Home Education

Every parent and teacher wants to give his or her children the best education possible. They hope that the teaching they provide is a joyful adventure, a celebration of life, and preparation for living. But sadly, most education today falls short of this goal. For the Children's Sake imagines what education can be based on a Christian understanding of the meaning of life and what it means to be human—a child, a parent, a teacher.

The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high school - one that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning.

We want our kids to have the best education, but less-than-ideal school environments and concern about our kids' specific needs have parents uncertain about traditional schooling. A trusted homeschool expert with 25 years of experience homeschooling her own eight children, Durenda Wilson offers a better way and promises that you already have what it takes to give your child a healthy, successful future. In The Four-Hour School Day, she unpacks the lifelong advantages of home education, both for the health of your family and your child's future.

As a young mother and new home educator, Leah was overwhelmed by the breadth of available resources. How to know which to choose? What would best guide and inspire her children? Whose voices should she trust? That’s when she discovered the timeless work and words of Charlotte Mason. A groundbreaking and revolutionary voice in education, Charlotte breathed life and beauty back into childhood in a stiff archaic age, opening the eyes of parent-teachers and the hearts of students—and changing the future of home education.

Meditation And Geometry For The Youth explores geometry and meditation together. Geometry assists our understanding of the physical world, meditation assists our understanding of our inner world. Learn how to meditate while learning about the four dimensions of geometry. And learn how to teach meditation in non-denominational manner through geometry. Great discussion material and direction for meditation. Meditation and Geometry For The Youth is an educational enlightening non-secular meditation learning experience. Meditation and Geometry together in a simple format to enable everyone and ...

The term "home economics" may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken muffins. But common conception obscures the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the 20th century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists, and businesspeople. And it has something to teach us today. Danielle Dreilinger traces the field's history from Black colleges to Eleanor Roosevelt to Okinawa, from a Betty Crocker brigade to DIY techies.

Unlock the potential of educating your child at home with "Education at Home," a comprehensive eBook designed to guide you through the rewarding journey of home-based learning. As a growing trend, home education offers unique benefits and flexibility, allowing you to tailor learning experiences to fit your child's needs and interests. Start by exploring the foundational aspects of creating the perfect home learning environment in Chapter 2, where you'll discover how to set up an inspiring space, gather essential tools, and cultivate a positive atmosphere that encourages your child to thrive...

From America's leading experts on parent-child communication, authors of How To Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk and Siblings Without Rivalry, comes a breakthrough guide telling parents and techers how to handle one of the burning issues of our day: how to motivate kids to succeed in school at a time when schools are rife with violence and many students are openly rebellious.

Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. Author Julie Bogart distills decades of experience - homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world - to teach parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school.

"Unschooling Made Simple" is your ultimate guide to unlocking the transformative power of unschooling. Written by Nicki Lynne, a seasoned home educating mother of two, this book offers practical strategies, expert advice, and inspiring anecdotes to help you navigate the world of unschooling with confidence and success. Discover the secrets to creating a flexible and child-centered educational experience that nurtures curiosity, fosters a love for learning, and empowers children to take ownership of their education. Learn how to integrate unschooling into your everyday life, embrace ...

Slow is an inspirational guide on creating a life filled with the things that really matter, and it is meant for anyone seeking peace, meaning, and joy in their otherwise rapid lives.

What can parents do to help their youngest children in their task of self-formation? How does the Montessori method of hands-on learning and self-discovery relate to the youngest infants? This authoritative and accessible book answers these and many other questions. Based on Dr. Maria Montessori's instructions for raising infants, its comprehensive exploration of the first three years incorporates the furnishings and tools she created for the care and comfort of babies.

Turning the other cheek does not mean standing by while the enemies of God dismantle Christian civilization and brainwash our children. Decrying the cowardice that masquerades as meekness, Eric Metaxas summons the Church to battle. An attenuated and unbiblical “faith” based on what Bonhoeffer called “cheap grace” has sapped the spiritual vitality of millions of Americans. Paying lip service to an insipid “evangelism,” they shrink from combating the evils of our time. Metaxas refutes the pernicious lie that fighting evil politicizes Christianity.

In an unsettled world full of conflict and unrest, comprehensive peace education is needed now more than ever. Written by AMI Diploma holder Mary Da Prato, The Peace Table outlines peace education practices introduced and reinforced in the Montessori Primary prepared environment for three through six year old children. Learn how freedom of work choice within natural limits and respect for personal space in the prepared environment lay the foundation for positive human relations in the Casa, at home, and the wider world. Implement the principles of The Peace Table in your lives as a first ...

It's one thing to get organized, but how do you make those systems stick? The Home Edit Stay Organized takes the intimidation and hesitation out of the maintenance involved to prevent you from abandoning your once-tidied systems or maybe help you to get organized in the first place!

Our kids are being sacrificed on the altar of relationship evangelism, with catastrophic results. Christians need a clear understanding of God's educational mandate to parents in order to reverse the tide and save their children from being destroyed spiritually. This is an exhortation for Christian parents to take back the responsibility of educating their kids, to carry out the Great Commission in their homes.