The Homeschooling Option: How to Decide When It's Right for Your Family

by L. Rivero

Overview

Correcting misconceptions through profiles of diverse families, Rivero uncovers the changing and complex needs of children today. This book addresses the major questions parents are bound to have as they consider the homeschooling option: socialization, curriculum, special needs arrangements, resources, and more.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780230600706
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	03/26/2008
Edition description:	2008
Pages:	225
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.03(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

LISA RIVERO is a freelance writer whose articles have appeared in Parenting for High Potential, Understanding Gifted Children, The Roeper Review, and The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. Her book Creative Home Schooling won the 2003 Glyph Best Education Book Award and was named Best HomeSchool Product of the Year. She lives in Milwaukee, USA.

Table of Contents

Introduction Home, school and Education A History of Homeschooling Hidden Truths of Homeschooling Homeschool Days: What Does Schooling at Home Look Like? Homeschooling for Special Needs Teens at Home: Homeschooling for High School Parent Coffee Break: Frequently Asked Questions The Homeschool Option: Making the Decision and Getting Started Epilogue: Homeschooling for the Twenty-First Century Appendix: Contact Information for State Laws and Support Groups

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Creative Home Schooling:

"This book will at once reassure parents that they are not alone in this voyage." - David Albert, columnist, Home Education Magazine

"A solid, accessible, 'user friendly' guide packed with advice, information, ideas, and insights on homeschooling especially gifted children." - Midwest Book Review

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