The Ultimate Guide To Homeschooling: Year 2001 Edition Book & Cd (Paperback)

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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

Product Description

Now even more complete, with updated lists of available resource materials, this manual is your access guide to home schooling- maximizing our family life while providing a quality education for your children. If you're considering homeschooling, this book is a must-read before you decide; and if you've been at it for awhile, it's a fresh perspective, with plenty of tactics for renewing your energy and motivating your kids. With wit and wisdom gleaned from years of experience, Debra Bell sets forth a compelling vision for the joys of home-based learnng and the essential tools for success. The CD-ROM contains the complete text of the book, plus website links and a search engine.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 404 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 13, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849975751
• ISBN-13: 978-0849975752
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #992,795 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	[e-mail] "[e-mail]" (USA) - See all my reviews

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.

24 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better info in this book than in the next 10, November 10, 2002

By	G. Crum "Stinky" (indianapolis, in United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

To date I've just borrowed this book from the local Public Library, but I've come to depend on it so much that I'm here today to buy a copy to keep at home. This book is worth the next 10 homeschooling books put together. This book covers how to start and where to buy instructional material, and proceedes all the way to how to get your homeschooled child into the college you desire. Mrs. Bell's compedium of references on various topics are, alone, worth the price of the book. Those who prefer to forgo her excellent advice due to her "Christian Orientation" are foolish, at best, in ignoring the excellent information in this volume. Advice to Agnostics: Grit your teeth and buy this book; you'll be better for it.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Resource!, May 29, 2004

By	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.