The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School: A Parent's Guide for Preparing Home School Students for College or Career (Paperback)

by David Callihan (Author), Laurie Callihan (Author)

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Product Description
Here at last is the Christian home-school family's comprehensive manual to preparing for life after home schooling. The home school equivalent of a traditional school's guidance counselor, the book gives home schooling parents the information they need to successfully mentor their children in grades 7 through 12 toward adulthood.

Authors Laurie and David Callihan tell you how to obtain the necessary tests taken by traditional school students, how to give them, and how to evaluate their results. The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School also goes beyond the normal subjects like math and science and gives hints for equipping students with basic life skills such as cooking, caring for the home, and managing money.

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Career Press (May 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1564144526
• ISBN-13: 978-1564144522
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #398,500 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wealth of practical information and ideas., July 3, 2000

By	Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

The Guidance Manual For The Christian Home School is a complete, step-by-step, "user friendly" guide for home schooling parents to prepare their homeschooled children for college or a career. Homeschooling support group leaders and activists David and Laurie Callihan draw upon their more than fifteen years of practical experience to show home schooling parents how to foster active thinking and moral discernment in their children that will make a real difference for their sons and daughters in life and learning after their home schooling years. The Guidance Manual For The Christian Home School provides specific tools, plans and procedures for parents in getting their children where they want them to go as they prepare for entrance into the wider world, including mission opportunities, apprenticeships in Christian organizations, and opportunities in the military. The Guidance Manual For The Christian Home School is "must" reading for any parent considering a homeschooling option for their child, and has a wealth of information and practical ideas for even the experienced homeschooler.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Guidance Manual for the Christian Home School, June 13, 2000

By	"blended" (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This book is absolutely THE most comprehensive resource book I have found for preparing my Home Schooled son for college and/or career! It covers everything from long term planning, testing, work, advanced studies, when & how to begin, resources & web sites to check out, and a wealth of other valuable information. Although it is intended for the Home Schooled High Schooler, I feel this would be equally beneficial to ANY high schooler as well as their parents, who want their child to get the best head start on the road to college and adulthood possible. This is a great tool to use to gauge where and how well prepared your student is for their future!

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely essential!, June 3, 2000

By	"cryl" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This is one book you CAN judge by the cover...if you read the cover, I mean. Not JUST opinions from "experts", this book is stuffed full of absolutely essential information only parents who have successfully homeschooled their own children from toddlerhood to college can offer. 100% twaddle-free, with much to offer any family. Whether you are just beginning to consider home-education or have all but completed your studies at home, you will want to dog-ear the pages and keep it close to refer to frequently. Don't tell your friends you have it unless you know they've got their own copy!