- Paperback: 254 pages
- Publisher: Harcourt Publishers Ltd; 1st Harvest Ed edition (Sep 1993)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0156300001
- ISBN-13: 978-0156300001
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.6 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,019,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Examines the pros and cons of educating children at home, and makes concrete suggestions for cooperation between families and schools.
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We schoolteachers constantly complain-into a steady, implacable wind-that with much smaller classes and more one-to-one contact we might make better academic headway. Read the first page
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I am not sure what the appeal of this book is supposed to be to the non-American market, as its main concern seems to be the inculcation of American Culture without the melee of school. The words America/un-American are scattered liberally throughout the text, often being used as synonyms for good person/bad person.
Although Mr Guterson has a few interesting anecdotes, and quotes some good research, these can be found in other places with much more relevance to the wider world.
Although Mr Guterson has a few interesting anecdotes, and quotes some good research, these can be found in other places with much more relevance to the wider world.
Format:Paperback
As a Christian I already have biblical reasons for wanting to homeschool. I did however want to get a viewpoint from someone who was not necessarily coming from a biblical perspective. I found this book to be so educational! Seeing the school system through the eyes of a public school TEACHER was refreshing and helped me a great deal in confirming what my husband and I should do for our children. I highly recommend this book for anyone who is currently homeschooling or considering it.
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Forget HOW to homeschool -- what really matters is this beautifully articulated argument for WHY to homeschool. Institutional school is inflicted on generations of Americans in large part because we assume it's necessary to our cultural identity. Guterson makes a cogent, complete, and compelling case that children learn best when their own families take charge, and that the cold war between public schools and everyone else must finally yield to a more integrated, cooperative focus on each child's learning (wherever it may take place). Like Guterson, I am both a homeschooling parent and a public school professional -- this is the book I would have written someday if he hadn't already said it all so well. END
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The best book on 'why' to home educate that I've read.
No public or private school teacher can equal the 1:1 ratio of a parent-child relationship. Guterson dispels myths about homeschooling being only for eccentrics and religious... Read more
Published on 27 Feb 1998
Every parent should read this book
Guterson's message is that there is no substitute for parental involvement in a child's education. A great book for all parents, regardless of whether home schooling is of... Read more
Published on 17 May 1997
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