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Carregando... The Well-Adjusted Child: The Social Benefits of Homeschoolingde Rachel Gathercole
   Nenhum(a) Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro.   ) beckydj | Mar 30, 2013 |   ) ImperfectCJ | Dec 31, 2012 | -While it claims to have exhaustive research and many examples, it does not bother to present any negative examples at all. Not one parent or child saying one remotely negative thing about homeschooling. That just doesn’t ring true, and leads this reader to wonder what was left out : it reads as though the author has decided on the end point of her argument and picked out evidence to support it rather than presenting a range of examples. - A lot of what is presented as research and well measured argument seems to be opinion. I am not saying opinion is not valid, but often I would find myself easily finding answers to refute what the author was saying. And I am a supporter to home schooling! - (This is a minor thing) Some of the examples of ‘famous and important homeschoolers’ are ridiculous – Moses, Joan of Arc, John the Baptist? People living in communities where there were no schools. And I doubt that Joan of Arc was ‘homeschooled’ considering she was a female and a peasant. A small thing, but demeaning to the argument. I agree with the premise of this book, but I think the execution is flawed. Guterson’s book Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense is a much better exploration of this topic (and also a better constructed argument in support of homeschooling and it’s benefits re. community and socialisation). (  )1  ForrestFamily | Nov 16, 2008 | ) KarinKath | Apr 19, 2008 | sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
Socialization may well be the single most important aspect of education today. With high and rising rates of divorce, drug abuse, youth violence, alcoholism, teen promiscuity, and so forth, we cannot afford to let this issue go unexamined.To cling to the idea that what we, as a culture, are doing now is the right and best way for all children simply because it is what we are used to is to shut our eyes and minds to other possibilities-possibilities that may well afford greater happiness, success, peace, and safety to our own children.At a time when people feel more disconnected than ever before, we cannot afford to overlook or allow ourselves to be blinded to an option which offers great benefits, including a rich, fulfilling, and healthy social life, that our children may well need for the future. Homeschooling offers great social benefits to kids and parents. And when we understand them, our children are the ones who will win. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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