Learning without School
Home Education
$70.25
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
14 December 2008
Summary
While some people look back on school as the ‘best days of your life’, for others the experience can be unpleasant and gruelling. Learning without School is a practical handbook for parents who want to educate their children at home but are unsure that they have the skills and know-how required to give their child the best education possible.
This book explains what home education is; the advantages and disadvantages of choosing this route; how to begin home educating; what you need t…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781843106852 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184310685X |
| Author: | Ross Mountney |
| Publisher: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Imprint: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 December 2008 |
| Weight: | 300g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 156mm x 12mm |
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Critics Review
The author writes in an engaging, easy to read style, with plenty of first-person stories about home-educated children; evidence is anecdotal rather than research-based… The author writes broadly about the range of personalised learning offered by the home educator; there are brief references to Jung and to Steiner-Waldorf but these are not developed. Useful websites and resources are given at the end of each chapter. – British Psychological Society, Debate
About The Author
Ross Mountney
Ross Mountney is an ex-teacher and parent to two children who began school but have now been home educated for eight years. Ross is better known as the ‘Home Educating Nobody’, having written a diary for the charitable support network organisation, ‘Education Otherwise’ for several years.
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