May. 16, 2007 - Audio Book Review -- The Report Card
About the Book
The Report Card by Andrew Clements explores the value (or lack thereof) of report cards, grades and testing. Perfect for homeschoolers! A genius child forms a plan to "teach" the principal, teachers and her parents about the true worth of evaluation and the negative effects it can have. I love how Mr. Clements gets inside the mind of his characters. His books are rapidly becoming our favorites, which is really funny since they are all set in the pubic school. Perhaps it is because my children are so curious about public school.
Book Details
Running TIme: 3 hours and 21 minutes
Publisher: Listening Library
ISBN: 030720751X
About the Reader
Dina Sherman does a good job reading this book. Her voice for the 10 year old Stephen is a bit annoying. Her teacher voices are amazing in that they are each subtly different.
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
