The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling (3rd Edition) [Paperback]

Debra Bell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2005

Now with updated lists of available resource materials and the latest information on homeschooling technology, this manual is your access guide to homeschooling-maximizing family life while providing a quality education for children. With wit and wisdom gleaned from years of experience, Debra Bell sets forth a compelling vision for the joys of home-based learning and the essential tools for success. The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling is a great tool for those who are merely thinking about homeschooling, as well as for veteran homeschoolers.

Editorial Reviews

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....This book will lift you and help provide direction, laughter, and motivation in your homeschooling quest. It is the BEST book I've found yet... -- Amanda Bennett, author of Unit Study Adventures

...passes THE OFFICIAL MIKE FARRIS NUMBER ONE RULE..: If it ain't easy for Mom to use, throw it out...incredibly easy to use and immensely practical. -- From the foreword by Mike Farris, president HSLDA

Great for those investigating homeschooling as well as veterans...Overall, this is one of the most useful and readable books on homeschooling. -- Cathy Duffy, author of the Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manuals --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

I love to learn, and that's the passion I want to engender in my children and yours. I trust you'll find the joy I've found in homeschooling on every page. Besides the latest information on the vast homeschool movement and up-to-date contact information for hundreds of organizations and suppliers, I've given you an honesty and often humorous look into our family life and the lives of many homeschoolers I know around the country. Readers can feel free to contact me at my site: debrabell.com --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson; 3 edition (April 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1400305667
• ISBN-13: 978-1400305667
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,494,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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32 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Debra Bell's book is truly an "Ultimate Guide". ., June 2, 1999

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This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling (Paperback)

As far as homeschool reference guides go, this is the best I've seen. Its almost 400 pages cover scads of homeschooling issues: deciding to homeschool, choosing curriculum, organizing and planning, preventing burnout, what to teach-when and how, homeschooling teens, using computers in homeschooling, solutions to common problems, assessing progress, and a resource guide. What more could you ask for?

Ms. Bell's humor is delightfully interspersed throughout her "Ultimate Guide". She is unabashedly Christian, which I respect, although I don't share her religious views. Our different perspectives cast no shadow on the terrific value offered for all homeschoolers within the pages of her guide.

25 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource!, May 28, 2004

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Kristy Hobbs (Virginia Beach, Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling (Paperback)

I ordered this book from the library, not knowing that the author was a devout Christian. All the more better! My husband and I were looking for a Christian-based homeschooling guide and were more than happy to have found this book. Some negative reviews have been posted, however, I'm here to tell you they are quite unfounded and actually insulting to the book and author. The book is not "fundamentalist Christianity" as some reviewers have stated. Rather, the author has used wisdom from the Bible to instruct the reader. This is a very solid, informative book. Anyone wanting to teach their children a God-based homeschool curriculum would do well to purchase this book.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the ultimate understandable, adaptable,,,etc, December 1, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling (Paperback)

This book does everything the cover says it does. IT presents four learning styles to help you determine how to tailor your program to your particular child. It gives very practical guidelines for each subject, breaking down the age ranges into primary, elementary and jr hi/high school. I particularly liked the way she began the discussion of every subject with it's role in real life--"where are we headed". It gave a perspective to all the activities that followed that was global and helped me remember the end point to the whole process--life skills!