Homeschool, 2010-2011
August 9, 2010 | 9 Comments
1:35 pm. It’s quiet time.
The kids are in their beds writing in their journals and reading books.
photo credit: jimmiehomeschoolmom
The 12 year old has done vocabulary (he’s studying Latin and Greek root words) and sign language.
The 9 year old did math, language arts and reading. He helped his little sister with regrouping.
The 7 year old has completed her science, math and reading work.
The almost 5 year old practiced her letters and recited from memory “read” two books to me (ahem).
We haven’t done history yet (which we do altogether as a group), because I’m waiting for our history curriculum to arrive in the mail.
We read a chapter of the Bible together and discussed it.
We even managed to squeeze in grocery shopping.
Did I mention how much I love homeschooling?
A couple of things we’re doing differently this year:
I’ve been reading about Charlotte Mason and her educational philosophies, and I like what I’m learning. I’m adapting a few of her methods to our homeschool day. We’ll try it on for size and see how it works for us. I like the idea of short, ultra focused lessons that last 20 minutes. I like the idea of dictation, something we haven’t done before.
Are you doing anything new this year?
Homeschooling: My Child Doesn’t Like To Read
March 3, 2010 | 9 Comments
A reader had this question so I am publishing it here to get the wisdom and advice of other homeschooling moms:
“Hi. My son 8 year old son is recently homeschooled – he’s currently finishing up the 2nd grade. He was a good student in public school and his teachers loved him. We have an “eclectic” and relaxed homeschool style so I am no hardnose, but even still I have trouble getting him to do any schoolwork. He says he doesn’t like to read.
Math is “sort of” ok with him, and he likes to do hands on things like take apart gadgets, draw diagrams, work with electronics, color, draw and write stories. He is very intelligent but not especially gifted verbally. He seems to have a real knack for building and fixing things (working with wood, playing Lego). He also loves computers.
I realize that he may never be a big reader and don’t want to push him, but some reading is of course necessary. I need some suggestions on how to engage him in a way that works with his learning style. (By the way I am divorced so I can’t fully embrace unschooling, his father is critical of that and I have to be accountable to him as part of our parenting plan.)
Would you publish this on your blog so I can see how other homeschoolers have handled this?
Thanks!”
Do you have any advice for this mom? I’m curious if there is a homeschool curriculum available that caters to kids like this…?
Please leave them in the comments.
What’s Homeschooling Really Like?
July 16, 2009 | 23 Comments
And how do homeschooled kids “turn out” as adults?
These are two questions that people often wonder about homeschooling. And even those of us who have experienced it often wonder the latter question.
Will my kids learn “everything they need to know” if I have an eclectic homeschooling style?
Natalie 
Wickham is a homeschooling “graduate” whose book, Pajama School – Stories From The Life of a Homeschool Graduate, gives you a peek inside the daily life of a large homeschooling family.
As I read this book I found myself thinking, “Yep, that’s exactly what it’s like!” over and over.
As Natalie describes new babies being added to the family, the homeschooling “routine” being shot to heck when major life events occur (and how that hardly matters in the end), how the daily grind of home educating changes over time.
If, as a homeschooling parent, you have concerns about specific areas of your child’s education (how will they learn higher math if I don’t remember how to do it!?, etc) you will find this book reassuring.
Natalie’s experience ( if there is such a thing as a “typical” homeschooler…) seems typical of so many homeschool graduates I’ve talked to and read about. She forged her own path. It may not have looked exactly like someone else’s, but her homeschool experience helped make her who she is. At one point, Natalie was working inside the public school system offering classes to help teach children character qualities. In her words:
“… I realized how much the environment in a public school setting pressures teachers to focus on maintaining structure and measuring results, while at the same time squelching opportunities for sincere academic inquiry and intellectual discussion.
… students were forced to conform to the mold that required them to be passive learners rather than creative thinkers.“
Natalie has graciously offered a copy of her book to one NaturalMomsTalkRadio reader.
If you would like to have a copy, please leave a comment below. Be sure to include a valid email address so I can get in touch with you.
The winner will randomly be chosen on Tuesday, July 21 at NOON Eastern time.
Thanks for playing!
Things I’ve Learned About Public School
May 19, 2009 | 7 Comments
photo credit: woodleywonderworks
There have been a few things that have surprised me about public school. As you know, I enrolled my 3 older kids into the local elementary school a few weeks ago.
Not all of the things are bad.
For instance, I’m surprised at how much they like school.
Even though my oldest is having problems tolerating many of the kids in his class, he likes school overall and is liked by his teachers. He did awesome on the CRCTs (standardized tests) and has impressed his teachers and the “good” kids (read: girls).
My 8 year old son was Student of the Month last week. 
He was presented with a special award and commended for his exemplary conduct and effort. I was very proud for him. (He has also fallen madly in love with a hot little Mamacita in his class named Jasmin, but that’s another blog post!).
Schools are very good at positive reinforcement.
My oldest was taken by his music teacher to see Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the historic Fox Theater. They have something called “Eagle Bucks”that the kids earn for good conduct and hard work and they can spend these dollars at the end of the week. My 8 year old came home with a love note from his teacher, commending him on his hard work the first week. I cried.
I also really like the school administrators and staff.
I think they’re awesome people who are doing really well to do their jobs with integrity and care.
One thing I don’t like is the abundance of candy offered. It seems my 6 year old comes home with a lollipop almost every day. Um, not pleased. What happened to stickers or pencils or other non cavity inducing stuff like that?
And does this contribute to my daughter being so darn moody after school?
I’ve noticed the kids fight with each other more.
I’m sure it’s because they’re a bit overwhelmed and tired at the end of the day. My 6 year old has picked up an accent from her peers, as well as a very fierce way of talking. I don’t like it.
I had lunch with my oldest last week and was shocked at the behavior of the 5th graders. When I was in school, we had to have a bit of decorum in the lunchroom. We could talk and have fun of course, but the volume had to be kept at an acceptable level. This lunchroom was deafening and overwhelming for me – an adult.
Not to mention, some of these kids are huge. Some of them were bigger than me. In comparison my son looked so small and vulnerable. It really made me nervous.
He is the only blue eyed, blonde, caucasian child in his class and in one of only a handful in the entire school. He gets a bit of discrimination targeted at him.
I’ve made it my aim to raise children who see no color, and I think I’ve succeeded in that. My children do not classify people as “black” and “white”. In fact they call anyone with a shade of skin different from their own “brown”. And usually people with lighter skin are called “beige” or “light” or whatever.
My youngest is the only caucasian in her class and couldn’t care less, and the aforementioned girl crush of my son? She is Latina.
Unfortunately, not everyone thinks the way I do about race.
My oldest child is referred to as a racist by one of the little punks in his class. Interestingly, several of the girl students came to his defense, and they even asked him to sit with them at lunch (the boys and girls sit separately, by choice). They knew it wasn’t true, and the accuser was basically an idiot.
I told him the boys were probably just jealous and using the racist thing to try to get to him. Thing is, it is getting to him a little bit. The other day he stomped a kid on the foot for being verbally abusive to him. I think he had taken all he could take. The teacher wasn’t overly concerned about it, because it was out of character.
I’ve decided not to send him to middle school next year.
Everyone I speak to says that middle school is worse than high school in terms of the behavior of the kids. He’ll be back home with me. He’s such an independent learner, he requires very little from me by way of instruction anyway.
Caleb has a very difficult time with the language his peers use, the jokes they tell – in short he has been raised to think about pleasing God in his daily life. He is literally offended by much of the behavior he sees, and it wears on him. His teacher has told me that he is free to leave the classroom at any time to take a 5 minute breather, grab some quiet if he needs to.
I’m ok with the middles going back to public school next year.
Ilana will be in 1st grade and Julien in 3rd. Julien still struggles a LOT with his reading, but I think that Jasmin and the positive peer pressure of the other kids has done some good in helping him to work harder. His teachers are understandably impressed with his good conduct.
School lunch isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be.
The meals are actually quite well balanced and the bread is whole grain, there are no desserts served and there are veggies and fruit with each meal. But the milk is low fat, which bothers me. Doesn’t everyone know that children should NOT be on a low fat diet?
I don’t pack their lunches anymore because they don’t want me to, and they were not eating half of what I packed in there. They kept begging me to let them eat lunch like the rest of their class mates, and so I relented.
But the WASTE… oh my goodness.
There are no longer real silverware and reusable plastic cups and lunch trays. Each child is served a disposable tray, a plastic wrapped disposable fork and knife combo, and EACH bit of food is in a disposable plastic dish. It’s sickening to think about how much waste ONE school creates each day from school lunches.
Another thing that surprises me?
I actually like getting up at 6:30 every day to drive the kids to school.
Homeschooling Your Child With Special Needs
March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Once an unthinkable idea, more and more families are pulling their children with special needs out of the public school system and are homeschooling them. Their diagnoses can range from ADD, ADHD, autism, cerebral palsy, Down Syndrome, and dyslexia to medically fragile.
Many families spend a lot of time and energy “fighting the system” to get an inclusive education for their children. Homeschooling is the most naturally inclusive way to educate a child there is. Instead of being segregated in a room with similar functioning peers, they have the opportunity to interact and learn from their families and in the community.
Your child will have the freedom to learn at his/her own pace without the potential stigma of being in a special education class, or being warehoused in a resource room. You can tailor the curriculum around what motivates and inspires him or her.
Does teaching a child with special needs require specific training or a master’s degree? No. As a parent, you are your child’s first and best teacher. With the amazing amount of information at our fingertips in the Information Age, parents can easily find the help and information they need to homeschool.
You will need support. HSLDA.org is a great place to start. It answers frequently asked questions and has a great list of resources. They have two special needs coordinators who will be more than happy to spend time on the phone with you and help point you in the right direction. (You do need to be a member, the fee is a very nominal $8 per month.) A local teacher or consultant who is supportive of homeschooling will also be beneficial.
Here are a few additional helpful resources to check out:
The Home School Starter Kit (includes copy of Home Schooling Children with Special Needs, a CD-ROM entitled Understanding and Teaching Struggling Learners, a DVD of Program Planning for the Special Needs Child Workshop and an accompanying Curriculum Planning Guide from Almaden Valley Christian school. They also offer nationwide consulting services.
Christine Field has written several good homeschooling titles including Homeschooling the Challenging Child and Help for the Harried Homeschooler.
Sue Patrick has developed a workbox system inspired by her experiences teaching her child with autism and also offers consulting services. This is a great system to help you get organized and increase your child’s self control and independence. It has been the talk of my homeschool community the last few weeks.
Homeschooling your child with special needs can be tough, but may also be the most rewarding thing you’ve ever done.
Marya Mesa is living the chaotic suburban life in the Tampa Bay area with her husband, four children (two of whom have learning disabilities and one has Down Syndrome) and assorted pets. You can read her blog at http://www.suncoastmom.com
How We Do Homeschool History
February 16, 2009 | 3 Comments
I didn’t used to enjoy history at all when I was in school. But I enjoy doing history with my homeschool kids.
The way we do it is really simple too, and easy. Instead of each individual kid doing their own history curriculum, we all sit down together and learn history – including me!. One reason I do this is because when you’re homeschooling multiple children, you don’t have time for everyone to do their own thing all the time. Math they obviously have to do alone because they are at very different skill levels, but some subjects (like science and history) lend themselves well to group study.
We use Susan Wise Bauer‘s Story of the World books. Susan Wise Bauer has written several excellent books about education and even has a couple of books on history for adults. She is a proponent of the Classical homeschool. While I’m not following a Classical style curriculum, I still like these books for a number of reasons. 
One, they teach history chronologically.
That is the only way to do history that makes any sense at all to me. Why do kids in public school learn about United States history first? As if that’s the most important thing? How do they understand the people and the situations that led to the “founding” of this country if they don’t understand all the stuff that came before?
Second, the books are written from a Christian perspective which I consider a plus, but they don’t teach doctrine. Teaching doctrine is my job.
Third, I find the books are written in simple, clear language so that I can teach history to the 6 year old, 8 year old and 10 year old without anyone getting bored or it being too difficult.
I figure that traditionally, history was taught orally, passed down from one generation to the other. So when we sit down to do history, we read a section of the book together, then discuss it.
I highlight any vocabulary words and ask the kids what the meaning is, which they’re almost always able to tell me, from the context of the story.
The Story of the World series also has activity books available that you can use if you wish. These would be great for older kids who might want more challenge. I think it would be very easy to supplement the books with extra activities of your own design. For example when doing the chapter on the First Nomads from
Volume One, you could check out books from the library and read more about nomads. You could eat a paleo diet for a week, relying on foods that are in season or that you can kill locally. (Hey why not?!)
My oldest has already completed the first book: The Story of the World: Volume 1: Ancient Times: From the Earliest Nomads to the Last Roman Emperor and has started on Volume Two: The Middle Ages. But he sits in on the lessons in Volume 1 with his siblings for a review.
He really enjoys these books and will sit and read them for bedtime stories without any prompting from me. That is a good sign, no?
How do you do homeschool history?
Socialization Skills Can Be Taught at Home
January 1, 2009 | 9 Comments
One of the concern that people have about home schooling is the socialization aspect. Will the children get to interact with other kids? This topic has been blown way out of proportion.I’m going to share my thoughts on the socialization issue and tell you how my kids are being socialized.
First of all, What is socialization?
Warning: Unsocialized Homeschoolers Ahead
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Kids interacting and learning to work with others (“plays nicely with others” “shares”, etc) on a daily basis is one part. Learning to take turns, learning how to not interrupt – these are the social skills we want our kids to learn.
Let’s be honest. In schools, there are bullies, unstable people, teachers with issues of their own, and a lot of other behavior problems that children will be subject to. Socialization in the public school can become a nightmare because of discipline issues. My VERY brief stint as a substitute teacher provided plenty of evidence of this.
Putting 30+ kids of the same age in a room together doesn’t seem the ideal way to teach them socially appropriate behaviors. It seems to me that kids will learn this stuff by observing the people who (hopefully) have mastered these skills – their parents.
Kids are naturally social creatures – we all are. Unless we teach them to be otherwise, they will gravitate towards other kids they don’t know simply out of curiosity. School is not the only place to find new friends.
Home schooled children can participate in the same after school and weekend programs as public and private school children. Programs like 4-H, Boy and Girl Scouts, YMCA, and church groups offer chances to interact with other people. There is no shortage of opportunities to see other kids their age. My kids play with the neighbors, play with other kids at the gym, have friends over, etc. They interact with kids on homeschool field trips and spend time with other kids that we worship with. Just yesterday, they had friends over to play for most of the morning and afternoon. Then they played with some kids at the park, then at the gym.
When I was a teen and homeschooled, it was great because my best friend was also homeschooled, so we could do sleepovers in the middle of the week and do our work together. It was great! I also had many friends all over the state who were also homeschooled – some I got together with on the weekends, some were penpals I saw infrequently, but I certainly never lacked for a social life.
Homeschooling parents fiind that there are many opportunities to teach their kids social skills in the course of the week. I almost always have them with me when I am shopping, banking, running errands, etc. This provides an opportunity for me to teach them appropriate behaviors, such as looking at an adult when they’re spoken to and answering politely. (I don’t require my children to answer personal questions addressed to them by adults who don’t have any business knowing the answer, that’s just rude and I will point that out to my kids later.)
Typically, they get compliments on their behavior when we go out. When I remember to do so, it helps when I remind them of what kind of behavior I expect from them before we go into the situation.
Home schooled kids don’t spend all day, every day in the house. Finding friends is not any more of a concern for them than it is for any other kids, regardless of how they’re educated.
The more I think about it, the sillier the entire unsocialized homeschooler myth seems. Since school as we do it today is such a modern invention, and people seem to get ruder and less well mannered as time goes on… hmm, maybe there’s a connection?
School Kills Creativity?
December 6, 2008 | 1 Comment
Oh, man.
I could get lost on this site for hours. I mentioned TED.com on this other blog post about an unlikely unschooling advocate.
Here is another awesome video by a big thinker. Even if you don’t agree, watch anyway and I promise you’ll enjoy it. This guy is hilarious!
The topic of the talk is how our education system kills creativity. How it overvalues certain skills and intelligences and completely ignores and devalues others, to our society’s detriment.
Great quotes from the talk:
“We are educating people out of their creativity.”
“If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original.”
“All children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.”
– Picasso
How Do You Homeschool Multiple Children?
October 22, 2008 | 2 Comments
One of the questions people ask when they come across homeschooling parents is how they manage to teach their kids when they have more than one. Since so many homeschooling families seem to have larger families, it can certainly be done and it’s not as difficult as some might think. In fact, there are certain advantages to homeschooling when you have several kids.
For parents making the decision to homeschool, the fact that they have more than one child may concern them. They might fear that they won’t have enough time to focus on each child’s education enough.
Here are some tips to help you juggle your various children’s needs while you teach your kids at home.
Homeschooling With Babies and Toddlers 
Homeschooling the older kids when you have babies and toddlers in the house is probably the most challenging time. With a baby or tot small enough to be held a lot, you can use a sling to keep your youngest close and happy and meet his needs while you read to or work with older children.
Use feeding times for study periods and read aloud time.
Since you’ll likely be sitting down to feed your baby anyway, have your other child(ren) read to you or sit them on your other side and read aloud to them. Your baby will benefit too from hearing words read aloud. They will learn that reading is a pleasurable activity, and hearing all those words spoken will improve their own vocabulary and reading skills later on.
Create and enforce quiet time/nap time.
When your baby or toddler is napping is an ideal time for more focused attention on the schoolwork, but what if nobody is still napping? Create and enforce quiet time. This is a good time for you to regroup and rest or catch up a struggling reader or child who needs some extra attention with school.
Keep little ones busy.
Toddlers and preschoolers can “do school” in the same area when older children are doing seatwork. Keep them stocked with appropriate arts and crafts activities to do. Likely they’ll pick up on much of the discussion going on during school time.
If this doesn’t work well for your kids and you need to separate them, try moving around the house a little. Perhaps the older child(ren) can sit at the dining room table for a bit and the younger ones use the floor or coffee table in the living room. Or an older child can do schoolwork at a desk in their room or a parent’s office.
If you have older children, let them take turns taking care of the baby/toddler in the house for short periods. This allows you to spend some one on one time with each child during the day.
Older Kids
If your children are older (and certainly once they’re all reading well!), things are a little easier. They no longer need much supervision. Most older homeschooled kids are pretty accustomed to figuring things out on their own and coming to you when they get stuck and need some help or to get more information. And for trips to the library!
With older kids, you can definitely use their size and maturity to help you get things done around the house, increasing the time you have available for homeschooling projects and field trips.
Get your kids involved in chores and meal preparation.
I cannot emphasize this enough. Learning how to clean up, complete simple handy projects around the house, do laundry and cook is very important real life preparation. In the old days, they called this stuff home economics!
If you have a child who is old enough, teach them how to prepare simple meals on their own without your assistance. A child as young as 7 can be taught how to make toast, eggs, oatmeal, sandwiches, cut vegetables and fruits, etc. After my youngest was born, my oldest son was a huge help to me because he could make snacks and easy meals for me. He was only 7 but he could do a lot around the kitchen. Now at ten, he loves to bake snacks and desserts, bake bread from scratch (no bread machine, he kneads the dough by hand), and help with dinner.
Meal prep isn’t just about eating and helping mom, but also reinforces reading, math and science skills.
A child as young as 3 can take their folded laundry to be put away in their dresser. Older kids can bring you dirty laundry, help fold and put things away when they’re done. Children can operate a vacuum properly from the time they’re around 6. A 5 year old can sweep small messes (like crumbs under the table) with a hand held broom and dustpan.
The reason I mention this is because as a homeschooling family, your house will likely get messier simply due to the fact that the kids are in it more hours of the day!
Forego summer and other lengthy vacations and do school year round.
Teaching through the summer can make up for lost time you experience during the year due to having a baby or illness or other family challenges that come up. Some parents even do a little schoolwork on the weekends. Why should learning be limited to 5 days a week?
One of the best things about homeschooling is the fact that learning can take place anytime, anywhere. Sometimes I even have to urge my kids to stop reading or building or creating and Go.To.Bed. My oldest can often be found reading his Science book at 10 PM (past his bedtime!).
Use your support network.
Can your husband, grandparents, or babysitters help the kids with schoolwork in the evenings and on weekends? Or are their other experiences your family and friends can expose your child to? Does your local homeschool support group offer a co-op? You don’t have to go it alone. Your children will benefit from different people’s perspective.
Avoid the “school at home” mentality.
Contrary to popular belief, homeschooling doesn’t involve sitting across the table from your child for several hours a day doing schoolwork. Most homeschoolers do not follow this model and the ones that do, burn out really quickly and either quit entirely or change their methods. Usually everyone is much happier!
Use curriculum that isn’t instructor intensive.
This means that you won’t have to spend a lot of time in prep work each day/week. The kids will be able to dig right in to their work, saving time. If the curriculum you’ve chosen requires you to spend a lot of time preparing lesson plans, it might not work for your family situation. That’s ok. Choose another!
On the other hand, unit studies, which do require more advance planning on the part of the parent, can allow children of different ages to learn together since everyone can do activities on their skill level. Try it out and see what works best for your situation. You don’t have to find the “perfect” solution right away.
Encourage working together.
Older kids can help younger kids with their schoolwork when you can’t be available. This reinforces the older child’s skills – the best way to learn something is to teach it! It can also increase goodwill among children.
You might want to forgo a traditional preschool curriculum for 3 to 5 year olds and let the younger kids learn alongside the older ones.
Encourage independence.
Allow older kids leeway in their school schedule. You may even want to let them choose their own curriculum or how they learn various subjects.
And finally, don’t set yourself up for failure with a rigid schedule. Adding pregnancy, a new baby, toddlers, and preschoolers to the mix can be challenging for any parent, and if you’re homeschooling, you especially need to be realistic about what you can accomplish. You might want to adopt an eclectic homeschooling style or even unschool for a period (or permanently).
If you ever doubt that your children are getting a good education because of homeschooling during their various ages and stages, think about what school was like for many people in this country a hundred years ago. Schoolkids of all ages were put in one room together with one teacher and this system produced a generation of Americans that were far more literate than modern generations!
photo credit: Small Town OK
Finally here is a book recommendation. Homeschooling More Than One Child: A Practical Guide for Families
Great Homeschool Books for Your Library
September 1, 2008 | 1 Comment
Every homeschooling parent knows that a well stocked library is one of their most important investments. In addition to great works of literature, reference books like dictionaries and encyclopedias, however, there are also wonderful books on the topic of homeschooling itself that I consider must reads.
Here are a few of my favorites.
photo credit: The University of Adelaide
One of the most important (and first) decisions you’ll make is finding the best home school curriculum. You want one that matches your educational philosophy and that also works with your child’s learning style. This book makes this process of picking one among the many available choices so much easier. It’s a must read for parents at the start of their homeschool journey or for any homeschooling parent who wants to make a change in their home education.
The Story of the World: History for the Classical Child by Susan Wise Bauer
Susan Wise Bauer is the author of several books on classical homeschooling. Her Story of the World series are well loved by home educators. They help parents create a living history experience for children and I enjoy them too, which is no small thing considering history was my least favorite subject in school! I think I enjoyed going through the first volume more than my son did. The Story of the World books also have companion workbooks for those who wish to use them alongside the volumes, especially for older children.
Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling
John Holt has been called the “father of unschooling”. His name is frequently mentioned among homeschooling advocates and pops up on message forums and websites for home educators frequently. As a former public school teacher turned unschooling advocate, Holt has penned several wonderful books on the topic of how children learn and why the public school system is failing.
What I truly love about Holt is how he encourages parents to trust their child’s learning process. Reading Holt gives you confidence that as a homeschooling parent you’re capable of educating your child and preparing them for adult life better than anyone else can.
The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12
This one is another favorite among homeschooling parents. One of the ongoing challenges homeschoolers face is how we can teach our kids the most important subjects: reading, writing and math every day without boring ourselves and our children. This book offers hundreds of ideas that will keep things fresh and interesting for you as you teach your kids at home. It will also assist you in meeting your individual children’s needs since they differ in ability and learning style.
The Kingfisher First Books
The Kingfisher First Animal Book and The Kingfisher First Human Body Book are wonderful for preschoolers and young children and could form the basis of early science curriculum. The other titles in the Kingfisher lineup are also excellent resource materials for homeschooling families.
photo credit: wmshc_kiwi
The Unschooling Handbook : How to Use the Whole World As Your Child’s Classroom
Unschooling, or child directed learning, is practiced by an estimated 10 – 15% of American parents. This book teaches you how to use the “whole world as your child’s curriculum” and is a breath of fresh air to parents who trust their children to learn naturally with minimal outside interference.
There are many other awesome books for homeschooling parents, but these are a few of my personal favorites. Please share some of your favorites in the comments.
