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The Homeschooling Option

How to Decide When It’s Right for Your Family

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  • © 2008

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Authors:
  1. Lisa Rivero
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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 1-6

  3. Home, School, and Education

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 7-21

  4. Homeschooling Past and Present

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 23-45

  5. Hidden Truths of Homeschooling

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 47-69

  6. Homeschool Days

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 71-98

  7. Homeschooling for Special Needs

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 99-116

  8. Teens at Home

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 117-138

  9. Parent Coffee Break

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 139-158

  10. The Homeschooling Option

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 159-177

  11. Home Education Laws

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 179-188

  12. Epilogue: Homeschooling For The Twenty-First Century

    • Lisa Rivero
    Pages 189-191

  13. Back Matter

    Pages 193-225
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About this book

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.

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

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.

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