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Summary: Easy Homeschooling Techniques is a keeper!
Review: A practical information book on the basics needed to start home schooling your children. With Christian references & historical information this personal & personable text covers every aspect from preparing your home to starting a business.What are your qualifications to be a home school teacher? Very simple: you need to love your children; have time for them each & every day; have strong beliefs that are not being taught in public schools; have doubts about the quality of public education; you must be able to read & write & you must be committed to completing the study courses. I enjoyed the stories of her movable classrooms; how combining subjects opened up a whole new world & how heirlooms & elders can teach more about history than any pages in a book. Easy Homeschooling Techniques is a thorough resource for parents wishing to teach their own children with a complete Course of Study; chapter by chapter Endnotes & a solid Resources section. Do give it a go, I think you will find it eminently useful in your home schooling efforts. Do check out my eInterview with this forthright author, business woman & teacher!
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Summary: Easy Homeschooling Techniques is a keeper!
Review: A practical information book on the basics needed to start home schooling your children. With Christian references & historical information this personal & personable text covers every aspect from preparing your home to starting a business. What are your qualifications to be a home school teacher? Very simple: you need to love your children; have time for them each & every day; have strong beliefs that are not being taught in public schools; have doubts about the quality of public education; you must be able to read & write & you must be committed to completing the study courses. I enjoyed the stories of her movable classrooms; how combining subjects opened up a whole new world & how heirlooms & elders can teach more about history than any pages in a book. Easy Homeschooling Techniques is a thorough resource for parents wishing to teach their own children with a complete Course of Study; chapter by chapter Endnotes & a solid Resources section. Do give it a go, I think you will find it eminently useful in your home schooling efforts. Do check out my eInterview with this forthright author, business woman & teacher!
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Summary: Finally! Real Help!
Review: I have had the priveledge of being in communication with the author of this book off and on for over a year. I have determined that she lives what she has written in her book. She has written this book in such an "easy" to follow, "easy" to understand fashion. It is literally a step by step "how-to" manual. She has even included symbols throughout the book which makes finding topics easier to find when you want to refer back to them. For example, anything she suggests you put in your personal notebook has a fountain pen symbol by it throughout the book. This was great for me because it takes me too long to find things again when I refer back to them. It is a time saver. So if you don't need another time consuming book to read, this one "reads fast" and has helps to make referring back to it easy and time saving. The book it aptly titled...Easy Homeschooling. I wish I had read it years ago before I began schooling. I'm excited about the results I'm seeing in my own homeschool as a result of following Lorraine Curry's methods recommended in her book. I have read, highlighted, pondered and researched her ideas scripturally. It is the most balanced, and inexpensive approach to schooling I've read about yet. If you're frustrated, burned out, broke and generally feeling out of control and loaded down with too much stuff, this book will teach you how to clean out what you don't need, keep what you do, and streamline your homeschool so you have time to "have a life" beyond school.
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Summary: Finally! Real Help!
Review: I have had the priveledge of being in communication with the author of this book off and on for over a year. I have determined that she lives what she has written in her book. She has written this book in such an "easy" to follow, "easy" to understand fashion. It is literally a step by step "how-to" manual. She has even included symbols throughout the book which makes finding topics easier to find when you want to refer back to them. For example, anything she suggests you put in your personal notebook has a fountain pen symbol by it throughout the book. This was great for me because it takes me too long to find things again when I refer back to them. It is a time saver. So if you don't need another time consuming book to read, this one "reads fast" and has helps to make referring back to it easy and time saving. The book it aptly titled...Easy Homeschooling. I wish I had read it years ago before I began schooling. I'm excited about the results I'm seeing in my own homeschool as a result of following Lorraine Curry's methods recommended in her book. I have read, highlighted, pondered and researched her ideas scripturally. It is the most balanced, and inexpensive approach to schooling I've read about yet. If you're frustrated, burned out, broke and generally feeling out of control and loaded down with too much stuff, this book will teach you how to clean out what you don't need, keep what you do, and streamline your homeschool so you have time to "have a life" beyond school.
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Summary: Thank you, Lorraine!
Review: I received this as a Christmas present from my parents. After reading through it twice, there is so much I can say about this wonderful book! As soon as I completed the book, I turned to the first page and read 1/2 way through it again! With a pen and highlighter near my bedside, I was highlighting and taking notes as I went. The second time I paid special attention to my present concerns and highlighted various text. I love the paper the book is printed on! It is very thick and handles a highlighter well. It's hard to find a good, solidly constructed paperback these days. I appreciate the information given concerning the King James version Bible. I hadn't heard before that it is considered "one of the finest examples of writing style in existence". That spurred me to think about using the KJV more often. I have printed some of the text from the KJV from the internet and am making a copy for each child to follow along as we have our daily devotions. (another one of Lorraine's suggestions!) Lorraine reminded me "Don't allow sloppy work. You are training for life!". I had been tolerating sloppy work and had just been thankful for *any* work at all. Lorraine gives much needed hints on the forming of habits. I had allowed myself to become lax with the house work and the kids chores, etc. I implemented the next day some new habits for each child. Now, if I can make sure and remember! I seem to be the one that is not consistent. (sigh) Lorraine has some background in art and gives some wonderful hints and resources for the art-deficient. Art is an area I seem to avoid in our home school. But now after reading Lorraine's suggestions, I feel equipped to include art in our curriculum. In Chapter 11, "Mining the Methods", Lorraine gives wonderful detailed explanations of the different home school methods out there without casting any judgment. Lorraine says "Parents...should not be concerned with entertaining children." I find myself so concerned with pleasing everyone, that I allow myself to be walked all over...and I mean by my children! Lorraine's no-non-sense comments have give me the encouragement to be a more effective, loving and firm teacher and mother. What a great gift for the new home school family! This book should be in every home school library. It's a great resource to refer to time and again. Thank you, Lorraine, for saying what I needed to hear and doing it sprinkled with love, concern and years of experience. Emily; mom to four home schooled kids
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Summary: Thank you, Lorraine!
Review: I received this as a Christmas present from my parents. After reading through it twice, there is so much I can say about this wonderful book! As soon as I completed the book, I turned to the first page and read 1/2 way through it again! With a pen and highlighter near my bedside, I was highlighting and taking notes as I went. The second time I paid special attention to my present concerns and highlighted various text. I love the paper the book is printed on! It is very thick and handles a highlighter well. It's hard to find a good, solidly constructed paperback these days. I appreciate the information given concerning the King James version Bible. I hadn't heard before that it is considered "one of the finest examples of writing style in existence". That spurred me to think about using the KJV more often. I have printed some of the text from the KJV from the internet and am making a copy for each child to follow along as we have our daily devotions. (another one of Lorraine's suggestions!) Lorraine reminded me "Don't allow sloppy work. You are training for life!". I had been tolerating sloppy work and had just been thankful for *any* work at all. Lorraine gives much needed hints on the forming of habits. I had allowed myself to become lax with the house work and the kids chores, etc. I implemented the next day some new habits for each child. Now, if I can make sure and remember! I seem to be the one that is not consistent. (sigh) Lorraine has some background in art and gives some wonderful hints and resources for the art-deficient. Art is an area I seem to avoid in our home school. But now after reading Lorraine's suggestions, I feel equipped to include art in our curriculum. In Chapter 11, "Mining the Methods", Lorraine gives wonderful detailed explanations of the different home school methods out there without casting any judgment. Lorraine says "Parents...should not be concerned with entertaining children." I find myself so concerned with pleasing everyone, that I allow myself to be walked all over...and I mean by my children! Lorraine's no-non-sense comments have give me the encouragement to be a more effective, loving and firm teacher and mother. What a great gift for the new home school family! This book should be in every home school library. It's a great resource to refer to time and again. Thank you, Lorraine, for saying what I needed to hear and doing it sprinkled with love, concern and years of experience. Emily; mom to four home schooled kids
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Summary: For parents who aspire to teach their children at home
Review: Lorraine Curry's Easy Homeschooling Techniques: Your Guide To The Low Cost, Time Saving, High Quality Method is the ideal "how to" introduction and manual for parents who aspire to teach their children at home. Curry shows how to make sense of education methods, lay a good informational foundation, start up the easy way, plan for success, make order in the home, set achievable goals, provide a high school level quality curriculum, provide homeschooling even when employed. All pertinent issues for homeschooling are carefully addressed including phonics, drawing, organizing and cleaning, choosing literature, school planning, state studies, teaching the Bible, keeping high school credits, teaching homemaking, even career planning. Easy Homeschooling Techniques is highly recommended for its accessibility and is designed specifically for the non-specialist general reader wanting to educate their child at home and is enhanced with a course of study, excerpts from vintage books, a resource section, and invaluable "Authors and Poets" booklists.
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Summary: For parents who aspire to teach their children at home
Review: Lorraine Curry's Easy Homeschooling Techniques: Your Guide To The Low Cost, Time Saving, High Quality Method is the ideal "how to" introduction and manual for parents who aspire to teach their children at home. Curry shows how to make sense of education methods, lay a good informational foundation, start up the easy way, plan for success, make order in the home, set achievable goals, provide a high school level quality curriculum, provide homeschooling even when employed. All pertinent issues for homeschooling are carefully addressed including phonics, drawing, organizing and cleaning, choosing literature, school planning, state studies, teaching the Bible, keeping high school credits, teaching homemaking, even career planning. Easy Homeschooling Techniques is highly recommended for its accessibility and is designed specifically for the non-specialist general reader wanting to educate their child at home and is enhanced with a course of study, excerpts from vintage books, a resource section, and invaluable "Authors and Poets" booklists.
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Summary: Read This First
Review: Scanning the Table of Contents of this remarkable book is like catching a glimpse of everything you've ever wondered about schooling your kids at home. You could purchase a shelf full of homeschooling books before you would find all the material covered in this single, easy-to-read volume.
Starting with the basics of establishing a home education program, Lorraine Curry guides beginners through the decisions and goal-setting processes that will uncomplicate the homeschooling experience. With an emphasis on simplicity and practical economy, she addresses methods and curriculum choices from preschool through high school. Curry stresses the importance of going beyond the 3R's to teach life skills and build character. There is an excellent section on teaching art and a helpful overview of world history that can provide a framework for any grade level.
Homeschooling can be an expensive proposition, but spending lots of money does not assure a quality education. Curry not only promotes inexpensive alternatives to the increasingly sophisticated array of homeschool materials, but also devotes a chapter to the consideration of running a home business.
This book will guide and encourage the novice as well as provide a refreshing perspective and refocused direction for experienced homeschoolers.
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Summary: Easy Homeschooling Techniques
Review: This is a must have for all homeschooling parents. It takes the best of all styles of schooling and combines them into a better, less expensive homeschool experience. It is easy to read and has wonderful advice for new and old homeschool teachers. With all the books being written about homeschooling, this is one that you will want to keep forever.
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