Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning [Paperback]

Rachel Mackson (Author), Maureen Wittmann (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Ignatius Press; 2 edition (March 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898707250
• ISBN-13: 978-0898707250
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,240,190 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maureen Wittmann (1961-present) is co-founder of Homeschool Connections, a Catholic homeschool curriculum provider. She is also the author of For the Love of Literature. Maureen is coeditor and contributing author to The Catholic Homeschool Companion and A Catholic Homeschool Treasury. She is a contributing editor to the Catholic homeschooling magazine mater et magistra. Her articles have appeared in Our Sunday Visitor, Homeschooling Today, Catholic Home Educator, New Covenant, Latin Mass, Catholic Faith, Catholic Digest, and more. Mrs. Wittmann and her husband are parents to seven children, who have always been homeschooled. She brings not only her experience but an excitement and love of homeschooling to her work as a writer and speaker as well as managing Homeschool Connections.

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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Have your highlighter ready, March 27, 2000

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This review is from: Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning (Paperback)

I made sure to have my yellow highlighter handy when I read this book. There are all kinds of terrific suggestions for the everyday homeschooler. I like the easy-to-read format. It is almost like a reader - a collection of essays written by many different authors. As a busy homeschool mom, I liked that I could read it in bits and pieces during my free moments and still get so much out of it. The resource section is truly Catholic. I appreciated that I did not have to be on guard for anti-Catholic publishers or Protestant resources. My sister, who sends her children to public school, bought A Catholic Homeschool Treasury to supplement her children's religious education. I also liked the positive tone of the book. It presents all of the wonderful reasons for homeschooling without bashing public or parochial schools. Because of this, I was able to share it with my pastor and parents who were not exactly supportive of homeschooling. This book helped them understand the benefits of homeschooling, without putting them on the defensive. If I had to find fault with the book, it would be that there are not enough practical suggestions for teaching high school. I heard that the authors are writing a sequel that focuses more on teaching the upper grades. All and all, I highly recommend this book for all Catholic parents, homeschoolers or not.

31 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars It's a great read!, March 26, 1999

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This review is from: Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning (Paperback)

I lent this book to a non-Catholic neighbor of mine and she is extremely serious about homeschooling now, thanks to this book (and she is only half way through). I think that it is by far the best Catholic homeschooling book out there, if for no other reason than the fact that it is a collection of so many people and gives the reader a taste of everything.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good introduction to Catholic homeschooling, August 8, 2003

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This review is from: Catholic Homeschool Treasury: Nurturing Children's Love for Learning (Paperback)

My wife and I both read this book and found it to be a helpful introduction to Catholic homeschooling issues. We needed our basic questions answered such as: "Where do we start", "what are the benefits", and "can we do it".

The answers are not always as detailed as we would have liked, but we can find those later. Simply put, this book accomplishes what it sets out to do very well.