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Homeschooling: A Parents Guide to Teaching Children (Paperback)

~ Samuel Blumenfeld (Author)
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More and more parents today are disillusioned with public education. Instead of merely tolerating a faulty system, expanding numbers of parents are turning to alternative education for their children. Homeschooling describes what homeschooling is all about, helps parents decide whether or not this choice fits their family lifestyle, covers virtually every aspect of homeschooling, and more.

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  • Paperback: 215 pages
  • Publisher: Citadel (October 1, 2000)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0806519118
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806519111
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 0.8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 11.8 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,743,027 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Honest, and Straightforward, September 8, 1999
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I am an aide in an Illinois school, and I was appalled when I first started by how DUMBED-DOWN things are! Fourth graders are doing single digit addition and subtraction! I read this book and realized that my children are not going through such agony and boredom as the other unfortunate children in the public schools. This book gives reasons for shortcomings of the public school system, and makes for entertaining and enlightening reading. It is not a 'guide,' but it is certainly worth reading.
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11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Homeschooling Works!, March 2, 2000
By Nichole Byers (Minneapolis Area) - See all my reviews
I don't know of much of anyone besides the NEA who think that the public school system is working. I suspect that teachers and principals would want a lower student to teacher ratio. Just because you don't mind the govenment controlling what your kids learn doesn't mean that the rest of us have to.

The book is written by a Christian, and therefore Christian opinions and principles shouldn't and can't be avoided with regards to this topic.

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good information but argumentative and has attitude problems, September 27, 1998
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Unlike the subtitle suggests, this isn't much of a guide for parents to help them teach children, but rather a discussion about the concept of homeschooling and arguments for homeschooling.

I found that the book tended to ignore the value of children's emotional growth (rather than academic/intellectual growth), is US-centric, anti-sexuality education, pro-conservative religious education, and resorts to emotional arguments to support homeschooling.

Despite these attitude problems, the foundation of the book is good; it gives good reasons and supporting argument for homeschooling, encourages parents to do so, and supports the idea that all parents can homeschool if they choose to; you don't need to be a qualified teacher, you merely need to have the love and respect for your child to do what is best.

215 pages, no illustrations.

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1.0 out of 5 stars musguided and usless
I hate to call any book a bad book, given the work it takes to put one together, but I can't in fairness say anything better about this one. I couldn't finish it. Read more
Published on February 8, 2006 by T. Patrick

2.0 out of 5 stars There are So Many Better Choices
This book is more of a rant than a helpful resource. Blumenfeld seems to think the schools are out to kidnap our children. Read more
Published on April 17, 2000

1.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like a pique against schools & teachers...
I wonder if the author had bad experiences in school. This is nothing more than a conservative rally around a VERY BAD idea...homeschooling. Read more
Published on October 15, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic author, great lessons to be learned
Just what parents need today. This book is not for the left thinking, anti-religious, politicaly correct type. Read more
Published on March 19, 1999

2.0 out of 5 stars Very slanted toward Christianity
I was surprised that a book with the name "guide" was based so heavily on this author's personal religious convictions and idealogies. Couldn't get through it.
Published on November 9, 1998

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