Fontaine (luvmarie83) reviewed on 1/23/2010 + 47 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

This book is ok. I would add it to your pile of books to read when considering homeschooling, but not necessarily at the top of the pile. There are "real life" stories from several homeschooling families, but these seem to follow the same general script. It is useful for peeking into some homeschools, but there isn't very much variety among the stories, and all the families seem to personally know the authors. There is nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't make for very interesting reading. There is also a focus on the legal implications of homeschooling, but since the book was written in 1982, the laws may have changed many times since then. Everyone is very honest in telling their stories, which is nice, and there isn't much sugarcoating over the *realities* of schooling children at home.

All in all, it's a quick easy read that gives you knowledge about homeschooling families and I would reccomend it, if just to see how far homeschooling has come legally, and to get a sense "I can do this!" even if it's difficult.

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