Product Description

Home School: Taking the First Step is a comprehensive guide to becoming a successful home-schooling parent and family. Now in its 12th printing, the book's 337 pages in 7 x 10 format addresses all aspects of this rapidly growing educational movement - from frequently asked questions to creating a home-school plan that will meet any state or local requirements; from state regulations and procedures to teaching methods and approaches. Lesson planning, curricula and materials, record keeping, sources of support, readings and resources - all are included in this thorough guide. Most importantly, the book shows you how to create for your children a loving and supportive educational environment, socialize them for healthy learning and ethical living, ensure that their individual needs are consistently met, enhance their self esteem, and motivate them to love learning throughout their lifetimes. No book has more clearly and comprehensively laid the route to the home-sch! ool alternative.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #800178 in Books
• Published on: 1994-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 337 pages

From Independent Publisher
If you can choose only two books on home education, I recommend Home School: Taking the First Step and The Home School Manual, by Theodore E. Wade et al. (Auburn, CA: Gazelle Publications). Both cover the same ground and do it well. Home education is a growing phenomenon on the American scene. Spurred by John Holt (How Children Fail, Teach Your Own), Raymond and Dorothy Moore (School Can Wait), and many others, home educators claim that almost no matter what they do, they do it better than traditional schools. Love of learning among their kids is preserved, say home educators; the kids learn at their own pace, learn what they need when they need it, and nearly always outperform their schooled counterparts at all levels of measurement from achievement tests to socialization skills. This book has what you'd expect from a good handbook: solid advice and good resource lists. Public libraries should buy it: They all have local home schoolers, whether they know it or not. And bookstores probably will be surprised at how fast it moves.

Montana HomeSchool News
"With Hendrickson's clear and thorough guidance, confusion and ignorance will melt and clarity of purpose will bloom. The author's intention is to guide and encourage home schooling parents into greater confidence and effectiveness, and to this end, she succeeds resoundingly. Even if you've read them all, this book will aid and enlighten you to a degree that few others do."

From the Back Cover
Responsible, confident, and in control, over half a million parents annually are taking the home-school route.

"Home School: Taking the First Step is the book all parents need ... The book's step-by-step approach is excellent...", Library Journal.

"With Hendrickson's clear and thorough guidance, confusion and ignorance will melt and clarity of purpose will bloom... The author's intention is to guide and encourage home schooling parents into greater confidence and effectiveness, and to this end, she succeeds resoundingly. Even if you've read them all, this book will aid and enlighten you to a degree that few others do." The Grapevine, Montana Home School News

As a home teacher you can --
* free your children from educational mediocrity.
* create for them a loving, supportive educational environment.
* socialize them for healthy learning and ethical living.
* ensure that their individual needs are consistently met.
* enhance their self esteem and strengthen their self-assurance.
* bring life into their learning.
* motivate them to love learning throughout their lifetimes.

No book has more clearly and comprehensively laid the route to the home-school alternative.

Customer Reviews

The Bible of Homeschooling!!!
This wonderful book give legal requirements
of all 50 states for homeschooling. It
contains many great sources of information to
get you started. If you follow the steps
given for getting organized, you will find
yourself ready to go. A must read!

This a great book for the beginning Home Schooler!
This book is invaluable to the person that is just learning about Home Schooling. The author takes you through the steps as to what needs to be done for whatever state you live in. I highly recommend this book!