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Good Books on Homeschooling!
These books will give you great insights and encouragement.
(They are presented in no particular order)
Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days
and
Homeschooling: Open House
both by Nancy Lande
REVIEW: Probably the second most common question I get, when talking about homeschooling (right in between "How do I get started?" and "What about socialization?", is "What is a typical day like?" In Nancy Lande's initial book, 'Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days' we get a good glimpse in the window at thirty different homeschooling families' versions of that "typical day". She follows up on several of those families, and introduces some new ones in the second, 'Homeschooling: Open House'. Look for reassurance and inspiration on your journey through these books. You may also find yourself looking at your daily life with a new focus and noticing educational opportunities in places you hadn't considered before.
And the Skylark Sings with Me: Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education
by David H. Albert
The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
by Mary Griffith
The Teenage Liberation Handbook: How to Quit School and Get a Real Life and Education
by Grace Llewellyn
Real Lives: Eleven Teenagers Who Don't Go to School
by Grace Llewellyn(Editor)
And What About College?: How Homeschooling Can Lead to Admissions to the Best Colleges & Universities
by Cafi Cohen, Patrick Farenga (Editor)
Learning All the Time
by John Holt
Homeschooling Handbook: From Preschool to High School: A Parent's Guide
by Mary Griffith, Lisa Cooper (Illustrator)
The Homeschooling Book of Answers: The 88 Most Important Questions Answered by Homeschooling's Most Respected Voices
by Linda Dobson(Editor)
Dumbing Us Down : The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
For an extensive alphabetical listing that includes many other books on the subject, see Books About Homeschooling from my friend at Homeschooling - A Light at the End of the Tunnel
If I had to give one 'best piece of advice' to homeschoolers, it would be the same I would give any parent - "Read, read, read, and read some more - with, to, and about your children!"
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