The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling
10 best books like The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling (Rachel Gathercole): Disappearing Earth, Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion, How We Disappeared, Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels, Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, How Children Learn, Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling, Teaching from Rest: A Homeschooler's Guide to Unshakable Peace, Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense, Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School
For fans of Anthony Marra's A Constellation of Vital Phenomena and Téa Obreht's The Tiger's Wife: the kidnapping of two small girls on a remote peninsula in Russia sets in motion an evocative, moving, searingly original debut novel by a dazzling young writer.
One August afternoon, on the...
Trick Mirror: Reflections on Self-Delusion
| Author | Jia Tolentino |
| ISBN | 0525510540 |
Trick Mirror is an enlightening, unforgettable trip through the river of self-delusion that surges just beneath the surface of our lives. This is a book about the incentives that shape us, and about how hard it is to see ourselves clearly in a culture that revolves around the self. In each essay, Jia writes...
A beautiful, stunningly ambitious novel set in Singapore about a woman who survived the Japanese occupation and a man who thought he had lost everything. For fans of Min Jin Lee's Pachinko and Georgia Hunter’s We Were the Lucky Ones.
Singapore, 1942. As Japanese troops sweep down Malaysia...
Remembering Shanghai: A Memoir of Socialites, Scholars and Scoundrels
| Author | Claire Chao |
| ISBN | 0999393812 |
WINNER - 2019 Rubery Book Award BOOK OF THE YEAR and 16 other literary awards... An Engaging and Extraordinary Multigenerational Saga
A high position bestowed by China's empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel, growing up in glamorous 1930s and '40s Shanghai,...
Dumbing Us Down: The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
Before reading this book I really thought I was 100% sure about my reasons to homeschool. Boy, was I wrong. I guess I was only half way there because now that I have finished this book, I realize that I never really saw the harms of the public school system 100%.
Our children are being limited every...
| Author | John Holt |
| ISBN | 0201484048 |
This enduring classic of educational thought offers teachers and parents deep, original insight into the nature of early learning. John Holt was the first to make clear that, for small children, “learning is as natural as breathing.” In this delightful yet profound book, he looks at how we learn...
| Author | John Holt |
| ISBN | 0738206946 |
The classic and indispensable work on teaching children at home, fully updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and the growing new generation of homeschooling parents
Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded...
In the book of Philippians we are told to be anxious over nothing, and yet we are anxious over everything. We worry that our students will be "behind," that they won't score well on the SAT, get into a good college, or read enough of the Great Books. Our souls are restless, anxiously wondering if something...
| Author | David Guterson |
| ISBN | 0156300001 |
The author of this book (most famously known for his novel Snow Falling on Cedars) was a high school English teacher in Washington state. He and his wife homeschooled their three children, which gives the author a unique perspective on the differences between formal school (in this case, public school)...
| Author | Grace Llewellyn |
| ISBN | 0471349607 |
GUERRILLA LEARNING IS CREATING A HOME ENVIRONMENT THAT FILLS YOUR CHILD WITH THE JOY OF LEARNING
Let your daughter read her library books instead of finishing her homework . Ask your eleven-year-old's beloved third grade teacher to comment on his poetry. Invite a massage therapist to dinner...
Teaching Montessori in the Home: The Pre-School Years
| Author | Elizabeth G. Hainstock |
| ISBN | 0452279097 |
Claim quality togetherness with your child and fully enjoy the sensitive and formative years from two to five by adopting proven teaching techniques in your own home. This acclaimed guide puts the entire range of the Montessori system within your reach, so you can make the most of your child?s vital...
The Brave Learner: Finding Everyday Magic in Homeschool, Learning, and Life
| Author | Julie Bogart |
| ISBN | 0143133225 |
A joyful and accessible approach to homeschooling that harnesses children's natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they're in elementary or high school
Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids....
| Author | Nanda Van Gestel |
| ISBN | 0968575455 |
Amazing! It's short, but really got me thinking about the 'educational system', and what it means to learn. There are a lot of references to John Holt by the various writers that contributed, and I am inspired by them to go out and get books about children and learning that he wrote.
Some passages...
| Author | Linda Dobson |
| ISBN | 0761527885 |
Homeschool the right way from day one.
Are you considering homeschooling for your family? Today, many parents recognize that their child's school options are limited, inadequate, or even dangerous, and an increasing number are turning to homeschooling. But where do you start and how do you ensure...
| Author | Charlotte M. Mason |
| ISBN | 0842313559 |
Home Education consists of six lectures by Charlotte Mason about the raising and educating of young children (up to the age of nine), for parents and teachers. She encourages us to spend a lot of time outdoors, immersed in nature and handling natural objects and collecting experiences on which to base...
The Minimalist Home: A Room-By-Room Guide to a Decluttered, Refocused Life
| Author | Joshua Becker |
| ISBN | 1601427999 |
A popular minimalist blogger and author of
The More of Less
shows you how to methodically turn your home into a place of peace, contentment, and purposeful living.
One of today's most influential minimalist advocates takes us on a decluttering tour of our own houses and apartments,...
Saving her sister might require the ultimate sacrifice.
Brenna Mason's sister has been missing for more than a week. She failed Dana years before with disastrous consequences. She won't do it again. She's determined to find Dana and bring her home. But someone is just as determined to stop...
Beyond Survival Guide to Abundant-Life Homeschooling
| Author | Diana Waring |
| ISBN | 1883002370 |
This was yet another book about homeschooling that I borrowed from the library, and after reading it I'm glad I didn't purchase it. While I found this book to be informative and down-to-earth, it was written from a Christian perspective. As such the author has woven her own beliefs into this book's pages;...
