Home Is Where the Learning Is: Homeschool Lifestyles from Homeschool Moms [Paperback]

Valerie J. Steimle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2006

Homeschooling is a special lifestyle of parents educating their children. Learn more of this lifestyle from eight mothers who have taught their children over many years.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 204 pages
• Publisher: Booklocker.com (April 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591139287
• ISBN-13: 978-1591139287
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,793,575 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Valerie J. Steimle was born in Brooklyn, NY, to a close-knit Jewish family. Her mother searched for many years to find what was missing in their lives. When Valerie was 9 years old she was baptized, along with her parents, sister and brother, into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It had brought an incredible change in her life but her parents would not tell the rest of the family for 10 years which made for an interesting life.
She graduated from Ricks College in 1979 and attended Brigham Young University from 1979 to 1982, where she met Robert Steimle. They married and had nine children. Robert passed away in 2006 at 50, a very devastating experience for her with nine children left to her charge. Two years later she met and married James Foy in 2008. Valerie currently resides with her family in Lower Alabama.
While she was raising her children, Valerie felt compelled to write about the family and started with a newspaper column in the local paper. She then published her first book, called Home Is Where The Heart Is, which is a collection of those articles. Her next book, Home Is Where The Learning Is: Homeschool Lifestyles from Homeschool Moms, is about schooling children at home.
Valerie has also written 9 children's stories for a picture book series about the adventures of a little girl, Veronica. She still has an interest in writing about the family, and is a contributing writer to an e-zine called GoodMorningPlanetEarth.com. She also writes weekly editorials for a local paper, The Independent and to date has published over 200 articles.
Besides writing and reading, Valerie loves to spend time with her family and watches movies, embroiders, and gardens.
Valerie beleives in having a positive outlook in life no matter what twists and turns are taken and sees making lemons out of lemonade the best advice for anyone feeling sorry for themselves.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Thinking of homeschooling - read this book!, May 16, 2006

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K. Trout "Kaye" (Pagosa Springs, CO USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Is Where the Learning Is: Homeschool Lifestyles from Homeschool Moms (Paperback)

Home Is Where the Learning Is:
Homeschool Lifestyles From Homeschool Moms
Valerie J. Steimle
Booklocker.com
Genre: How to
ISBN: 1591139387, $14.95, 204 pp, 2006

This book is about homeschooling-about parents taking the time to educate their children. The information is presented in a logical, understandable manner and begins with Chapter One: The Basics of Homeschool by Valerie J. Steimle. Valerie has written the Prologue, Chapter One, Chapter Ten: The Final Word and Chapter Eleven: Homeschooling Resources.

The other chapters were written by other women homeschoolers: Cherie Logan, Lisa Odaffer, Gail Thomas, Donna Knox, Caren Gibson, Debbie Hanson and Lisa Hyman Johnson, plus a chapter by the Baldwin County Homeschoolers.

This is an excellent book if you are considering homeschooling your child/children and provides just about everything you'll need to know to make an intelligent decision. The Homeschooling Resources chapter is extensive and includes books, magazines, catalogues, curriculums and websites.

Valerie J. Steimle has been homeschooling her children since 1990 and has had numerous articles about family issues published. She is also the author of Home Is Where The Heart Is.

I'm certain this book will be much appreciated by those considering such an option.

Reviewed by Kaye Trout - May 15, 2006 - Copyright

5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschool helps for Moms, January 18, 2011

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Valerie J. Steimle (Loxley, Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Is Where the Learning Is: Homeschool Lifestyles from Homeschool Moms (Paperback)

This book helps the beginner homeschooler to understand the lifestyle of a homeschool family. It is a difficult task to undertake such a pursuit as there is so much to learn. Mrs. Steimle makes homeschooling understandable and includes views from other mothers.

4.0 out of 5 stars An Education for Home Educators, January 24, 2007

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Barbara Adams (Alabama) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Home Is Where the Learning Is: Homeschool Lifestyles from Homeschool Moms (Paperback)

As a homeschooler, I found this book to be very educational for parents, both those considering homeschooling as an option, and those who are already homeschooling. It may also be enlightening for non-homeschoolers to read, to dispell or confirm any opinions they may have about homeschooling.

The contributors invite the reader into their homeschooling experiences through their descriptions of their various homeschooling styles. I thoroughly enjoyed peeking into their lives, and being allowed to consider each lifestyle for myself, at my own pace. Often when socializing with other homeschoolers, we only get glimpses into their daily routines. This book allows the reader to savor each style presented, and to consider whether each style would or would not match one's family lifestyle.

With new homeschoolers, there is always the lurking suspicion that there may be a "better way" of doing things - this book helps clarify and define each style, with great candor and personal detail. Some styles I related strongly to, and a couple I reacted strongly against. But having the benefit of being exposed to ALL the styles represented, it reaffirmed that we are on the right track for what suits our family's lifestyle, taught me tolerance for styles that don't suit us, and it also gave me the privilege of knowing that there are other homeschooling families out there just like ours, so we needn't feel isolated in our homeschooling journey.

The author's introduction and closing chapters, as well as the vast collection of resources, were of particular value. Mrs. Steimle addresses and neatly summarizes many important issues to homeschoolers, such as scheduling and research supporting the fact that homeschooled children are more appropriately socialized than their peers.

I found the lack of standard editing to be a distraction, but overall, I was greatly enriched by reading this book. I enthusiastically recommend it to others, especially those wanting to "try on for size" different homeschooling styles other than their own.