Homeschooling


Teach Your Own by John Holt

Published in 1981 but now out of print. However, Amazon will check their network of used books and send an update within one to two weeks. Written over a decade after he wrote How Children Fail and How Children Learn. Confronts head-on the common objections to homeschooling and offers step-by step guidance for taking or keeping children out of school.



Teach Your Own: A Hopeful Path for Educationby John Holt

This new edition, published in 1997, omits three Chapters of the version published in 1981, which pertain to laws in North America, as homeschooling is now legal in every state.



The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook : A Creative and Stress-Free Approach to Homeschooling by Raymond and Dorothy Moore

Formerly entitled "Homeschool Burnout." To avoid burnout, this book encourages parents to sidestep replicating the formal, high-pressured learning that goes on in schools and continue with the flexible, child-centered approach that has been utilized in the home all along. Includes much research a la the Moores, a section on getting into college and many inspirational stories.


The Homeschooling Handbook; From Preschool to High School: A Parent's Guide by Mary Griffith

As many as two million parents now educate their children at home, and many more are considering the idea. This non-ideological book examines the pros and cons, discusses how to handle regulations, and shows how to design and implement a productive learning atmosphere at home for students of all ages.

Family Matters : Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson

With one foot in each world, as a teacher and a homeschooler, David Guterson examines life at school and the inexhaustible, inspiring opportunities offered by learning outside it.

The Home School Manual : Plans, Pointers, Reasons and Resources, 7th ed. by Theodore E. Wade (Editor), Lishi Laurance (Illustrator)

Contains information for parents who are homeschooling and for those considering homeschooling. Has recommended resources, a section on homeschooling children with disabilities as well as a forms section.



You Can Teach Your Child Successfully : Grades 4-8 by Ruth Beechick

Full of practical information and ideas for homeschooling your children.

The Teenage Liberation Handbook : How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education by Grace Llewellyn

Read this book before your children are teens or adolescents. Filled with adolescent and teenage homeschoolers' experiences, contains sections on unschooling science, social studies, English and art. The unschooled English section includes a miniature teenage bibliography.

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, Joan M. Sielinski.



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