This is a small but mighty book. Just 64 pages, it contains a powerful collection of 23 essays that touch upon a range of issues that parents grapple with as they explore the decision about homeschooling, and more issues that arise once they start on their homeschooling journey.
Take a look at the table of contents:
- 13 Things I Want You to Know About Homeschooling
- Just Like a Homeschooler
- Getting the Most Out of Your Support Group
- Can you Work and Homeschool?
- Making Your Own Kind of Music
- The Joys of Reading Aloud
- The Benefits of Age-Mixing
- What Do Homeschoolers Do?
- Getting on Our Groove
- The Gift of Time
- Benign Neglect
- Owning it
- How’s School?
- The Power of Self-Identification
- Sibling Harmony
- Solitude
- What? Your a TEENAGER??
- Where’d You Learn That?
- Self-Awareness and Resiliency
- In Defense of Passion
- Peace + Park Day
- On Not Teaching Kids to Read
- Do Kids Have to Go to College?
These non-fiction essays are an excellent companion to author’s other book, Unschoolers, which is a fictional look into the lives of a group of homeschoolers.