Oops, duplicate account :/ Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 There have been a few books mentioned here lately that I was totally clueless about. Like Cathy Duffy's book that helps you learn your child learning style and your teaching style. Also, I had NO idea that there was The Well Trained Mind book before I joined this forum. I was directed here because it was a very active hsing board, not by anyone trying to get me into classical educating. I really would like to read it now! Anyways, things like Discovering Your Child's Learning Style and such. TIA! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in VA Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Latin Centered Curriculum is one I've enjoyed. Heather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SewLittleTime Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 The Way They Learn - Cynthia Tobias The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling - Debra Bell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 (edited) If nothing else: Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook. Picture books are a good thing! Edited May 3, 2010 by Lovedtodeath Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patchfire Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Beside WTM, I would encourage a new hs'er to pick up a book from a more relaxed standpoint - any of Linda Dobson's books would be a good fit, particularly The Homeschooling Handbook or The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child. I also enjoyed reading Rebecca Rupp's books when we were first considering homeschooling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 The Original Homeschooling Series by Charlotte Mason -- you can get the books (there are 6 in the series), and it can also be found online here: http://www.amblesideonline.org/CM/toc.html For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley A Charlotte Mason Education and More Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison Educating the Wholehearted Child by Sally Clarkson Teaching the Trivium by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn Homeschooling with a Meek and Quiet Spirit by Teri Maxwell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbollin Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Todd Wilson's cartoon books on homeschooling. You have to have a sense of humor in this homeschooling life. -crystal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HollyDay Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 anything by Christine Field. I love her books! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelly in the Country Posted May 2, 2010 Share Posted May 2, 2010 Left Back, for a reminder of why one would want to homeschool in the first place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnL Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I love any book by Carol Barnier. Her first book is called How To Get Your Child Off The Refrigerator And On To Learning. It's wonderful for someone with a wiggly guy that scorns the thought of getting "into the box", like my 6 year old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Alte Veste Academy Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Jim Trelease's Read Aloud Handbook. Yes! Also... Hold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschooling For Charlotte Mason lovers, When Children Love to Learn. This and WTM are my two favorite HS treasures. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKS Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Not about homeschooling, but one of the most valuable things I ever read as far as improving my homeschool goes is Liping Ma's Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CamperMom Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I've enjoyed these: (in addition to WTM) And the Skylark Sings With Me - Adventures in Homeschooling and Community-Based Education (David H. Albert) Dumbing Us Down - The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling (John Taylor Gatto) Charlotte Mason Companion (Karen Andreola) A Thomas Jefferson Education (Oliver Van DeMille) Homeschooling for Excellence (Colfax) Maria Montessori's books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldGirl Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Days by Nancy Lande. Not a How-To book; simply a look into a day in the life of 30 different homeschool families. Great examples of how there are multiple ways to homeschool, with each family having their own unique school experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karensk Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 My favorites: For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay...My biggest paradigm shift for what "education" is, or can be, resulted from reading this book. The Well-Trained Mind by SWB 100 Top Picks by Cathy Duffy Others I enjoyed: Educating the Whole-Hearted Child by Clarkson You Can Teach Your Child Successfully, Grades 4-8 by Ruth Beechick Books Children Love by Elizabeth Wilson A Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 I know you didn't want curriculum, but I learned a lot about the writing process by reading "Writing With Ease: Strong Fundamentals". It really did change my perspective on how to teach my children how to write and how important narration is in the writing process. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna A. Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 OH, how could I forget? I've also learned a lot from Ruth Beechick, so anything by her would be great. :001_smile: ~ AND ~ Mary Pride's Complete Guide to Getting Started in Homeschooling http://www.home-school.com/catalog/pages/mpguide.php3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizabethB Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Not about homeschooling, but one of the most valuable things I ever read as far as improving my homeschool goes is Liping Ma's Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. :iagree: That was what I was going to add, so I'll just second. It really explains how and why to teach math understanding and not just "ours is not to wonder why, just invert and multiply." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Outliers and Growing Up Global. Forum recs, those ones ;) Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebastian (a lady) Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 So You're Thinking About Homeschooling by Lisa Welchel (Best book I've found for giving a starting point for researching homeschooling. I bought a copy just to loan out.) Five Love Languages of Children by Chapman Last Child in the Woods by Louv The Well Trained Mind by Wise/Bauer Endangered Minds and Failure to Connect by Healy Some of these are homeschool books and some of them just inspire me to do better with my kids. Also: Understood Betsy The Year of Miss Agnes Pocketful of Pinecones These last three just remind me of how wonderful kids really can be and how much of a joy it is to be entrusted with teaching them about the world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poke Salad Annie Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 So You're Thinking About Homeschooling by Lisa Welchel (Best book I've found for giving a starting point for researching homeschooling. I bought a copy just to loan out.) Also: Understood Betsy The Year of Miss Agnes Pocketful of Pinecones These last three just remind me of how wonderful kids really can be and how much of a joy it is to be entrusted with teaching them about the world. I wholeheartedly agree with these. Understood Betsy is the book which helped me to *see* the way the Montessori method would be used at home, and also made me very aware of how I needed to implement those things in our homeschool more. For me-- The Unschooling Handbook by Mary Griffith A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola Marva Collins' Way by Marva Collins I know these three books are all over the spectrum, but I have gleaned ideas from them and enjoyed every single page. Highly recommended! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Not about homeschooling, but one of the most valuable things I ever read as far as improving my homeschool goes is Liping Ma's Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics. :iagree: Many of the books recommend on "homeschooling" I'd approach with great caution (given the extremism of some of the authors), but this work is a "must read" IMO. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovedtodeath Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 About reading: Montessori Read and Write, Donpotter.net and thephonicspage.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elfinbaby Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 LCC WTM 100 Top Picks- Duffy Thomas Jefferson Ed. Charlotte Mason Comp. Honey for a Child's Heart Classical Christian Ed - Wilson There are so many that I love and found inspiring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybear Posted May 3, 2010 Share Posted May 3, 2010 Real Learning: Education in the Heart of the Home by Elizabeth Foss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 :iagree: Many of the books recommend on "homeschooling" I'd approach with great caution (given the extremism of some of the authors), but this work is a "must read" IMO. Bill I keep seeing this book recommended over and over, but a lot of people comment that it is a "read-one-time" type book. Our library doesn't have it, nor does the nearest big city. Is it really worth spending the money to buy from Amazon ($28)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) I keep seeing this book recommended over and over, but a lot of people comment that it is a "read-one-time" type book. Our library doesn't have it, nor does the nearest big city. Is it really worth spending the money to buy from Amazon ($28)? I may have been the one who suggested it can be a "library book". I've checked it out multiple times. But it is worth owning, and when I read (as I do) about forum members who've marked their copies up with notes, and I think: Why don't I have my own copy? And I looked in the past few days and saw many of the original version for around $10, and some for $8. It is certainly worth having. Bill Edited May 27, 2010 by Spy Car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmeraldGirl Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Homeschooling: A Patchwork of Day by Nancy Land. It is a look into one day of homeschooling of 30 different families. Very interesting to see how uniquely everyone homeschools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I like Rebecca Rupp's book, Home Learning year by Year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coffeefreak Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 For the Children's Sake by Susan Schaeffer Macauley A Charlotte Mason Education and More Charlotte Mason Education by Catherine Levison :iagree: Todd Wilson's cartoon books on homeschooling. You have to have a sense of humor in this homeschooling life. -crystal Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe and Help, I'm Married to a Homeschooling Mom, are HILARIOUS! Many of the books recommend on "homeschooling" I'd approach with great caution (given the extremism of some of the authors), but this work is a "must read" IMO. Bill I agree with Bill on approaching/ recommending books with caution. When I started homeschooling, everyone loaned me all of the Maxwell books, the Clarkson books and Mary Pride. They made me feel inadequate and really hindered me in teaching my children the way they needed to be taught. The Clarksons also have some really strong opinions on curriculum, and basically insinuate if you use X, you're ruining your child. Mary Pride sprinkles a lot of other doctrine into her books that I'm not aligned with, as do the Maxwells. Now, when new moms ask me what to read, I give them neutral, informative suggestions. TWTM, A Charlotte Mason Education, etc. Then, if they WANT Christian encouragement, I recommend Todd Wilson. Blessings! Dorinda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 All of John Holt's books, and all of Mary Hood's books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I'm a John Taylor Gatto fan. I really enjoyed: The Underground History of American Education and ... Weapons of Mass Instruction They are more focussed on why you don't want your child in school, rather than why you'd want to homeschool but I found them very helpful as reminders of why I chose to homeschool (certain days the reason can elude me! ;) ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeganW Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 And I looked in the past few days and saw many of the original version for around $10, and some for $8. It is certainly worth having. Bill Has anybody seen both the original version & the new version? Are they significantly different? If so, which would you recommend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lollie010 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 (edited) Can't wait to add a few new books to my library. Edited May 28, 2010 by Laurel T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treestarfae Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Nice suggestions! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SailorMom Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I second the Home Learning Year by Year suggestion - great resources... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens by Debra Bell. Very helpful for 6th grade on up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolphin Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 I third or fourth home learning year by year by Rupp. Also the everything homeschooling book by Linda Dobson. That one helped me to understand the different theories, and what spoke to me. The read aloud handbook is good, but also Honey for a child's heart that I saw someone else recommended. It is wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Keeper Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 (edited) Well Trained Mind ( SWB, of course):) Latin Centered Curriculum (Campbell) Einstein Never Used Flashcards (sorry, can't remember the authors) The Knowledge Deficit (Hirsch) Failure to Connect (Healy) Why Gender Matters (Sax) The last four books have helped me understand more about learning in general, and have helped how I teach; the top two have helped with the what to teach and when. Edited August 20, 2010 by Zoo Keeper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diviya Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Family Matters by David Guterson The Well Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer I agree with many of the suggestions above. Just adding what I didn't already see. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JennyD Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 Thirding the recommendation for Nancy Lande's Homeschooling: A Patchwork for Days, as well as her follow-up book, Homeschool Open House. I also recently read and enjoyed Love in the Time of Homeschooling, by Laura Brodie, which is about a mother and daughter who homeschooled for one 'sabbatical' fifth grade year. I found it a rather more balanced look at homeschooling than many other books on the subject, which tend to be too booster-ish for my taste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 WTM, of course! A Charlotte Mason Companion by Karen Andreola. I wish I had read this years ago! Homeschooling Methods:Seasoned Advice on Learning Styles by Paul and Gena Suarez and Ruth Beechick. I saw this one at our library and thought it was really well-put together. If I was new to hsing, this is a book that would help me make sense of all the STUFF that is out there and available to homeschoolers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted August 14, 2010 Share Posted August 14, 2010 I also recently read and enjoyed Love in the Time of Homeschooling, by Laura Brodie, which is about a mother and daughter who homeschooled for one 'sabbatical' fifth grade year. I found it a rather more balanced look at homeschooling than many other books on the subject, which tend to be too booster-ish for my taste. :iagree: I read this recently, too, and liked it. Gives a very good idea of what day to day homeschooling can look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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