What is education? What is homeschool?
Video Clips :
Indoctrination, By Joaquin Fernandez and the Gunn Brothers
RSA Animate – Changing Education Paradigms http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zDZFcDGpL4U by Sir Ken Robinson, world-renowned education and creativity expert and recipient of the RSA’s Benjamin Franklin award.
Gather the Family, by Franklin Springs Family Media
Click to watch – interview with Kevin Swanson (host of radio programs @ http://generationswithvision.com , highly recommended)
About Charlotte Mason’s philosophy,
- Education Is (http://simplycharlottemason.com/books/education-is ) Free ebook, includes lots of practical tips and encouraging ideas; the website http://simplycharlottemason.com is helpful as well.
- Charlotte Mason’s Original Homeschooling Series
- A Charlotte Mason Education, by Catherine Levison, gives an overview in short chapters, a quick get-started guide. Also check out Catherine’s website for more great articles about the Charlotte Mason approach.
Homeschooling Frequently Asked Questions
Articles
- Greater Expectation
- Why we homeschool
- Nurturing children: Why early learning doesn’t help
- Are Public Schools an Option for Christian Kids
Books
Dumbing Us Down : The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling, by John Taylor Gatto
The Three R’s, by Dr. Ruth Beechick
The Biblical Home Education, by Dr. Ruth Beechick
The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook, by Dr. Raymond & Dorothy Moore www.moorefoundation.com
The KJV Henry Morris Study Bible
The Evidence Bible
Balancing the Sword, by Allen B. Wolfe
Online Resources Stores
www.answeringenesis.org Good books, magazines, science and history curriculum
www.keepersofthefaith.com Good reading materials and activities for children
www.nogreaterjoy.org Child training, homeschool resources, free bi-weekly magazines
www.christianbook.com carry almost everything in a discount price, good or bad
www.persecution.net The Voice of the Martyrs
www.ochec.org Ontario Christian Home Educators Connection, contacts for local Christian homeschool groups, homeschool help and annual convention.
