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Learning For Life; Educational Words of Wisdom
Compiled and Edited by Teri Ann Berg Olsen
Knowledge House
Do you love words? Do you appreciate and seek out wise sayings? Are you often wishing you had just the right expression or quote to illustrate a point in your writing or Homeschooling? Well, look no further! Teri Ann Berg Olson, the founder of Knowledge House Learning Resource Center has put her love of words and books together and compiled a superb collection of quotations. Learning For Life; Educational Word of Wisdom is a resource that belongs on every homeschooler’s desk.
Teri’s heart for research naturally led her to discover many meaningful quotes and thoughts which she collected for years. She began assembling them into a collection with a book in mind……only to have many challenges and setbacks crop up! She persevered and has compiled a wonderful selection of thoughts from many individuals from all walks of life and from past to present.
A unique factor in this volume is the biographical information gleaned about each author. I know in the past, I have used quotations from people which seemed to stand on its own merits; only to discover the speaker was of questionable character. Using Teri’s biographical information will enhance the background information for the user.
This unique reference volume begins with an obvious high place of wisdom, Scripture. Following that are sections dealing with education, teaching, study, learning, family, and many others! She includes the biographical listings and an appendix, and also lists the sources alphabetically. Although she writes in her after word that there is no way to ever include all the quotes she has discovered, she has done a marvelous job of putting this together in a well thought out, well organized way. She even has an interactive section of her website so you can find additional quotes not included in her book, or even submit your own suggestions.
Teri also is the author of many articles and has a tremendous website chock full of information for homeschoolers all over, and also specific information for Arizona Homeschooling families. (Be sure to spend time perusing her other creative endeavors!)
We have our Bibles, our Dictionaries, and our Thesaurus. Then there is our style book and maybe even our Bartlett ’s Familiar Quotations; but if you are a homeschooling family, Learning For Life is the reference book that is missing from your collection. Don’t go another day without it! Each page will add to your wisdom and knowledge, and as the saying goes: “The best treasure that a man can attain unto in this world is true knowledge.” ~Jacob Boehme. (P. 257, Learning For Life)
Review by Nancy K. Baetz
