EKT Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Hi friends! I just had my annual homeschool review with my county yesterday (was once again deemed "compliant," yay! lol) so now I am in full-on planning mode for next year. This is the point in the year where I love to read, reread, or flip through what I think of as my "inspirational" homeschool books--the ones that got me excited about the idea of homeschooling in the first place. I find doing this gets me in the right frame of mind and highly motivated. I always reread many parts of TWTM, of course, but I'd love to hear what others' favorite inspirational books are, since I'm sure there's still many out there I haven't read. Thanks in advance for your thoughts! :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tawlas Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Teaching from Rest comes to mind for me. It's not so "how to" or curriculum or step-by-step oriented. It's inspirational and motivating and gives me a big picture for how I want homeschooling to *feel* for my family. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desertflower Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I like the Family magazine from HEDUA. It is a Christian magazine, but it's very inspirational for me. They usually have a good sale on Black Friday if money is an option. I think I got a year for $10. I'll be following for more ideas. :) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 My two favorites are probably Educating the Whole Hearted Child and Homeschooling for Excellence. I read and re-read those in the early years. I also like the Memoria Press catalog articles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I loved Karen Andreola's fiction book that featured a homeschooling mom. The nature study, gentleness and respect were inspiring to me. Pocketful of Pinecones 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 All of John Holt's books, only one of which was actually about homeschooling. Homeschooling for Excellence, by David and Mickie Colfax 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonlight Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Not a homeschooler, but a public school teacher...Rafe Esquith. All of his books are inspirational. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freeindeed Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 For the Children's Sake. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.... Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 Another fan here of Educating the Wholehearted Child... Speaking of which, I should get that out and reread it this week. I also like Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners. Also...The Unschooling Handbook: How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom and The Teenage Liberation Handbook. I've also read TWTM 3,487,988 times. :tongue_smilie: Ironically, I don't think we're really unschoolers OR classical homeschoolers. :confused: Edited to add: This sounds weird, because it's not what you would think of as inspirational, but I really liked Lee Binz' Setting the Records Straight: How to Craft Homeschool Transcripts and Course Descriptions... That book gave me more confidence to homeschool high school (which sounds weird, I know. I have a strange hang-up about "what transcripts are going to look like".). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 For the Children's Sake When Children Love to Learn Well Trained Mind Teaching From Rest Consider This 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SnMomof7 Posted June 13, 2015 Share Posted June 13, 2015 I really like Managers of Their Schools (even if it is very practical). I plan to buy Teaching from Rest when the second edition comes out. Lies Homeschooling Moms Believe is excellent, and I reread every few years. Homeschooling For the Rest of Us is also quite good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I Saw the Angel in the Marble by Chris and Ellyn Davis. likely oop, but not too hard to find. They are the people who had the Elijah Company years ago. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 I Saw the Angel in the Marble by Chris and Ellyn Davis. likely oop, but not too hard to find. They are the people who had the Elijah Company years ago. I have a couple old Elijah Company Catalogs. What a great resource! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 Not a homeschooler, but a public school teacher...Rafe Esquith. All of his books are inspirational. I enjoyed these as well as the one by or about Marva Collins .. . . I think it's the Marva Collins way. I gleaned a lot of ideas from Rafe Esquith's books and just hoped some of his copious energy would transmit to me as I read. Those are truly inspirational and usually available from the library. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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stm4him Posted June 14, 2015 Share Posted June 14, 2015 For the Children's Sake Leadership Education The Core Echo in Celebration The Brainy Bunch (not well written but interesting anyway) Robinson Curriculum videos The Self-Propelled Advantage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Another vote for Educating the Wholehearted Child. The Clarksons always inspire me. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Some ideas in addition to The Well-Trained Mind:You Can Teach Your Child Successfully: Grades 4-8 by Ruth Beechick (this book really made me feel that I could homeschool)Home Learning Year by Year: How to Design a Homeschool Curriculum from Preschool Through High School by Rebecca Rupp 102 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum by Cathy Duffy Creative Homeschooling: A Guide for Smart Families, 2nd Edition by Lisa Rivero The Read-Aloud Handbook: Seventh Edition by Jim Trelease For those with children in or approaching high school: I recommend Jeanne Gowen Dennis's Homeschooling High School: Planning Ahead for College Admission; the author makes homeschooling through high school seem doable. (It is written from a Christian perspective, but I recommend it to all.) Read the high school and college boards here; there is a lot of wisdom to be found here. Take note of the threads that have been Pinned/Stickied. Also, if your child is interested in a selective college, I recommend joining the Yahoo group hs2coll · Homeschooling toward college.Some other valuable reads:What High Schools Don't Tell You - 300+ Secrets to Make Your Kid Irresistible to Colleges by Senior Year by Elizabeth Wissner-Grossand her other book: What Colleges Don’t Tell You by Elizabeth Wissner-GrossAnother I'd recommend is How to Get Into the Top Colleges by Krista Klein and Richard Montauk. This book is a helpful overview of the entire college application process and is particularly helpful if your child is aiming toward any moderately selective college. Also books by Cal Newport are well worth reading. Regards, Kareni 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birchbark Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 Real Learning The Self-propelled Advantage Consider This Anything by Ruth Beechick Christopherus' Kindergarten manual if you have a K-er Just discovered the Homeschool Simplified series on another thread. Read one, marked it up, and ordered the others! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LivingHope Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I enjoyed The Living Page by Laurie Bestvater. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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