Asking Questions, Finding Answers: A Parent's Journey Through Homeschooling [Paperback]

Tamra B. Orr (Author), Patrick Farenga (Introduction)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 29, 2010

Homeschooling mom, book author and magazine writer Tamra B. Orr presents an overview of the development of homeschooling, shares her own experiences as a stay-at-home mom learning with her kids, and presents essays by homeschooling kids, parents, and advocates about their experiences learning together in their homes and communities. These stories are filled with anecdotes, factual information, and lots of resources for discovering your family's style of living and learning without turning children into stressed-out students and parents into fretful teachers. Read this book as an overview to see the variety of educational experiences that you and your family can have instead of doing conventional schooling at home; use this book as a reference to make homeschooling easier and more enjoyable every day!

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About the Author

Tamra B. Orr is an unschooling mom and a prolific book author and magazine writer living in blissful Portland, Oregon. She is the author of dozens of books on a myriad of topics, a regular columnist for Home Education Magazine, and mom to four children ages 12 to 24, who all learn differently from each other and keep her on her toes at all times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 218 pages
• Publisher: Home Education Press (June 29, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 094509731X
• ISBN-13: 978-0945097310
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,519,218 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Handy Homeschooling Reference and Guide, December 3, 2010

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This review is from: Asking Questions, Finding Answers: A Parent's Journey Through Homeschooling (Paperback)

Tamra Orr's newly updated and expanded book is arranged in an engaging question and answer format that provides information and perspective about nearly every imaginable homeschooling issue. Tamra complements her own considerable knowledge and understanding with well-wrought essays by homeschooling parents and teens, whose voices provide further authenticity and first-hand evidence of the diversity of approaches and philosophies among homeschoolers. Tamra presents an overview of the development of homeschooling, shares her experiences in learning with her kids, and encourages each reader to discover their own family's style of living and learning together.