 NEW homeschoolers MUST READ! |
| Review Date: September 4, 2010 |
| Reviewer: StampingScrapbookingMom, Where God wants me to be |
This book made me feel like I was doing alright. If you are new to homeschooling, you must read this!
Tells it like it is, explains it all. Even talks about homeschooling down syndrome child. Very informative. |
Thin volume written from a very personal standpoint, advises prayer a lot.
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| Review Date: October 28, 2009 |
| Reviewer: kalanamak, Pacific NW |
I wish the product descriptions would include the fact there will be whole chapters on prayer and turning your worries over to a deity. Fine if that is your take on life, but a waste of time for those (believers included) who don't need to be told this. Also, author has a Down's child, and if you are in this boat, fine, but if you are not, there are several chapters (read two page spreads) on adapting your methods (e.g. incorporate more games). And, do we need a chapter on "what if your child has a special needs friend". This isn't homeschooling advice, and "special needs" vary so greatly, a chapter (4 pages) can't help with what is really a situational thing.
This book may encourage a person starting out, but the "how to teach your kids, run your home and overcome the inevitable challenges of the homeschooling life" is a false statement. Spend your money on good books for your kids. |
Highly recommended!
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| Review Date: August 26, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Mom of 4, |
Have you thought about homeschooling your kids? Are you a grandparent who doesn't want your grandkids homeschooled? Have you been homeschooling your kids, but are wondering whether or not to continue doing so? Do you wonder if you're doing the right thing for your kids? If any of these apply to you or if you just wonder how in the world anyone could homeschool their kids..........this is the book for you.
The title of the book lives up to all it promises. The author writes in a friendly, highly positive, down-to-earth and encouraging style. Reading it is like sitting down for a cup of coffee with a good friend. A friend who knows what you're going through. And she has. She has homeschooled her own children, including a "special needs" child with Downs Syndrome.
She covers:
*Confessions of an Imperfect Homeschooler
*Homeschooling 101
*Teaching Specific Subjects
*Teaching Techniques and Ideas
*Covering All the Bases
*Overcoming Obstacles to Homeschooling
*Coping with Changes and Challenges
*On the Home Front
She makes it clear that you don't have to be perfect....all you have to be is what your child needs. She gives the the tools, the confidence and the pep talks to do so. I wish I had found this book when I first started homeschooling, but her help is still invaluable even now.
Homeschooling is not right for everyone. But it is right for a LOT of people. Know yourself, be honest with what you want for your kids. There is not one right way to teach your kids (and the public school system doesn't want you to realize that). Children are not cookie cutter kids and they deserve more than a cookie cutter education. It's not easy some days. But it is very rewarding and a wonderful option. It can be as complicated or as simple as you make it.
Do you think you must have a college degree to teach your child? Realize now that having a college degree does not automatically make someone an educator. Nor does having a college degree automatically mean someone else knows what's best for your child. Think back to when you were in school. How many teachers did you have that were really good and really inspired you? How many guidance counselors did you have who really guided you? In my case, those outstanding people were a small minority. Knowledge is everywhere in this world.....but inspiration? That is far rarer.
Buy and read this book. Really examine yourself, question yourself, think about your kids AND.......As Barbara Frank says on page 176 "Count your blessings. Try to enjoy every stage of each child's development. Most of all, realize that someday they will be grown and gone, and you will have ten times as many memories as other moms, because you were there with them every day".
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Very good and easy to read homeschooling book based on experince
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| Review Date: July 11, 2009 |
| Reviewer: Kind Bean, New England, USA |
This is a nice little book about homeschooling. It is more like having a conversation with a veteran homeschooler than reading a handbook on the subject. I would say that it is more encouraging than informative. It certainly does contain information, mostly in the form of experience and advice, not stats or quotes from experts. I am not saying that that is bad, because it isn't, but if that is the kind of book you are looking for, then I wouldn't recommend this book.
That being said, there is a lot of wonderful and useful advice to be found in here and definitely a feeling of "I am not the only one." It also has some humorous moments. I highly recommend this book to all people looking to homeschool or parents who have been homeschooling and are looking for fresh ideas and encouragement.
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Guide to Homeschooling
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| Review Date: April 27, 2009 |
| Reviewer: R. N. Stormer, |
I loved this book and am sure I will read it again. Barbara Frank is someone I'd like to have as a friend. The book is practical and encouraging. As she says, some homeschool books we read leave us feeling depressed, in that it seems ours are the only children who struggle in various areas and that I am the least able mother that God chose to homeschool. This book is inspirational, totally encouraging and a very easy read. It is clearly one of my absolute favourites, and I rate Barbara Frank right up there with Ruth Beechick
I rated this as 5 star (don't know why only three are showing) |
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