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21) Homeschooling
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"Interest in homeschooling was booming even before the coronavirus pandemic inspired many parents to consider the homeschooling choice as an alternative to in-person classroom learning. Fully updated with new resources and technologies, this guide is just what you need to help you decide whether homeschooling is right for your family. Learn about the rewards and challenges presented by homeschooling, how to ensure that your children receive a well-rounded...
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Homeschooling can help kids of all ages immerse themselves in learning that builds on their unique strengths, interests, and preferences. It gives them the chance to thrive with one-on-one attention and customized lesson plans that fit their learning style -- and their family’s needs. This starter guide to homeschooling is the ultimate resource for turning any home into an ideal school environment and helping any child succeed. Learn how to homeschool:...
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"Reverend Dave is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government and believing that their right to educate their children is a freedom worth fighting for. Reverend Dave is called to Washington, DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come"--Container.
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Homeschooling can be a tremendous gift to your children-a personalized educational experience tailored to each kid's interests, abilities, and learning styles. But what to teach, and when, and how? Especially for first-time homeschoolers, the prospect of tackling an annual curriculum can be daunting. In Home Learning Year by Year, Rebecca Rupp presents comprehensive plans from preschool through high school, covering integral subjects for each grade,...
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2023 Read Widely: North America & The Caribbean
Audiobooks "Find Your Voice" 2023
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Audiobooks "Find Your Voice" 2023
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Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse....
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"Getting ready for the school year requires thoughtful planning. From setting goals to teaching individualized skills to measuring progress, The A+ Homeschool Planner is your go-to resource for a successful school year. This handy planner helps you stay focused on your goals by mapping out what you want your children to learn over the days, weeks, and months of your homeschool year. With plenty of space to evaluate your children's growth, this planner...
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After a lifetime of being homeschooled, Ham Hudson is hoping that a new year in a new school will help make him a whole new Ham. Instead, he's saddled with an archnemesis to avoid, a confusing and exhausting social sphere to navigate, and a whole host of insecurities to add to his old ones. But then Ham meets Micah. Sympathetic and effortlessly cool, Micah quickly becomes a lifeline in a strange world.
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2024 Women's History Month for Kids
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A lightning strike made Lucy, twelve, a math genius, but, after years of homeschooling, her grandmother enrolls her in middle school and she learns that life is more than numbers.
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"This beginner's guide to the Montessori Method of homeschooling for children ages 2-6 was written by parents who have embraced this method of educating their own children. It was written in hopes of simplifying the process for other parents and caregivers who are considering doing the same. Explore the fundamental principles laid out by founder Maria Montessori, and discover ways to implement her ideas in your own home, on your own schedule and...
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'Parents and Children' consists of a collection of 26 articles from the original 'Parent's Review' magazines to encourage and instruct parents. Topics include The Family; Parents as Rulers; Parents as Inspirers; Parents as Schoolmasters; The Culture of Character; Parents as Instructors in Religion; Faith and Duty (a secular writer has useful suggestions for using myths and stories to teach morals; along with the Bible, these can give examples of noble...
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"Read about famous homeschoolers such as : Andrew Carnegie, Agatha Christie, Louis Armstrong, Theorore Roosevelt, Thomas Edison, Robert Frost, John Muir, Walt Whitman. Find out what these legends had in common, how they were raised and how they found success. Their fascinating stories will inspire you to think about homeschooling in a whole new way -- beyond curriculum, test scores and "keeping up with the school kids"--Page 4 of cover.
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"In five illuminating sections, Bauer teaches parents how to flex the K-12 system, rather than the child. She closely analyzes the traditional school structure, gives trenchant criticisms of its weaknesses, and offers a wealth of advice for parents of children whose difficulties may stem from struggling with learning differences, maturity differences, toxic classroom environments, and even from giftedness..."--Dust jacket.