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Publisher: Bobbs-Merrill Co (September 1973)
ISBN-10: 0672518430
ISBN-13: 978-0672518430

Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,454,265 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars If you're doubting home schooling!, January 27, 2003

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This review is from: The children on the hill: The story of an extraordinary family (Hardcover)

I thought that this book was a very interesting study. It certainly reveals the benefits of allowing the child to develop at their own pace and in relationship to their lives.

I would love to know what happened to these children and learn more about the relationship between the parents.

My main concern was the seemingly obsessive nature of many of the children.

It's definately time for a follow up book!

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5.0 out of 5 stars How to bring up your children to be 'Child Prodigies', October 22, 1997

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Average parents dedicate their lives to the careful raising of their children. Their methods of teaching when the child's 'window of learning' is open, pays huge dividends as each child excels. One enters university in his early teens and another becomes an accomplished pianist before the age of ten. A parental "must read" book!

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4.0 out of 5 stars don't believe everything you read, January 24, 2005

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I find this book inspiring but it raises many questions mainly why the secrecy now, when it was so long ago? What really happened to "the children"?

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4.0 out of 5 stars Concise review,
First, know that the names of the family in the book are not real, and so to wonder and query on the current activities of this family is very difficult. Read more

Published on May 12, 2007 by Brett Bishop

4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating story, no conclusions
Fascinating tale of a "child-centered" couple and their four home-schooled children. Raises some questions (in my mind, not much in the book) about the purposes of education and... Read more

Published on April 6, 2004 by Alan Nicoll (real name)

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