Book Review - The Everything Homeschooling Book

I give this book a 10/10. It is available here. 


I really enjoyed reading this book. It gave me a lot of insight and very helpful, practical advice about how to successfully homeschool. It includes resources, including many websites, strategies, and methods. It also has different educational activities and examples for K-12 which includes information about different learning styles and specific needs. It also included something that was really good for me - a typical homeschool day - which is one question I still have unanswered for if we decide to continue K-12. 

I think this book is incredibly helpful and I intend to purchase it so I can reference it if I have a question. This one is a winner!

Links and Materials For Homeschool Information

Below is a list of links and descriptions of websites and materials I like or have found helpful.

Materials:

• Waldorf education. I really like the idealism of Waldorf education but I'm not sure that it is academically rigorous enough. http://www.whywaldorfworks.org/#.
• Oak Meadow Education. I think there is a good possibility we will use this or something like this if we decide to do K-12. I really like the structure - something I'm discovering I need to look for in a curriculum. http://www.oakmeadow.com/index.php.
• A Well-Trained Mind. I like this a lot, I wish there was a curriculum you could purchase to go with it. Alas, I've discovered it's only a book with guidelines. While I really like it and agree with most things, I need something more detailed since I'm not sure how to come up with fun and exciting lessons on my own. http://www.welltrainedmind.com.

Websites: 

• http://www.successful-homeschooling.com/homeschooling-information.html. I thought this website was very informational and fair. Many homeschool sites are biased toward homeschooling and it can be difficult to wade through the biases to the actual information. This website also has a GREAT list of pros and cons of homeschooling.
• http://childrensmd.org/uncategorized/why-doctors-and-lawyers-homeschool-their-children-18-reasons-why-we-have-joined-americas-fastest-growing-educational-trend/. This article had some really good reasons to homeschool that I hadn't even considered.

There were MANY more that I looked out but unfortunately I looked at them before I stated blogging. I'll update this list with more as I come across them.