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The number of homeschooling families has grown in recent years, and so has the number of methods for learning at home. In this book you'll meet diverse families that are engaging in the day-to-day work of a variety of approaches.
List of contents
Preface: A Battle Cry from the Homeschooling Community
Chapter 1: From Structured to Stepping Back Ginny Yurich
Chapter 2: The Greenhouse Effect Joel Salatin
Chapter 3: A Unique Education: Unschooling to Adulthood Ben Riley, M.A. & Gina Riley, Ph.D.
Chapter 4: The Parent-Child Apprenticeship: Navigating Learning with Little to No Curriculum
Katie Rybakova Mathews
Chapter 5: Self-Directed Education: An Interview with Dr. Peter Gray
Interlude: The Science Behind Nature-based Learning Michael R. Barnes
Chapter 6: Wildschooling Nicolette Sowder, Founder
Chapter 7: The Journey of a Soulful Artist Monet Poe
Chapter 8: Weaving Unschooling and Forest Schooling in Australia—How it Works for Our Families Nicki Farrell & Vicci Oliver
Chapter 9: A Balance of Screentime and "Green-time": An Interview with Linda McGurk
Interlude: Shared Lessons for Democracy? Robert Kunzman
Chapter 10: Trust in Your Journey: Lessons from a Worldschooling Family George Kaponay
Chapter 11: The True Advantage of Worldschooling: Time Alyson Long
Chapter 12: From Surfing to Schooling: There is More to Homeschool Than Worksheets
Robyn Robledo
Interlude: Mindfulness for Home Educators Hunter Clarke-Fields
I Am
Conclusion
About the author
Katie Rybakova Mathews is a city-turned-country girl with a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction from Florida State University. She is an Associate Professor of Education at Thomas College and owns a homestead with her husband Eddie where they are raising two girls in the beautiful state of Maine along with Nigerian Dwarf goats and Salmon Faverolle chickens. Her expertise lies in literacy, technology, and young adult literature.
With contributors Nicolette Sowder, Hunter Clarke-Fields, Joel Salatin, Robert Kunzman, Ginny Yurich, Gina Riley, Ben Riley, Robyn Robledo, Monet Poe, George Kaponay, Michael R. Barnes, Nicki Farrell, Vicci Oliver, and Alyson Long.
Summary
The number of homeschooling families has grown in recent years, and so has the number of methods for learning at home. In this book you’ll meet diverse families that are engaging in the day-to-day work of a variety of approaches.
