 | Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson
Buy new: $11.97 / Used from: $0.01 An excellent and well-balanced book by the author of "Snow Falling on Cedars" ... This public school teacher delves deeper into the questions and answers of homeschooling.
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 | Coloring Outside the Lines by Roger Schank
Buy used from: $0.01 A good book about how people learn and about the harmful effects of school. This book led me to seriously consider homeschooling (even though it's not about homeschooling).
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 | Homeschooling Your Child Step-by-Step: 100 Simple Solutions to Homeschooling Toughest Problems by LauraMaery Gold
Buy used from: $1.35 A bit vague/general overview type book ... focuses a lot on the legalese of homeschooling ... it does have a great grading section for each state and a list of each state's requirements
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 | Learning All The Time by John Holt
Buy new: $12.82 / Used from: $4.09 An excellent introduction into John Holt's works and theories ... How Children Fail and How Children Learn are much better!
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 | How Children Fail (Classics in Child Development) by John Holt
Buy new: $11.84 / Used from: $3.98 One of THE best books written by John Holt ... highly recommended ... how schools interfere with and block children's learning
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 | How Children Learn (Classics in Child Development) by John Holt
Buy new: $11.21 / Used from: $3.52 Another excellent book by John Holt ... why schools are the worst places for children
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 | Raising Cain: Protecting the Emotional Life of Boys by Dan Kindlon
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.60 Not a homeschooling book but a good one about raising boys ... also recommend "Real Boys: Rescuing our Sons from the Myths of Boyhood" by William Pollack
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 | The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom by Mary Griffith
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.98 A general overview to unschooling ... not enough substance in what I was looking for though
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 | The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education by Grace Llewellyn
Buy new: $14.40 / Used from: $14.39 An excellent book for unschooling! Opens up a whole new world about learning and life!
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 | Endangered Minds: Why Children Don't Think And What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy
Buy new: $11.70 / Used from: $0.20 Good book about effects of TV on the brain. Also discusses dumbing down of the school curriculum. Author blames kids and parents though, not teachers or educational system for learning problems.
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 | Growing Without Schooling: A Record of a Grassroots Movement by John Holt
Buy used from: $29.03 A wonderful collection of newsletters that are very descriptive and detailed about unschooling ... a little focused on legal matters because of the atmosphere back then (interesting history)
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 | Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond by LauraMaery Gold
Buy used from: $0.79 A wealth of information and websites ... some websites may be a bit outdated. "The Complete Home Learning Source Book" by Rebecca Rupp is another excellent source
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 | The Homeschooling Book of Answers : The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices by Linda Dobson
Buy used from: $0.01 I really liked this book and wanted to share it with family and friends ... friendly and easy-going format
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 | The Complete Home Learning Source Book: The Essential Resource Guide for Homeschoolers, Parents, and Educators Covering Every Subject from Arithmetic to Zoology by Rebecca Rupp
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $6.00 An excellent resource! Organized well and written in a wonderful style for ease of use!
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 | Strengths of Their Own - Home Schoolers Across America: Academic Achievement, Family Characteristics, and Longitudinal Traits by Brian D. Ray
Buy used from: $0.40 Mostly statistics about homeschoolers compared to public schools. Check out this article for an overview: http://www.bobsheppard.com/Home_School/brian_ray_article.htm
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 | Instead of education: Ways to help people do things better by John Caldwell Holt
Buy used from: $2.30 I really enjoy reading John Holt and think he's the best source of information for unschooling ... wonderful insights and advice. Sorry to see it's out-of-print, but you can buy a used copy.
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| What do I do Monday? by John Caldwell Holt
Buy used from: $0.13 Practical applications in the classroom ... Holt wrote this before he left schools in favor of "unschooling." Unfortunately also out-of-print, but you can buy a used copy.
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 | Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.24 Similar to "The Complete Home Learning Source Book" by Rebecca Rupp, just organized a little differently ... no need for this one if you have "The Complete Home Learning Source Book"
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 | The Price of Motherhood: Why the Most Important Job in the World is Still the Least Valued by Ann Crittenden
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $4.00 Not a homeschooling book, but I loved this book so much! "Motherhood is dangerously undervalued--it's now the single biggest risk factor for poverty in old age."
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 | Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling by John Holt
Buy new: $16.20 / Used from: $8.09 Another good book by John Holt with interesting, up-to-date input from Farenga (especially his "How To Get Started" chapter)
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| Growing Without Schooling. Directory Issue No 78
Growing Without Schooling Magazine: the nation's first homeschooling magazine. Unfortunately, you'll have to get back issues from FunBooks (http://www.fun-books.com/gws.htm)
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 | The New Birth Order Book: Why You Are the Way You Are by Kevin Leman
Buy used from: $0.61 Not a homeschooling book but very interesting! I've read several of Kevin Leman's books and always enjoyed them. He has a nice writing style and a good sense of humor. Learn more about yourself!
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 | Punished By Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes by Alfie Kohn
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $2.10 Another excellent book! This deals with internal vs. external motivation for children and adults. "The way a child learns how to make decisions is by making decisions, not by following directions."
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 | Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter More Than IQ by Daniel Goleman
Buy used from: $0.01 There's more to life than straight A's and college degrees! Those that succeed in life usually have high emotional intelligence, not high IQ's.
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 | The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, Revised and Updated Edition by Susan Wise Bauer
Buy new: $26.37 / Used from: $7.97 Ahhh, the perfect fit for our family! You can tweak it to fit yours. Consider it a great reference or jumping-off point for an eclectic homeschooler ... use a little bit of everything!
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