Synopsis
Quickly becoming the choice of more and more American families, home schooling a child can be a daunting and exhausting task. When John and Kathy Perry decided to withdraw their sons from public school and teach them at home, they found much information decrying the state of education but little on how to develop a program to ensure academic success. The Complete Guide to Home Schooling presents step-by-step instructions for tailoring a curriculum to the individual, integrating academic home schooling with public school extracurricular opportunities, maintaining family energy and peace, and developing diverse community-based enrichment studies.
Parent Council Reviews
A great guide for any parent who is frustrated with their child's academic progress and wants to learn about the homeschooling option. As a homeschool teacher I found this book to be a straight-forward guide to the most necessary questions. It includes anecdotes and success stories from homeschool graduates. The content is not colored by religious, racial, or utopian sentiments. The Perrys even have a sense of humor about the true struggles (housework, vacations, and recordkeeping) in a homeschooling family. They founded HomeScholars of Texas, an organization designed to assist families who homeschool advanced and higher level courses. 2000, Lowell House, $17.95. Ages Adult. Reviewer: C. Leonard-Schmidling SOURCE: Parent Council Volume 8