Homeschool Your Child for Free: More Than 1,200 Smart, Effective, and Practical Resources for Home Education on the Internet and Beyond (Paperback)

by LauraMaery Gold (Author), Joan M. Zielinski (Author) "ALL GOOD PARENTS homeschool..." (more)
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Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (August 3, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0761525130
• ISBN-13: 978-0761525134
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (37 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #244,005 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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87 of 90 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother, February 17, 2005

By	Jessica Rae - See all my reviews

If you are considering this book to find ways to save money with homeschooling you would do better to avoid this purchase. I was so excited to open this book and learn some new ideas. What I found were a many educational/informational websites listed that were no longer valid. In fact, the vast majority were no longer usable. The rest of the information included was already known. Don't waste your money or time.

58 of 59 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must-have for both rookie and experienced homeschoolers., August 20, 2000

By	Annie Glass (Everson, WA USA) - See all my reviews

There are quite a few good books available for homeschoolers to use in their pursuit of educating their children. However, while most of them are practical, inspiring, how-to's, encouraging, etc., they are not always all of those things wrapped up in one book. So often I have found, after reading these books, that I say "That was good. I need to pass this on to so-and-so." THIS book, however, is not one that will be let out of my grubby little paws! I have allowed my girlfriends to look at it in my home, and then have encouraged them to purchase their own copies. LauraMaery begins at the beginning with why homeschool? and takes you through the issues, pros and cons, how-to's, curriculum and individual subject areas all the way through the elementary years, high school and finally the sending off to college. What's so unique about this, you may ask. Ah, the beauty of it is that she shows you how to do it all for free, the whole while utilizing the wonderful (and may I add, fun) tool of the Internet. Already it has far exceeded the worth of it's selling price and will continue to do so. Not only have the web sites been extremely helpful and practical (and easy to find in the way they've been organized), but the insights from "real-life" homeschooling moms and dads have also been full of helpful strategies and encouragement. Sort of a "been there, done that" support.

This is a book I simply couldn't just read and then pass on. "Homeschool Your Child For Free" has a place all its own, sitting right next to my computer, and has become as indispensable as my calendar and lesson planner.

39 of 39 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete Waste Of Money, March 3, 2006

By	JCB - See all my reviews

I was so disappointed in this book. I too expected to find tons of resources to help with homeschooling and instead found a book full of links that either didn't work or cost to use. There was nothing free about this book to be honest. You can't even get onto the website that supposedly keeps the book from being outdated. Instead you are left with nothing. Thankfully I was able to return this and buy something useful.