 Great source for materials |
| Review Date: September 8, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Robin Schumaker, NH, USA |
"The Complete Home Learning Source Book" is big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a lot of reading to get through "War and Peace", but that's just peanuts to "The Complete Home Learning Source Book". All right, so that may not be strictly true (and it's a blatant rip-off from Douglas Adams, I know), but really, this is a book that lives up to its name.
Rebecca Rupp has compiled all kinds of resources, from print to video to computer software, and listed it by subject. As if this wasn't enough, she has included addresses, phone numbers, websites and information about all of the resources she lists, and in many cases, bases her information on personal experiences with the products in question from her own homeschooling program. This book really is a wealth of information. In fact, my only complaint is that I found it a bit overwhelming.
I like the format-divided by subject, and further subdivided by type of media, with clear markings as to the age/grade level of the material. She starts with the title, type and age, and then gives a brief review, often followed by purchasing information.
While I have found this book extremely helpful, I consider it best used paired up with Rupp's "Home Learning Year by Year". This book provides the resources needed to follow the curriculum outline in "Home Learning Year by Year". Beginning homeschoolers like me may find it difficult to know where to start without the latter book, but be unsure where to turn for materials without the former.
I "like" this book, rather than "love" it because I am not one who enjoys books of lists-even when they are as useful and well done as is this one-but I would still highly recommend it for its utility.
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Fantastic resource for anyone! (But particularly homeschoolers)
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| Review Date: August 16, 2009 |
| Reviewer: N. Botwinik, Orlando, FL |
This is a fabulous, irreplaceable, always-at-my-side resource book. I especially love it for unit study research. Just as valuable as the resources and reviews are the well-written and funny personal experiences of the author, a homeschool mother of 3. I use this book CONSTANTLY.
On the down side, since the book was published in 1998, several of the web sites referenced are no longer available. The rest of the book is invaluable, however, thus my rating of 5 stars. |
This is so helpful.
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| Review Date: April 1, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Wallace Mosley, New York, NY |
| I had no idea there was so many resources for home schooling. Thank goodness for this book. |
It has "Complete" in the title for a reason and gets really close
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| Review Date: April 5, 2008 |
| Reviewer: Chauncey E., Dallas, TX USA |
| Wow - everything you wanted to know about homeschooling but wouldn't even think to ask. It's almost too overwhelming, but it's a great resource. She even includes her own homeschool journal entries, just brief sections, from the late eighties/ninties as she was homeschooling her three boys. She really includes all points of view and covers every subject so comprehensively. My only complaint is that it needs to be updated to include more website info. - she does list websites when she can, but there were many companies in there that I'm familiar with that have a good site and she didn't list the address for it. But you really can't believe all the subjects she covers - nothing is left out from what I can see. |
A fantastic reference book that needs to be updated!
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| Review Date: October 23, 2007 |
| Reviewer: Jodi, Georgia |
| This is such an incredible book that contains an enormous wealth of information and personal anecdotes. Unfortunately, this book is now outdated, as is some of the information in it. Some of the websites are no longer valid and some companies who had no website at the time this book was published, now do have one. In all, however, this book is a fantastic starting point with wonderful ideas. I hope the publishers of this book will seriously consider updating it and if they do, I honestly feel that this would be one of the most important homeschooling books available to families. |
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