Educating The WholeHearted Child
$15.95
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NOTE: The description below is for the 1996/2000 Second Edition that is currently out of print. However, we still have some gently marred copies if you would like a copy now. We have lowered the $20.95 price to $15.95, which will also include a coupon good for $5.00 off and free shipping for one copy of the coming Third Edition of Educating the WholeHearted Child. The new edition will be extensively revised (updated content, new formatting, new organization) and expanded (100+ pages of new content, new sections). It will be an "Extreme Makeover: Book Edition." The new Third Edition should be available in January 2010.
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For many Christian parents, the homeschooling journey leads them along a winding path with a vague destination. If they have a map at all, it may not include the path they're on, or it is too confusing to follow. Other people on the path send them down side trails which seem to go nowhere. Finally, they just trudge forward, hoping that if they just keep moving ahead they'll find the end of the path. For other Christian parents, though, the homeschooling journey is a wonderful adventure down a clearly marked trail. They have a trustworthy map, so they're not dependent on the advice of whatever other traveler comes along. They walk confidently and surely down the path with the destination always in view.
Our heart's desire in Educating the WholeHearted Child is to give Christian parents who desire to homeschool a detailed and trustworthy map that will enable them to confidently and joyfully follow the path of biblical home education from beginning to end.
The "Home-Centered Learning" model of home education presented in this book is a comprehensive, uncomplicated approach that integrates all required areas of study for children aged 4-14. It shows you how to use real books and real life to liberate learning in your home from the tyranny of textbooks, the grip of curriculum, and the rigid rule of school.
Understand, though, that this book is not a curriculum. We do not tell you what to do every step of the way since you and your family situation are unique. Rather, this book is about a way of thinking about your home that will guide you onto and along the right path, and give you all the tools and help you need to walk it confidently with your children.
You'll find nearly 250 help-filled pages packed with useful information, insights and encouragement:
- Ideas: Hundreds of practical ideas, teaching methods, lifestyle suggestions, and product recommendations.
- Insights: Dozens of Scriptures, personal anecdotes, quotes and notes.
- Books: A recommended reading list for whole and living books.
- Info: A directory of homeschooling resources, publishers, and suppliers.
- Helps: A section of reproducible forms for planning and record-keeping.
We cover all the major areas of home education and the homeschooling lifestyle that are important to you:
- Why to Homeschool: Biblical and practical reasons.
- Discipleship: Shaping your child's heart to live for God.
- Education: Strengthening your child's mind to learn for God.
- Homeschool Models: Various approaches to home education.
- The Home-Centered Learning Model: Our own comprehensive, integrated model using whole books and real life, based on discipleship.
- Methods: Covering over three dozen key subject areas and emphases with extensive practical input.
- Learning Styles: An uncomplicated way to better understand how your children live and learn.
- Organization: Insights and tips on planning and organizing at home.
- Lifestyle: Wisdom and encouragement from an experienced homeschooling mother (Sally).
- Resources and Support: How to get started and keep going.