Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Schooling (Absolute Beginner's Guide)
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Traditional school-at-home only
  • A good starting point for learning about homeschooling
  • Some points just aren't realistic
Absolute Beginner's Guide to Home Schooling (Absolute Beginner's Guide)
Brad Miser
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Who knew how simple Homeschooling could be?

Tens of millions of parents like you have decided that the best way to prepare their children for life is by educating them at home instead of at a traditional private or public school. No matter the reason you are considering homeschooling for your children's education, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling outlines all of the legal, social, educational and logistical considerations that are part of the decision. With helpful and easy-to-read advice about everything from building curricula and setting up a home school classroom, to incorporating extracurricular activities like sports and field trips, this book will provide valuable help and ways to expand your children's homeschooling experience.

Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling will help you decide if homeschooling is the best choice for your children's education and then guide you to the curriculum tools and community resources you need to make the most of at-home classes and activities. Here's a small sample of what you'll find inside:

  • Tthe benefits and drawbacks of homeschooling
  • The legal and educational requirements for the state you live in
  • Valuable lists of resources like homeschooling organizations, curriculum providers, and networking groups
  • Different ways you can test your child's true educational level, personality type and learning style
  • Sample plans to set up your homeschooling classroom including workstations, a library, audio-visual equipment, computer access and progress testing
  • Examples of field trips, sports, music, work or volunteer activities, online courses and tutor or mentor programs
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    Who knew how simple Homeschooling could be? Tens of millions of parents have decided that the best way to prepare their children for life is by educating them at home instead of at a traditional private or public school. No matter the reason you are considering homeschooling for your children's education, Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling outlines all of the legal, social, educational, and logistical considerations that are part of the decision. With helpful and easy-to-read advice about everything from building curricula and setting up a home school classroom, to incorporating extracurricular activities like sports and field trips, this book will provide valuable help and ways to expand your children's homeschooling experience. Absolute Beginner's Guide to Homeschooling will help you decide if homeschooling is the best choice for your children's education and then guide you to the curriculum tools and community resources you need to make the most of at-home classes and activities. Here's a small sample of what you'll find inside: * Learn the benefits and drawbacks of homeschooling and all of the factors you need to take into account when deciding between home school and traditional public or private schools * Determine the legal and educational requirements for the state you live in and how they affect your day-to-day homeschooling regimen * Find valuable lists of resources like homeschooling organizations, curriculum providers, and networking groups that will enhance your homeschooling experience * Discover the different ways you can test your child's true educational level, personality type, and learning style and then create personalized lesson plans for each subject * Set up your homeschooling classroom including workstations, a library, audio-visual equipment, computer access, and progress testing * Add unique learning experiences to your homeschooling curriculum, including field trips, sports, music, work or volunteer activities, online courses, and tutor or mentor programs Brad Miser has been involved in the homeschooling movement for more than ten years and, with his wife, has educated his three children at home. He has been active in teaching his children as well as working on curriculum decisions, testing and evaluating progress, and finding ways to create a fun and valuable learning experience for them. Brad is currently the senior technical communicator with a software development company where he is responsible for all product documentation and online help systems. He is also a well-known computer book author writing on topics such as Macintosh operating systems, digital video, and digital audio.

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    2 out of 5 stars Traditional school-at-home only.......2006-08-30

    I purchased this book as a new homeschooler because it seemed to have a lot of practical information on the nuts and bolts of homeschooling. I have since gotten rid of the book, as it is only useful for those who want to do traditional school-at-home, complete with a simulated classroom, desks, reports, etc. I know some people are most comfortable with this model of homeschool, but for many people traditional school-at-home merely replicates many of the problems with traditional school, but now in a different setting. Homeschoolers of a different style -- Classical, Charlotte Mason, Montessori, Waldorf, eclectic, and obviously unschooling -- would be much better served with another book.

    4 out of 5 stars A good starting point for learning about homeschooling.......2005-06-15


    This is a good starting point for someone interested in homeschooling. It covers many of the reasons for homeschooling, walks the reader though the steps on how to find out what they have to do legally to homeschool, explains how to organize to do an effective job of homeschooling, shows how to manage a homeschool, and includes a list of resources to help the reader find other useful books and places to improve their homeschool.

    For the last couple decades public schools have gotten worse and worse. "A Nation at Risk," which was published in 1984, made public the growing concern about the decline of public education. Thomas Sowell's "Inside American Education" explores some of the reasons for the decline. Diane Ravitch's "Left Back: A Century of Battles of School Reform" puts the decline in a historical perspective. So one of the main reasons for the dramatic growth of homeschooling is the recognition that in many cases public schools are not teaching children how to read, write, or do arithmetic. A large percentage of children are dropping out of high school and another large percentage graduate, but are functionally illiterate.

    Over the last thirty years the homeschooling movement has grown to encompass every facet of society in the United States. It has been growing around 7% to 10% a year. Initially the homeschooling movement started with a couple small groups of people, largely hippies and Christians. Both of these groups were very distrustful of public schools and the effects government controlled public schools were having on their children. Now there are black homeschoolers, pagan homeschoolers, unschoolers, and so on.
    Brad Miser's book does a good job of addressing many of the basics of homeschooling. His main focus is on those who chose to have a structured homeschooling experience. As such he doesn't address homeschoolers who are not structured and let the children make decisions about what they (the children) want to learn. For me the biggest weakness of the book was not exploring the full range of options for parents who are thinking about homeschooling.

    In the chapter on socialization there are many good reasons to keep children out of public schools as it explores the positive types of socialization homeschoolers can have, and the negative types of socialization children are forced into in the public schools. Most homeschooled children have a wider range of friends, than children in public schools who only hang out with children their own age.

    There are several chapters on how to prepare to homeschool. One whole chapter covers why it is important to network, and ways to find other homeschoolers. There is a chapter on how to plan out a school year and where get the resources.

    There are several chapters on how to manage a homeschool. The author talks about how to have very structured classes. He encourages parents to have a lot of documentation on what the children are doing. I liked the chapter on taking field trips. There was a good chapter on how to evaluate the progress of your children.

    This is a good book to start with for anyone who is interested in homeschooling. It is easy to read, well organized, and entertaining. I liked the frequent quotes placed through out the book. The author clearly believes in homeschooling, he and his wife do homeschool, so he is passionate and knowledgeable about homeschooling. If you are considering homeschooling, or want some help in getting started, this is a good resource to have.

    3 out of 5 stars Some points just aren't realistic.......2004-10-31

    I am personally in favor of the homeschooling movement, as I understand that in many circumstances, it is the best thing for the student. However, it is not a panacea, there are many problems and consequences of homeschooling when compared to the traditional classroom. While the author does a good job in describing the mechanics of how homeschooling can be done, he vastly understates some of the problems. In fact, there are times when his attitude to the problems approaches the level of the cavalier.
    The most significant example is in discussing the curriculum, especially in the qualifications and knowledge of the instructor. Middle school and high school teachers in public schools must be certified in their fields, and there is a good reason for this. There are very few people in the world whose knowledge is such that they can teach each of the traditional subjects of mathematics, history, English, economics, government, art, music and the various areas of science, all at the high school level. To say nothing of other subjects such as foreign languages, aspects of business and other courses outside the basics. Miser states, "As long as you can learn yourself, you can homeschool effectively." While this can work at the elementary and maybe the early middle school level, it is unreasonable to expect people to be able to teach themselves the necessary knowledge at the depth and breadth needed to teach these subjects at the upper levels. I know that people do homeschool up into the upper grades, but those that I am aware of rely on others to teach the material they cannot. They teach a few of the subjects and send their children to traditional schools or private tutors for the balance.
    Another point where I thought the author was well off the mark is the section where he is discussing how a parent can successfully begin homeschooling their child after they have spent time in a traditional school. On page 150, there is the statement: "If your child is extremely tied to the `social scene' at school and suffers from a group-think addiction, your explanations might not help too much." The phrase "group-think" is used in several other situations to describe support for the traditional classroom form of education. To categorize a child's natural desire to remain with their friends as an addiction is flat out wrong. One of the correct arguments Miser puts forward in favor of homeschooling is that some students have difficulty fitting in socially. Here he argues that even those who are socially successful in traditional school should be pulled out and any objections they may have overridden.
    On page 12, Miser argues that homeschooling is an advantage because the students education is managed by one person over a long period of time. I consider this a disadvantage, in that students need to be exposed to different teaching styles. Diversity of experience is nearly always an advantage. I also disagree with the statement that homeschoolers have access to the best educational material available. The best educational software is very expensive and some material, such as equipment for science labs, is beyond the budget of nearly everyone.
    In conclusion, there is much to be said in favor of homeschooling. However, like everything else, only a realistic approach can be successful, and I don't consider many of the points in this book to be realistic.

    Disclaimer: I have been a college instructor for over 20 years in math and computers, and have taught many future teachers, not all of which impressed me. I have also served as an officer in the local PTA and decided not to homeschool my children after an extensive examination and analysis of all the facts and consequences. They are currently in the public schools, are earning good grades and love going to school.

    Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail
    Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
    • Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail
    • Interesting Light on Women's History
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    4 out of 5 stars Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail.......2007-01-13

    Opens your eyes to the status of women prior to the mid 20th century.

    3 out of 5 stars Interesting Light on Women's History.......2005-01-10

    This book would be well read in combination with Joan Druett's Hen Frigates: Wives of Merchant Captains Under Sail. Stark's book focuses on the lives of prostitutes in English port towns, on sailor's wives and widows ashore, and those who sailed with their husbands, and briefly on the experiences of women who sailed disguised as men.

    The author does a good job of portraying the limited options available to English women during the Napoleonic era, and explains why women might find it necessary to engage in prostitution, follow their husbands to sea, or serve disguised as men. The author takes pain to debunk the then-popular myth of disguised women sailors searching for lost husbands or brothers.

    The book was, in some respects, too brief a discussion of the topic. A more in-depth analysis would be welcome.

    3 out of 5 stars Quite a nice little book, but you are left wanting for more.......1998-09-06

    This book is quite a fascinating look at the roles women have played in the British Navy before this century. However, there does seem to be a lack of in-depth study of the women profiled. I found myself wanting to know much more than the author was willing to offer me. I felt too much time was taken re-iterating the social and economic standpoint of prostitutes in this era rather than focusing on the women's contributions to the Royal British Navy. I was mildly insulted when Ms. Stark suggested the reason these women were willing to be "transvestites," or dress as men to serve onboard naval vessels, was basically Freud's "penis envy" theory. This book did sharpen my appetite to find more books on the subject of Women in the Maritime Military.
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      FEMALE TARS: WOMEN ABOARD SHIP IN THE AGE OF SAIL
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        Beth Kowaleski-Wallace
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        This digital document is an article from The Modern Language Review, published by Modern Humanities Research Association on July 1, 1999. The length of the article is 577 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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        Title: Female Tars: Women Aboard Ship in the Age of Sail.(Review)
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          5 out of 5 stars For computer geeks only, but in that niche excellent.......2005-10-02

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          Warning, serious sentence ahead. This book includes 9/11 tribute cartoons that have been drawn and handled with respect.

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          I came across this little paperback in a sailing store in Sausalito and had to buy it. The original edition was published in 1907. How often do you see books from that era reprinted in 1964 and still available nearly a century later? This book is obviously a classic.

          It's charm is in the descriptions of the twenty or so brightest stars in the sky that can be seen from the northern hemisphere. Also described are the major constellations that these bright stars are in or near.

          All the scientific details about each star or constellation are there along with some little comment about what makes each special. We see "golden Capella, rose-tinted Aldebaran, red-faced Betelguese, fair Rigel, the gentle Pollux, and Procyon, the smaller Dog star, all fresh and joyous and eager" in our mind's eye before going out of doors and seeking them in person.

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          I know there are planetarium programs out there with all kinds of astronomical information, but none can match the writing style of this little tome. It reminds me very much of Henry David Thoreau's writings about the wild apple trees, the rivers, and other natural things in his neck of the woods.

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          Through the Telescope: A Guide for the Amateur Astronomer, Revised Edition
          Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
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          • A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy
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          • Warning: bad book!
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          4 out of 5 stars Excellent guide.......2002-02-01

          This is an excellent guide for the amateur astronomer, with copious information on both what to look at in the sky and what to buy to do so, including both binoculars and telescopes. It has copious information on every aspect of skywatching, down to the best filters to view the various planets through. It's very supportive of amateur astronomy, consistently pointing out the contributions that amateurs have made and continue to make to the science (one of the few sciences where this is still possible).

          Quibbles: a few formatting problems, where the formatting notation shows up instead of italics or whatever was intended. And they repeat the urban legend about Galileo going blind from observing the sun (though admittedly I just recently found out that this is mistaken).

          Other than that, it's an excellent book, though more of a reference than a "sit-down-and-read" book, which is what I did with it, at least for now.

          Meanwhile, I wonder if some of the other reviews (below) apply to the earlier edition of the book, since I did not encounter the same problems.

          1 out of 5 stars A poor excuse for a book on amateur astronomy.......2000-12-14

          I pity the novice who purchases this book with the intention of learning about amateur astronomy. The book is a demonstration of what happens when someone rushes it to publication, does not KNOW the subject and builds poorly on a work that wasn't very good in the first place. There are so many terrifically awful errors in this book, it would take another book to document them. Pictures of microscopes where telescopes should be, refractor telescopes described as Dobsonians, etc, etc. The illustration/pictures are also slipshod, out of focus and poorly rendered. I cannot believe a suposedly reputable publishing house could release this "joke" of a text on amateur astronomy. It should be withdrawn from the market NOW and burned. -Richard Anderson

          1 out of 5 stars Badly in need of copy editing.......2000-07-05

          It's amazing McGraw-Hill let this one out at all. There are typographical and syntactical errors on almost every page. I can't comment on technical accuracy, as I am a beginner at astronomy. But I do know when I've seen the same photograph twice with different, and inconsistent, captions. The publisher did a real disservice to the author of this edition--and to the memory of the author of the original version--by rushing this to market without at least showing it to a copy editor.

          1 out of 5 stars Warning: bad book!.......2000-03-04

          This is the worst astronomy book I've encountered in forty years as an amateur astronomer! It is full of errors and has some of the poorest illustrations (out-of-focus, incorrectly labeled) I've ever seen in a commercial publication. Anyone interested in buying and using telescopes would be much better served by NightWatch by Terence Dickinson, The Backyard Astronomer's Guide by Dickinson and Dyer, or Phil Harrington's Star Ware.

          4 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book.......1999-09-18

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                Marchella SEMBRICH
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                Binding: Hardcover
                ASIN: B000MXAVT0
                Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #22 : Predator / Prey (Back in Black - Marvel Comics)
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                  Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #22 : Predator / Prey (Back in Black - Marvel Comics)
                  Peter David
                  Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  ASIN: B000TWT118

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                  A BACK IN BLACK extravaganza!! The deadly plans of Miss Arrow stand revealed and the friends of Peter Parker may not live to see another day.
                  Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23 : Fighting Words (Back in Black - Marvel Comics)
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                    Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #23 : Fighting Words (Back in Black - Marvel Comics)
                    Peter David
                    Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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                    ASIN: B000VCZ6VA

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                    It's the end of an era as Peter David and Todd Nauck wrap up their run with a Back in Black tie-in that finally brings J. Jonah Jameson face to face with the man he hates most...Peter Parker
                    Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 : Pirate Booty (Marvel Comic Book 2006)
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                      Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #4 : Pirate Booty (Marvel Comic Book 2006)
                      Peter David
                      Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: B000P1PX42
                      Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #5 : Web Log (Marvel Comic Book 2006)
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                        Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man #5 : Web Log (Marvel Comic Book 2006)
                        Peter David
                        Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback

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                        ASIN: B000P1PWWK

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                        1. Actos De Fe: Meditaciones Diarias Para Mejorar El Espiritu
                        2. ADD: Helping Your Child: Untying the Knot of Attention Deficit Disorder
                        3. Adolescence: An Introduction/Study Guide
                        4. Altered Destinies: How Online Learning Is Changing Our Schools and Colleges
                        5. Always My Child: A Parent's Guide to Understanding Your Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgendered or Questioning Son or Daughter
                        6. Aromatherapy for Mother and Baby: Natural Healing With Essential Oils During Pregnancy and Early Motherhood
                        7. Assistive Technology for Young Children with Disabilities: A Guide for Providing Family-Centered Services
                        8. At-Home Motherhood: Making It Work for You
                        9. Ayurveda - Medicina Milenaria de La India
                        10. Back Power Program

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