A Parent's Guide to Home Schooling (Parent's Guide series) (Paperback)

by Tamra B. Orr (Author)

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Product Description
Whether a family is just beginning to explore the option of homeschooling their children or is already homeschooling and needs additional assistance, this guide will lead them to answers, resources, and organizations that can help. From answering tricky legal questions about requirements and the use of the public school playground at recess to raising well-rounded children away from the mainstream school system, the advice and encouragement in this book will help parents find exactly what they need. Essays from homeschooling experts and parents with valuable experience to share are included, along with detailed listings of local and national homeschool support groups, state-by-state laws, and recommended books and publications.

From the Author
Tamra Orr is the author of 101 Ways to Make Your Library Homeschooling Friendly and 125 Things Homeschoolers Can Do on the Internet and was the technical editor for The Unofficial Guide to Homeschooling. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 300 pages
• Publisher: Mars Publishing, Inc. (June 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931199094
• ISBN-13: 978-1931199094
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,943 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Introduction to Homeschooling!, June 9, 2002

By	Magpie Ima (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

After having read lots and lots of books on the subject of homeschooling, there are a couple of features which make this book stand out in a growing field. For anyone who has been put off by the overtly (and possibly exclusively) religious overtones of some homeschooling books, A Parent's Guide will come as a breath of fresh air. While including input from people from a variety of faiths and backgrounds, the book comes across as broadly inclusive, which is a major point of interest for those who've ever felt that only "certain types of people" are attracted to homeschooling. This book spotlights the growing diversity of the wider homeschooling community.

The presentation is also fairly unique. Using a number of formats including question and answer as well as essays by both experts and parents "in the trenches", the author manages to share a huge amount of information in a lively and very readable style.

I highly recommend this book for those considering homeschooling as well as those who've been at it for a while. Newcomers will find the majority of their big questions answered and more experienced homeschoolers are bound to find many inspirational gems. This is definitely a book to include in any essential homeschooling library.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Answers all the nitty gritty questions, June 10, 2002

By A Customer

This book is a great resource for the beginning homeschooler, and will continue as a great resource throughout your home-learning experience. It answers all the nitty gritty questions that you may be asking (or BE asked by others). Things like "How do I prepare my teen for college and how do I teach things I don't understand myself?" and "What happens when my child doesn't want to homeschool?"

Each chapter is well organized and facilitates reading "cover-to-cover" or finding answers to a specific questions, quickly. Each chapter includes "In the Trenches" (essays from "real life" homeschoolers) and "From the Experts" sections that lend a unique perspective. Comforting and informative. Highly recommended.

5.0 out of 5 stars An overlooked book -- wasn't marketed through normal channels, July 12, 2009

By	Heather Idoni (Michigan) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book is the best I've ever read -- down to earth REAL advice and information. It is refreshingly interspersed with real-life testimonials from grown homeschoolers, as well as those still in the trenches.

I just happened upon a used copy -- I have never heard of this particular book in the normal homeschooling circles -- perhaps because it is part of a "Guide" series and has a very plain-Jane type title??

Well, there is nothing plain Jane about this book! Tamra Orr knows her stuff and she is an excellent writer. She has written a LOT -- not just on homeschooling -- but somehow she knows exactly what homeschoolers need to hear. (She DOES homeschool herself!)

Get this book if you only buy ONE guide -- it is not the least bit out-of-date, either, as of 2009.