She Taught Herself At Home eBook Nancy Scott
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“What if everything you’ve been told about learning isn’t true?”
Throughout the five years (from eighth through 12th grade) that my daughter taught herself at home, this simple question probably guided me more than any other. Mostly, that simple “what if” question led me to ask some important “what if” questions of my own.
• What if our own intuition is a better guide for our children than all the expert opinions we’ll ever hear?
• What if all the resources ever needed for learning are readily available to us all?
• What if children don’t need to be taught to learn?
• What if children are competent to make choices about their own learning?
• What if a child believes she can teach herself into a first-rate college and wants to try?
• What if children can be better “socialized,” at home?
• What if it’s okay to let children grade themselves? What if they earn all A’s in the process?
• What if it’s okay to let kids sleep until noon and stay up until 200 a.m.?
• What if you wonder about the value of--or the ethics of--government-run, institutionalized education for children?
• What if teenagers go to college, never having had a date?
• And, if you believe these things, what if everybody else says you’re wrong?
"She Taught Herself at Home" paints a rosy picture of homeschooling, which we prefer to call “unschooling.” In fact, you won’t be reading much here that says unschooling is a bad idea. Why? Because, for us, unschooling is simply wonderful. It’s good for the child, it’s good for the family, and it’s good for society.
I do want to stress, though, that education is always about an individual child. You’ll want to think carefully about your own child and whether she might learn better and grow stronger outside of a public school. In this story—Jenny’s and mine—you’ll see that we reached a crisis before we left the public education system. Had I been more perceptive … or more open to the idea … or better informed, Jenny may well have benefitted from learning at home much earlier. Perhaps our experience will spare you the wasted years.
Not everyone will agree with what they read here, of course. But what if they don’t? This is our experience—mine and Jenny’s—and it’s all we have to offer.
We hope that our story will be helpful—or at least thought-provoking. Perhaps it will raise some questions, generate a discussion or two, shake things up a bit. If so, that’s good, because … well… what if home, after all, is where your child can learn best?
She Taught Herself At Home eBook Nancy Scott
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This book seems to be a platform for a proud homeschool mom to brag about her good/smart/worldly/talented/sophisticated/enlightened/etc. her kid is. I did not find it helpful, at all. Sorry.
Love this book! We've homescooled for years and I always enjoy reading others experiences. I highly recommend this to anyone who doubts homeschoolers can't make it into their school of choice.
This book has some great information for homeschoolers, but I'm not so sure the term "unschooling" should have been used. Granted, "unschooling" means different things to different people, but the true meaning is learning that is done by the child, because the child is interested in a subject. If you're looking for a real unschooling book, this is not it.
That being said, the book is excellent. It's about child-directed homeschooling, in which the author's daughter looked up college requirements for admission and planned out her high school education. She also made her own lesson plans, so that she could accomplish everything she needed to in each year. Basically, she gave herself an education at home that included the typical subjects that would have been taught in a typical high school (public or private), using the Calvert School. It had some unschooling aspects in that the author wasn't concerned with grades or tests, and the student was allowed to grade her own work. This worked because the kid was rather driven, in my opinion. It's also mentioned in the book that there were certain Calvert rules that the student was determined to follow.
It gave me some guidance and a few good ideas about planning my own child's homeschooling route next year, Unfortunately, my kid is more interested in computers and video games than in his education, so he hasn't been as dedicated or focused as the author's daughter. I hope a little detox time out of public school will help with that. If not, I've received some great ideas about planning a curriculum, grading work, and record-keeping. It's definitely a great resource, well worth the money. )
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