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The Byrd's Nest
Apr. 22, 2008
A Great New Home Schooling Book!
| I recently came across a book in my local library called The Well Adjusted Child: the Social Benefits of Homeschooling by Rachel Gathercole. Much has been written on the academic advantage that home schooling can provide. Yet despite these advantages and despite the fact that home schooling has grown exponentially in the past decade, most home school parents will still be confronted with questions regarding the "S" word - socialization. It is often the first objection well-meaning (and not so well-meaning) people throw our way.
The Well Adjusted Child is a much needed book that focuses exclusively on the social benefits of home education. It confronts the misconceptions people often have about home schoolers and uses both research and interviews with home school children and parents to address these misconceptions. Reading this book should reassure new home schooling parents, family members and friends that home schooling is won't stunt children socially and, in fact, provides great benefits to a child's self concept and social ability.
This book is written is a way that is appropriate for both religious and secular readers.
I highly recommend this book |
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