Home Schooling and Learning Communities-A Book Review

Home schooling has always been popular, and yet for a brief period in our history we didnt hear a lot about it, today, all that has changed, as home schooling is definitely back in vogue. The No Child Left Behind Act instituted under the Bush Administration with the help of the former Senator Edward Kennedy was brought forth out of frustration, as kids were actually graduating High School, but could not read or write. This of course was unacceptable, and something had to be done.

Nevertheless, the challenges and problems are systemic in nature, and so many parents want no part of our public school system; some say it's a dangerous place for kids due to gangs, drugs, violence, others say it's a giant babysitting event at the tax expense payer's. No matter where you stand you also realize that we are not meeting our educational challenges in this great nation. Constantly.perhaps, it's for this reason that you are looking for alternatives, something that works.

Well then, I was recommended a very good book to read a few years back, and I read the whole thing and was intrigued at what I learned, so much so that I've recommended it to everyone I've met thinking on the issue of education. I even placed it online in the reading room of our Internet type of think tank. The name of the book is;

"Creating Learning Communities," by Ron Miller and William n. Ellis, published by CCL-LLC and the Coalition for Self Learning Communities, eBook Digital Edition (2000).

The book talks about not only schools as learning communities, but also addresses the community as a place of on-going learning, and how groups of folks can get together and learn, mentor,-and drive knowledge, wisdom, and valuable information. This is a living book, with research on learning communities and new chapters are being added online.

The philosophy is straight forward, so too is the approach it takes. Learning should be a lifetime database records, it's not something you finish and get a diploma for, and this book is filled with resources and information, places to go to help you whether you are home schooling, or want to learn how to better teach. I'd recommend it to any and all home schooling parents and community advisors, also to educators to expand their own horizons.

Section III is all about the information age, and how computers, the Internet, and other technology devices make all this possible, and shine forward into the future. Please consider reading this book at your first possible singer. I highly recommend it.

Reference: http://www.creatinglearningcommunities.org/download/download.htm

Lance Winslow is a retired Co-founder of a Nationwide Franchise Chain, and now runs the Online Think Tank. Lance Winslow believes it's hard to write 20.000 articles; http://www.bloggingcontent.net/.

Note: All of Lance Winslow's articles are written by him, not by Automated Software, any Computer Program, or Artificially Intelligent Software. None of his articles are outsourced, PLR Content or written by ghost writers.

The Everything Homeschooling Book

Have you ever wondered how many hours a day that your child should be schooling? Or what the schedule would be best for your family? Maybe you're in need of a change in the way you school to bring that excitement back again? How about those of you who are nervous about homeschooling in the teen years? Would you like a list of websites to use in your schooling? If you'd like a book about EVERYTHING, then you may want to read this book.

So just what is the answer to how many hours a day your child does need to school? "Even pages.though most traditional school days are 4. approximately six hours long, you and your child won't need to sit at a desk in your home for five or six hours each day. Some states may require you to keep a daily schedule and attendance record, showing that you homeschool a certain number of hours a day, 180 days a year, but the hours and days can be flexible. Chapter 8 of this book talks more about daily schedules and record keeping. On average, the time required to focus on core skills (reading, math, language arts, social studies, and science) can be broken down per age group as 's:

* Preschool and teachers have: 30 to 60 minutes
* Elementary ages: 60-90 minutes
* Middle-school ages: 1 1/2 to 3 hours
* High-school ages: 2 to 4 hours

The Everything Homeschooling Book provides up-to-date information on homeschool: State departments of education, religious and secular homeschooling, sources for curriculum guidelines by grade level, curriculum programs, packaged homeschooling multiple children, and the list goes on, and on.

Sherri Linsenbach is a former teacher, tutor and homeschool parent. She is also the co-founder and president of HomeschoolFun.com, a leading online homeschool magazine. This 305-page book is packed full of information. Check it out and see for yourself!

"Article by Kelly Benedict, the longtime homeschooler of 17 + years, wife, Mama of 9 and grandmother of 6 (so far).