- Paperback: 204 pages
- Publisher: Kelly Green (2 Aug 2010)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0986644153
- ISBN-13: 978-0986644153
- Product Dimensions: 1.3 x 2 x 0.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,158,311 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Every so often an important homeschooling book comes along, one which moves beyond discussions of how to teach your child to read and into the realm of what is most critical to remember about homeschooling.
--Home Education Magazine
--Home Education Magazine
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A Matter of Conscience: Education as A Fundamental Freedom examines issues surrounding education as a matter of conscience, compulsory school attendance laws, and regulation of home-based education. Written by a home-education activist and writer, A Matter of Conscience looks at government policy on and media coverage of these issues in the United States, Canada, and the U.K. "I think this could well be one of the most important books on homeschooling in decades." Helen Hegener, Publisher, Home Education Magazine.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
I knew I would find much to appreciate it in this book because I was familiar with Kelly L Green's blog in the dark days of the Badman Review and the CSF Bill. She writes with clear, insightful intelligence about issues that affect us all, home educating or not (in fact possibly especially if not..home educators know what essential freedoms are under threat), about freedom of conscience and what education should really be. Of course I knew I would agree with much she wrote, but in the true spirit of a free education, it is the questions she poses and not just the possible answers she suggests that give this book its life. I was up till the early hours finishing it and not just reading, but debating with it, clarifying the ideas I often find boiling in my brain or when rage leaves me spluttering and incoherent.
More than that, she gives enough of herself, enough of the roots of her deeply-felt conviction to feel that here is a friend, a kindred spirit that one could invite to dinner and sit up half the night putting the world to rights over a bottle of wine.
More than that, she gives enough of herself, enough of the roots of her deeply-felt conviction to feel that here is a friend, a kindred spirit that one could invite to dinner and sit up half the night putting the world to rights over a bottle of wine.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Thought Provoking and Important
3 Oct 2010
Thought Provoking and Important
I read through this book in almost one sitting, gripped by many of the chapters and the incidents described there in. I homeschooled my own children many years ago. I live in BC where homeschooling is fairly simple and easy to do. It was eye opening to read about both past and present struggles about who is responsible and in charge of a child's education. I was at times moved to tears by the struggles one woman in Ontario faced and at other times to stand up and cheer for the hard work those in UK did to ensure their continued right to educate their children at home. Using these real situations, Kelly pointed out and raised some very important questions regarding just who is ultimately responsible for a child's education.
A fascinating and thought provoking book that raises important issues for anyone not just parents interested in education their children at home.
I read through this book in almost one sitting, gripped by many of the chapters and the incidents described there in. I homeschooled my own children many years ago. I live in BC where homeschooling is fairly simple and easy to do. It was eye opening to read about both past and present struggles about who is responsible and in charge of a child's education. I was at times moved to tears by the struggles one woman in Ontario faced and at other times to stand up and cheer for the hard work those in UK did to ensure their continued right to educate their children at home. Using these real situations, Kelly pointed out and raised some very important questions regarding just who is ultimately responsible for a child's education.
A fascinating and thought provoking book that raises important issues for anyone not just parents interested in education their children at home.
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