The Complete Guide to Home Schooling

by Perry, John; Perry, Kathy

• ISBN13: 9780737304220
• ISBN10: 0737304227
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-11-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

Quickly becoming the choice of more and more American families, home schooling a child can be a daunting and exhausting task. When John and Kathy Perry decided to withdraw their sons from public school and teach them at home, they found much information decrying the state of education but little on how to develop a program to ensure academic success.The Complete Guide to Home Schoolingpresents step-by-step instructions for tailoring a curriculum to the individual, integrating academic home schooling with public school extracurricular opportunities, maintaining family energy and peace, and developing diverse community-based enrichment studies.

Author Biography

John and Kathy Perry have successfully home schooled two sons.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xi
Introduction	xiii
Beginning the Challenge	1	(26)
It Just Takes a Little Confidence	27	(36)
Mothers, Careers, Guilt, and Homeschooling	63	(24)
Curricula and How to Choose the Best One	87	(24)
Getting Down to Business	111	(16)
The Elementary Years	127	(26)
The Middle School Years	153	(20)
The High School Homeschooler	173	(32)
Creating Supplements for Your Child	205	(14)
Organizations to Help Answer Your Questions	219	(14)
Appendix A Official Transcript Sample	233	(4)
Appendix B Sample Four-Year Plan of Study for Graduation	237	(2)
Appendix C Sample Elementary, Middle, or High School Report Card	239	(2)
Bibliography	241	(2)
Index	243