The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It's Right for Your Family

ISBN-13: 9780230600706 / Angielski / Twarda / 2008 / 225 str.

Lisa Rivero

Opis

In this accessible and honest look at homeschooling, Lisa Rivero explores the diverse faces of homeschooled students and the ways in which it can help children with special learning needs. She corrects misconceptions through profiles of diverse families and addresses the changing and complex needs of children today. This book addresses the major questions parents are bound to have as they consider this option: socialization, curriculum, special needs arrangements, resources, and more.

Recenzje

Praise for Creative Home Schooling:

"This book will at once reassure parents that they are not alone in this voyage." - David Albert, columnist, Home Education Magazine

"A solid, accessible, 'user friendly' guide packed with advice, information, ideas, and insights on homeschooling especially gifted children." - Midwest Book Review

Spis treści

Introduction Home, school and Education A History of Homeschooling Hidden Truths of Homeschooling Homeschool Days: What Does Schooling at Home Look Like? Homeschooling for Special Needs Teens at Home: Homeschooling for High School Parent Coffee Break: Frequently Asked Questions The Homeschool Option: Making the Decision and Getting Started Epilogue: Homeschooling for the Twenty-First Century Appendix: Contact Information for State Laws and Support Groups

O autorze

LISA RIVERO is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Parenting for High Potential, Understanding Gifted Children, The Roeper Review, and The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Her book Creative Home Schooling won the 2003 Glyph Best Education Book Award and was named Best HomeSchool Product of the Year. She lives in Milwaukee, USA.