Always trying to better my teaching. =) Any books that you've found helpful? My kids are elementary age.
2006-06-13 14:13:37 · 6 answers · asked by Crissy V 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Home Schooling
Some of Laura Berquist's books are very good. Her writing manual gives guidelines for writing. I also think there is a book called, the Guide to Classical Homeschooling which I found to be extremely helpful
2006-06-13 14:17:04 · answer #1 · answered by ingamit2006 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I was homeschooling for 2 years. I found that for me the best option was to actually enroll my daughter in a homeschool. There were specific reasons as to why i decided to do this. first my child is gifted and needed more that just a book. she needed to be accountable to someone else. the second reason was that i didnt want to miss anything. the school i chose was seton home study and it was a college prep school and at times very intense. but when i had to re-enroll my child into school because i had to go back to work, the school district said that she had to be tested in order to go back in. ( i guess they thought that her mother was stupid) anyway when they tested my 5th grade child, she tested in the 2nd year in college. You can also go to different websites that give a good interactive experience.
2006-06-13 21:28:06 · answer #2 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I really don't have an answer to your question, just wanted to say I also home-school my daughter, public schools do not allow much for one on one, the only trouble in all her sunjects we reach is the math. I find the 10 books per subject, mainly math does not explain things well. I have actually thought about enrolling in the commt. coll. to see if this will help with the math issue we are having. I grad. in 86 and only had to basic math in the 9th grade, so I do find the math difficult.....Other than the math my daughter and I have no problems.....
2006-06-14 05:19:28 · answer #3 · answered by fulforddonna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I remember one of my favorite books was called (and I am probably not getting this exactly right) I learn better (best?) when I teach myself.
As a teacher you are an instrument, the learner is the one to do the work and as parents, we are the ones to determine what is effective.
2006-06-14 05:50:40 · answer #4 · answered by twstdlzrd211 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to work at LindaMood-Bell Learning Processes. There were several home schooling parents who took the time to learn the teaching methods to use with their kids. It's expensive, but possibly worth it. Best for kids with dyslexia, ADD, ADHD, or similar learning difficulties.
2006-06-13 22:43:53 · answer #5 · answered by izackcarson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No courses but you must read Homeschooling for Excellence by David and Micki Colfax.
2006-06-13 22:46:46 · answer #6 · answered by Sarah Jane 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋