History of Homeschooling in America
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A Call to Righteousness
House Joint Resolution 05-1040
The Battle of H.R. 6
Parents Educating at Home (PEAH)
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 2: Influences
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 5: The Gentle Spirit Controversy
Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days: Share a Day With 30 Homeschooling Families
Colorado's Homeschool Law Turns Twenty: The Battle Should Never Be Forgotten
History of Homeschooling
Homeschool Speakers & Vendors Association
Homeschooling Is Legal: A Brief History of Home School Legal Defense Association
Homeschoolers: Who Are They And How Do You Market to Them?
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 4: H.R. 6
Homeschooling Growth in the 1980s
John Holt and the Origins of Comtemporary Homeschooling
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Homeschoolers' Success Stories : 15 Adults and 12 Young People Share the Impact That Homeschooling Has Made on Their Lives
Each chapter begins with a photo and yearbook-style sketch of the personality, complete with favorite areas of study and a memorable quote. The biographies are short and insightful, with the author often injecting her own thoughts. Dobson, the mother of three homeschooled children, has written numerous books on the topic (The Homeschooling Book of Answers and Homeschooling: The Early Years, among them) and is a news editor and columnist for Home Education Magazine. In her casual, succinct writing style, she brings to life personalities that have little in common beyond their method of education. Some were taught at home completely; others for only a few years. They offer advice, warnings, and fond memories. And their overriding message is that homeschooled people are just as diverse and interesting as the students found in traditional schools. "We are not alone," is the cry heard from these pages. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
Homeschool Open House
So You're Thinking About Homeschooling: Fifteen Families Show How You Can Do It
Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days: Share a Day With 30 Homeschooling Families
These writers invite the reader into their homes and advise, "Don't mind the mess." Their passages are often funny and unflinchingly honest. They aren't embarrassed to tell you they whipped out SpaghettiOs for a hurried lunch or stole a peek at CNN while ignoring the chaos in the playroom. Some of the families have created highly structured school environments within their homes, with desks and sharpened pencils. Others promote freestyle learning, with their children sprawled across the house working on projects or reading in between walking the dog, playing games, and riding bikes. The majority of families here live in Pennsylvania, the author's home state, but one writes from as far away as Scotland, another lives on a mountain in Alaska, and yet another checks in from a college town in Texas. Their learning logs, reading lists, and journal entries, along with family photos, help illustrate the book. The quilt they piece together is a great service to those wondering how to approach homeschooling. --Jodi Mailander Farrell
Real-Life Homeschooling: The Stories of 21 Families Who Teach Their Children at Home
The book that shows homeschooling in action!
What does it really mean when parents say they homeschool their child or children? For Rhonda Barfield -- a homeschooler for the past 10 years -- the definition is as diverse as the 21 families she studies in this eye-opening book.
Real-Life Homeschooling
From the city to the country, apartments to split-levels, you'll enter each household and see education in action. Discover the challenges and rewards of tailoring instruction to each child's needs while catering to his or her inquisitiveness and curiosity. See why the number of children being taught by their parents is growing nationwide -- at home, there are no overcrowded classrooms, no unknown dangers lurking in the halls, and no doubts as to the quality of the education.
Whether you are just contemplating homeschooling or are a veteran seeking fresh ideas and help in overcoming obstacles -- look no further: Real-life Homeschooling shows just how practical and rewarding it is to educate children and provide them with what they need most -- you!
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On the Edge of the 21st Century
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 3: 1990-1992
The Good, The Bad, The Inspiring
HSLDA: Our History
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 4: H.R. 6
A Fifteen Year Perspective
The Politics of Survival: Home Schoolers and the Law
Who Stole Homeschooling
A Homeschooler's History of Homeschooling - Part 2: Influences
The History of Homeschooling
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