Edition
The book is very beneficial for those who do not have much money to spend. It is very informative for the parents who are beginning to home school. The only problem I have with the book is that some of the links are outdated, and some the books recommended for free in the book by the US Department of Education are not in publication no more. To remedy both you can go to Internet Archive for some of the sites and for the books you can ask the US Department of Education for their website. Below is a link to the book.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0761525130/ref=cm_cr_rev_prod_title

So-so as a homeschooling resource
"Good parents homeschool their children." So reads the first sentence of this book. I was a bit put off by that, knowing many good parents who send their children to public and private school. However, once I got past the blatantly erroneous educational view of the author, I found quite a few helpful hints and websites. Yes, I would say that I have found that 30-40% of the websites are no longer available, but the ones that are still working have some great information.

In addition to copious website listings, there are also suggestions gleaned from other homeschooling parents on ways to promote social interaction, civic-mindedness, appreciation of the arts, and physical activity.

The book would be better if all, or at least most, of the websites were current, but I have found the book to be somewhat helpful.

Outdated
This might have been a very helpful book at the time it was published, but it is outdated now and most of the web-sites no longer exist. It is just an exercise in futility, so please, don't waste your time or money.