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Publication Date : 2009 04 09
>> Glad I Read This
I ve been homeschooling my child for over a year now for a variety of reasons I saw this book at our library and decided to check it out I wanted to compare my first year to other homeschoolers just out of curiousity
The first few chapters discuss reasons to homeschool and preparing yourself and your family for the changes that will take place as a result While the stories of the families were interesting I had trouble relating to the families with multiple children since I am the mother of an only child Many of the parents discuss juggling different ages and grade levels
The rest of the book tackled the issues and obstacles that are most common among first year homeschoolers such as that annoying question what about socialization The author also offers advice on how to avoid being overly defensive and just take setbacks in a stride
Throughout the book there are highlighted boxes with What I Wish Someone Had Told Me During My First Year of Homeschooling from homeschoolers using a variety of teaching styles I thought the explanations of unschooling was the most informative While a lot of the comments were similar to those you would find on message boards it was still a nice touch to the book
There were lots of other useful books mentioned so I added them to my future reading list
Another homeschool resource that I ve found useful is Homeschool Your Child for Free More Than 1 200 Smart Effective and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond
>> exactly as described
I read this book front to back in less than a week It is an excellent source of inspiration and encouragement I would recommend it to all new Homeschoolers and those even just considering it
>> AWESOME RESOURCE
I found this book to be FULL of insightful and encouraging stories that made my desire to homeschool my two young children increase Although my children are still very young 2 years and 6 months I am even more encouraged that homeschooling is the way to go for them especially after reading this book
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