I saw this book at the library on 9/14/06 and thought it looked interesting so I checked it out. I ruffled through it today looking at the chapters that pertained to our family. I look in the Daily Schedules chapter and saw on page 61 that during the full day program for grade level K here in MO they have a "special class" once a week called counseling. My question is just what are they counseling 5 year olds on? That seems absurd to me. I would think that if a child did need counseling it should be up to the parents to decide that, not a mandetory everyone must take part of the week.
In the chapter on homeschooling she says the actual and correct number of homeschoolers in our country can not be known because they are not all required to register since some states allow them the freedom to not have to. She made this sound like it was a bad idea. I for one and extremely thankful that registration is not required in my state.
The author went on to say in that chapter that many homeschoolers start sending their kids to schools in jr/sr high for better experiences. ....Yeah I had that reaction too, "Say what?"
So that is the second book that has caught my eye as seeming to be homeschool friendly, but is not.
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9.28.2006 - Sad...
And I totally agree with you -- why would I want to send them into the lions' den at the point where all those hormones are gushing around? Jr.High esp. is a dangerous time to send our children into an institutional setting! Sr. High can depend on the child and I've heard some good things from those who sent theirs. But one would have to know that 1) my child is not a follower and 2) he was a very strong believer in Jesus, willing to stand up for what he believes. My son (now 17) has never expressed interest or desire and that's fine by me! We only have 2 more years in our hs'ing journey!