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I Am a Home Schooler

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A refreshing, insightful look at a day in the life of a homeschooler. The photography enhanced the lively style (and country life) of author, Julie Voetberg and her children. These are fortunate children, whose education includes the discovery of owl pellets (small blobs of bone and fur that the owl burps up after eating an animal) along a country path--the trail leading on to the library for books and science videos about owls. Fortunate children, indeed

We found this at the library and it is the only one of it's kind I have ever seen. There are many books about going to school and preschool written for children but so far this is the only one I've found just for homeschoolers.

As we read this book my son kept piping in with "Hey, I do that." Although we know many homeschooling families and many of his friends are homeschooled, for some reason reading this in a book really excited him.

My 5 year old daughter has recently began to wonder why she isn't in school with all the other children she sees playing outside when we drive by our local elementary school. She has puzzled by the fact that many of the children who went to story time at the library are not there this year because they are in school. She has not understood my explanation that we homeschool. I am not sure why as I have homeschooled for over fifteen years, but there is an eleven year gap between her and her older sibling. I suppose that is why she did not understand. This book seemed to answer her questions and give her a peace about homeschooling. I am glad that I found this book to give her that. It filled a need for our family. I recommend it to others who have curious homeschool children or even those with children who know someone who has made this choice, to explain the differences.

As a homeschool family of many, it seems inevitable that the littlest one will wonder aloud if there are other kids who are "homeschooled just like me". How comforted they feel after having listened to the story about a young girl named Teigen who is also educated at home. Teigen takes the reader through a day in her life. She explains the benefits of homeschooling such as being able to work at your own pace, or changing the schedule to fit in an interesting or spontaneous activity. The pages are adorned with hand-tinted photographs, which create an impression of stepping back in time. Every homeschooling family should own a copy of I Am a Home Schooler.