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Title: The Ultimate Guide To Homeschooling: Year 2001 Edition Book & Cd by Debra Bell ISBN: 0-8499-7575-1 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 13 June, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.11 (19 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Better info in this book than in the next 10
Comment: 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.
Rating: 2
Summary: This book is geared toward the conservative Christian view.
Comment: As soon as this author revealed that she thought creationism was science, I knew I would have trouble with this book. In spite of some quite helpful information for beginning homeschoolers, I found myself feeling leary of her curriculum references. Anybody who raves about curriculum materials put out by Bob Jones University is automatically a bit suspect. I kept encountering statements such as "I have not found any positions that conflict with our (Christian) beliefs." Was this the royal "our"? As a Christian of a different persuasion, I found such remarks out-of-place and presumptuous. If you dislike religious indoctrination you would likely find a different homeschooling book to be more helpful and certainly less annoying.
Rating: 5
Summary: Very good resource for those exploring homeschooling
Comment: I am in the process of exploring homeschooling (among my reasons, religious, but that is not the only reason), and found this book to be full of excellent resources.
For those of you who are non-Christian, this book is NOT dripping with Christian references in every paragraph, as another reader stated; in fact, there are ENTIRE CHAPTERS where there is no mention of her beliefs. Perhaps view Mrs. Bell as a homeschooler who is a Christian. I consider myself a devout Christian who holds moderate views, and at times was a little uncomfortable with her fundamentalist views; however, I commend her for standing by her beliefs.
I found the chapters on learning styles and library resources very encouraging (in fact, I was pumped up after reading all the resources that are available through the library!).
She does give recommendations for various books, videos/TV programs (including PBS, Discovery Channel, Learning Channel & A&E) and software -- both Christian and secular (although her reliance on Bob Jones University is a little disturbing). There are plenty of recommendations for resources that any family, regardless of religious beliefs, can use. She also gives good tips on weeding out the junk from the truly good stuff as well as resources for obtaining used curriculium.
This is a book that any prospective homeschooler can use, as there are several bases that any family needs, regardless of beliefs:
- Setting goals for your children (what is the ultimate outcome that you want for your child?)
- Determining whether homeschooling is right for your family (and it just isn't based on religious beliefs -- for example, if only one spouse supports it, or if your marriage is shaky, you may want to not do it)
- Determining your annual homeschooling budget
- Determining your child's learning style
- Preventing burnout
- Developing a curriculum/schedule
- Assessing progress
There are also paragraphs that reflect her beliefs that you could paraphrase to reflect yours. Here is an example from page 179:
"Besides that, becoming a team player is an important skill in the workplace and the church. Without this training, it is easy to produce selfish children who don't understand that God has given them gifts and talents to use for the mutual benefit of the body of Christ, not for their own glory or self-gratification."
Can be paraphrased to...
"Besides that, becoming a team player is an important skill in the workplace and other areas of life. Without this training, it is easy to produce selfish children who don't understand that they have been given gifts and talents to use for the mutual benefit of society, not for their own glory or self-gratification." Not too many changes, are there?
I got this book along with Linda Dobson's "First Year of Homeschooling," and combined, are an excellent resource.
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Title: The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson ISBN: 0761527885 Publisher: Prima Lifestyles Pub. Date: 24 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Way They Learn by Cynthia Ulrich Tobias ISBN: 1561794147 Publisher: Focus on the Family Pub Pub. Date: 01 April, 1998 List Price(USD): $11.99 |
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Title: The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home by Jessie Wise, Susan Wise Bauer ISBN: 0393047520 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1999 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title: Christian Home Educators' Curriculum Manual : Elementary Grades by Cathy Duffy ISBN: 0929320131 Publisher: Grove Pub Pub. Date: 17 April, 2000 List Price(USD): $22.95 |
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Title: The Three R's / Includes a Colored Wall Chart by Ruth Beechick ISBN: 0940319063 Publisher: Arrow Pr Pub. Date: September, 1991 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
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