One Good Year - A Mother and Daughter's Educational Adventure

"In a world where ''homeschooling'' is so often misunderstood, discounted, and even ridiculed, Laura Brodie offers a clear-eyed view and makes a valuable contribution to the literature on the subject. This is necessary reading for anyone with an interest not just in homeschooling but in education generally." -- David Guterson "As a parent involved in homeschooling, I highly recommend this book. It''s timely, beautifully written, and must reading for anyone who has ever wondered what homeschooling is all about." -- James Grippando, author of Money to Burn Humorous and heartfelt, this charming memoir tells of a year-long experiment in homeschooling in which the author decides to give her ten-year-old daughter a sabbatical from homework hell and the vicissitudes of one-size fits all traditional public school days.

About the author

Laura Brodie is the author of Breaking Out: VMI and the Coming of Women and the novel The Widow's Season. She lives in Lexington, Virginia, with her husband and three daughters, and teaches English at Washington and Lee University.

Product details

• Authors: Laura Brodie, Brodie Laura
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.04.2011
• EAN: 9780061706509
• ISBN: 978-0-06-170650-9
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > Education > School education, didactics, methodology; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Parenting / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Personal Memoirs, SELF-HELP: Emotions, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Essays, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Education, EDUCATION: Professional Development, EDUCATION: General, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Alternative Family, FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS: Siblings