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Dumbing Us Down
The Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling
by John Taylor Gatto
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In this tenth-anniversary edition, Gatto updates his theories on how the U.S. educational system cranks out students the way Detroit cranks out Buicks. He contends that students are more programmed to conform to economic and social norms rather than really taught to think.
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The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook
A Creative And Stress-Free Approach to Homeschooling
by Dorothy Moore
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If you are thinking about homeschooling, or are struggling with a educational homeschooling curriculum that is difficult to use, let Dr. Ray and Dorothy Moore show you how to make homeschooling an easy-to-live-with family adventure in learning. This low-stress, low-cost program shows you how to build a curriculum around your child's needs and interests - and around a realistic family schedule.
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Learning All The Time
by John Holt
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This delightful book by the influential author of How Children Fail and How Children Learn shows how children learn to read, write, and count in their everyday life at home and how adults can respect and encourage this wonderful process.
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The object of teaching a child is to enable the child to get along without the teacher. We need to educate our children for their future, not our past.
~ Arthur C. Clarke
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Southwest Virginia
Local Email Lists, Support Groups, Facebook Groups, Associations, Message Boards, Forums and Newsletters
- Bristol Homeschool Group - A group whose purpose is to support homeschoolers in Bristol Virginia/Tennessee, Abingdon, and surrounding areas. Find us at our Bristol TN/VA Homeschool Group - United States Facebook Page.
- For more information, visit Bristol Homeschool Group.
- Christian Home Educators of Franklin County - HEF is a Christian home school support group. The purpose of CHEF is to serve, encourage, and support Christian homeschooling families in Franklin and the surrounding counties of Virginia . This includes families who are anticipating home schooling, families who are currently homeschooling one or more of their children, and families who may no longer be homeschooling but are still interested in ministring to homeschooling families.
- For more information, visit Christian Home Educators of Franklin County.
- Giles Homeschool Co-op - Giles county - Giles Homeschool Co-op was founded in 2011 by homeschool parents for homeschool children in Giles County, Virginia. Homeschool families unite in the education of their children as unto the Lord. Students are encouraged in a Biblical world view and are given opportunities not only academic in nature, but spiritual, social and emotional. Parents share homeschooling concepts, special skills and talents, and various curricula as they teach the students at Co-op.
- For more information, visit Giles Homeschool Co-op - Giles county.
- Grace Church Homeschool Coop - Fredericksburg - GHC meets on Mondays between August and May, from 12-4pm. Our program is entering its seventh year serving our church members and the local homeschool community in Fredericksburg, Virginia. You’ll find much of what you need here on the site as well as contact information for further help. Whether you are a homeschool veteran looking for High School science labs or someone just beginning the journey looking for enrichment classes, we’re glad to help!
- For more information, visit Grace Church Homeschool Coop - Fredericksburg.
- GRACEducators in Abingdon, Virginia (GRACEducators) - NOTE: This group is ONLY for members of GRACEducators in Abingdon, Virginia. Your membership must be approved by the moderator. If you are new to our group, you must first read and agree by signing a faith statement established by GRACE. For more information or to receive a copy of the faith statement please contact Regina Dawson. This group is composed of some long-time homeschoolers as well as newer ones, and also a few with young children who are "getting ready". We are a Christian group of families that seek to encourage and support one another in the calling to homeschool our children in a Christ-centered environment.
We have various activities and organized field trips from time to time. Our meeting format includes a brief devotional, any business matters and then a time of open discussion where anyone can ask questions, share a problem and seek advice, etc.
We generally have our monthly meetings at homes or churches of our group members on a volunteer basis; the location changes depending upon who has volunteered to host that month's meeting.
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- To Subscribe, visit GRACEducators in Abingdon, Virginia.
- Greater Roanoke Home Educators - A group of families supporting one another as we educate our children at home. We hope you find this website a helpful and useful source of information as you consider home education. It is our desire and one of our purposes to provide an excellent resource for those who are considering how to best educate your children.
- For more information, visit Greater Roanoke Home Educators.
- Home Educators of Rainbow Forest (herfabc) - A non-profit support group under Rainbow Forest Baptist Church in Troutville, Virginia (near Roanoke). The group seeks to encourage and support other home education families through Christian fellowship, prayer, and activities for socialization. For more information, visit the Home Educators of Rainbow Forest website.
- To Subscribe, visit Home Educators of Rainbow Forest.
- (HNRV) Homeschoolers of the New River Valley Facebook Page - This is a newly formed homeschooling group created to help homeschool families in the New River Valley, VA connect. Feel free to post questions about homeschooling for other families to answer. Or to use this group as a platform to organize our field trips/homeschool projects.
- For more information, visit HNRV Homeschoolers of the New River Valley Facebook Page.
- Homeschooling in Southwestern Virginia (hs_in_swva) - A discussion group dedicated to the homeschooling community in Southwestern Virginia. Those from other areas are also encouraged to join in our conversations! We believe that our children are deserving of the best education that we can offer them and recognize the value of letting them learn outside of classrooms-in the real world!!
We welcome people from all ethnic backgrounds and all religions. We celebrate diversity in our communities and our world and see this as a form of infinite knowledge for our children. We want your input on all things related to homeschooling and our children, but must insist on this NOT being a forum for debate on religious, political, or moral issues. Your ideas, support, encouragement, and friendship are wanted, needed, and greatly appreciated.
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- To Subscribe, visit Homeschooling in Southwestern Virginia.
- New River Valley Catholic Homeschoolers - Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford/surrounding areas (NRVCathHS) - New River Valley, Virginia area Catholic homeschool group composed mostly of families from Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford as well as some of the surrounding areas. Our members are completely faithful to Pope Francis, the Magisterium and all the teachings of the Catholic Church. We have both an "in real life" support group as well as this yahoo email group which helps us to easily share information, ask questions, schedule events and support one another on our homeschool journey.
- To Subscribe, visit New River Valley Catholic Homeschoolers - Blacksburg/Christiansburg/Radford/surrounding areas.
- New River Valley Christian Home Educators - Southwest Virginia - We are believers and followers of Jesus Christ in the New River Valley of Southwest Virginia. We have been blessed by our Creator God with the gift of children and the institution of family. We have been taught and reminded that our children's development and education is in large part our God-ordained parental responsibility. We have chosen, through many and various methods, to educate our children within the confines of our family jurisdiction. We have joined together to mutually encourage and, if necessary, to assist one another in the education of our children to the glory of God.
- For more information, visit New River Valley Christian Home Educators - Southwest Virginia.
- Patrick County Home Educators (patrickcountyhomeeducators) - To support and encourage home educators. We serve Patrick and surrounding counties. Our goals are to provide an outlet for home educators and keep them informed of any pertinent homeschool current events such as seminars, conferences and legal issues. PCHE's organized activites are designed to offer information, fellowship, and encouragement to teaching parents as well as learning opportunities for home schooled children. PCHE is a Christian group that is open to everybody.
- To Subscribe, visit Patrick County Home Educators.
- PCVA Homeschoolers - New River Valley southwest Virginia (pcvahomeschoolers) - Open to all families educating their children in the New River Valley area of southwest Virginia. This group is centered around homeschooling, therefore our members represent a variety of different beliefs, lifestyles, and backgrounds. We recognize that there are many homeschooling methods and philosophies within our group and we aim to be respectful to one another as we discuss and share different approaches to homeschooling. We all share a common goal: to create a friendly community of families that provide encouragement, activities, and fun opportunities for families that choose to educate their children at home.
- To Subscribe, visit PCVA Homeschoolers - New River Valley southwest Virginia.
- Pulaski County VA Homeschoolers Facebook Page - A discussion and planning group for local homeschooling families living in the New River Valley area of southwest Virginia.
- For more information, visit Pulaski County VA Homeschoolers Facebook Page.
- Roanoke Homeschoolers (RHEN) - Inclusive homeschoolers network located in the Roanoke Virginia area.
- To Subscribe, visit Roanoke Homeschoolers.
- Roanoke Homeschool Playgroup Facebook Page - This way we can communicate a little easier about our play dates, fun things to do together, or events for our home school kids.
- For more information, visit Roanoke Homeschool Playgroup Facebook Page.
- Roanoke Valley Association of Christian Home Schools - A Christian Home School group. Located near Lake Gaston serving both sides of the border, Virginia and North Carolina. We are near Littleton and surrounding counties on the North Carolina side and Mecklenburg/Brunswick County on the Virginia side. The group was originally started about 20 years ago by our President and her husband. Our home school group tries to meet on a weekly basis from Sept to June during a traditional school year.
- For more information, visit Roanoke Valley Association of Christian Home Schools.
- Roanoke Virginia Homeschoolers (Roanoke_VA_Homeschoolers) - For any Homeschoolers in the SW Virginia (Roanoke & surrounding) area. We are here to support each other in our day to day lives regarding homeschooling and making it easier and fun for us all.
- To Subscribe, visit Roanoke Virginia Homeschoolers.
- Southwest Virginia Home School Conquerors Facebook Page - Serving home schooled student-athletes in the Roanoke Valley and surrounding areas. Check out our Southwest Virginia Home School Conquerors web site.
- For more information, visit Southwest Virginia Home School Conquerors Facebook Page.
- Southwest Virginia Homeschool Group (southwest_va_hs_group) - A lot of people don't realize that "Southwest Virginia" stretches much further south and west than Roanoke. This group is for the areas surrounding Wise, Virginia. These areas include but are not limited to Wise County, City of Norton, Big Stone Gap, Powell Valley, Dickenson County, Clintwood, Haysi, Clinchco.
This group does not discriminate against race, religion, politics, etc. I see homeschooling as very universal. Not everyone who homeschools should be expected to fit a specific lifestyle, religion, or political party.
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- To Subscribe, visit Southwest Virginia Homeschool Group.
- Southwest Virginia Home Educators - Grayson/Carroll and surrounding counties around Galax - An excited group of home educators who enjoy getting together to encourage other families on this wonderful journey. Our main goal is to offer support to families who home educate or are planning to do so in the Southwest Virginia area. We primarily serve Grayson, Carroll, and the surrounding counties around Galax; but, if you're willing to drive, come join us! Whether you are new to homeschooling or a seasoned veteran new to the area, we welcome you. We also open our group to families with preschool-aged children who are considering the home education option.
Our leaders are Christian and our group promotes the values taught in the Bible. However, regardless of your beliefs, you are welcome to join our activities. We require all members to sign a code of conduct to ensure respect for everyone in our group. Moms' events & Park Days are open to everyone. Members, invite your friends, or non-members may contact us for the latest activity so you can come meet some of our families.
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- For more information, visit Southwest Virginia Home Educators - Grayson/Carroll and surrounding counties around Galax.
- State of Franklin Homeschoolers - Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia/Western North Carolina (SOFH) (frankchat) - An inclusive, secular home education support network, providing social, creative and educational opportunities for homeschooling families. Our homeschooling community supports all current or potential homeschoolers, regardless of their race, religion, creed, personal lifestyle, political ideology, or educational philosophy. Our members come from Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia and Western North Carolina. Most meetings are held in Johnson City, TN or elsewhere in the Tri-Cities area.
For more information, check out our State of Franklin Homeschoolers Blog.
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- To Subscribe, visit State of Franklin Homeschoolers - Northeast Tennessee/Southwest Virginia/Western North Carolina.
- TriCities Family Unschooling Network - East Tennessee/Southwest Virginia (tricitiesfun) - Welcome unschoolers, unschool-learning, and unschool-curious in the Tri-Cities area of East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia. We're open to all religious persuasions and those with none. All aspects of unschooling will be discussed including family and community events, living as learning, food and sleep issues, television-viewing, natural and joyful living. Members of this list believe child-led learning is more effective than other-directed instruction and more enjoyable and enriching to the child, parent, family, community, and world. Off-topic discussions are encouraged, however this is not a list for discussing curriculums, etc.
This group is set up primarily as an unschooling discussion group. We enjoy activities and playdates with the State of Franklin Homeschoolers which can be found here: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/frankchat
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- To Subscribe, visit TriCities Family Unschooling Network - East Tennessee/Southwest Virginia.
- Tricities Homeschool Play group - Tricities Tennessee/Virginia and Southwest Virginia area (tricities_hs_play_group) - A new group for families that Homeschool regardless of Method, Religion, other group affiliations, etc. This group is open to anyone who would like to add a play group get together to their weekly (or biweekly based on members) schedule. The area is also all inclusive. A central meeting space I am thinking of now is Sugar Hollow Park in Bristol, VA. This can be changed of course, depending on where the majority of our members are located (we'll try to keep it central). Pretty much if you are a homeschooler and you are willing to drive to the area, you are welcome.
For now, we can work on meeting each other on here until we have a few members who are interested. We can also discussing switching up locations or adding field trips in the future!
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- To Subscribe, visit Tricities Homeschool Play group - Tricities Tennessee/Virginia and Southwest Virginia area.
- Virginia - North Carolina border Homeschool (VA-NChomeschool) - If you live in the VA/NC areas, this list is for you! This is where we can keep up to date with scheduled activities, last minute plans, buy and sell used books and CDs, share organization tips, give encouragement and whatever else is needed!
- To Subscribe, visit Virginia - North Carolina border Homeschool.
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Search results from both LeapingFromTheBox and blogs
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Homeschooling For Dummies
by Jennifer Kaufeld
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If, like many parents, you’re wondering whether homeschooling can be the solution you’re looking for, then you’ll be happy to know that the answer is yes.
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Kindle Edition
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Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner
by Kathy Kuhl
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Whether you already homeschool, are considering it, or just want to help your child after school, Homeschooling Your Struggling Learner helps you teach your child at home. "Anyone who lives or works with a struggling learner will find many a valuable nugget to aid in their work with these children." Barbara D. Ingersoll, Ph.D.
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The Ultimate Guide to Homeschooling Teens
by Debra Bell
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Debra Bell has helped numerous homeschooled students, including four of her own, gain college admission and win substantial scholarships to the schools of their choice.
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For The Children’s Sake
Foundations of Education for Home and School
by Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
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A book about what education can be--for your child, in your home, and in your school. It is based first on a Christian understanding of what it means to be human--to be a child, a parent, a teacher--and on the Christian meaning of life. At the same time it is deeply practical.
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The Unschooling Handbook
How to Use the Whole World As Your Child's Classroom
by Mary Griffith
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The unschooling movement is founded on the principle that children learn best when they pursue their own natural curiosities and interests. Learning is a natural, inborn impulse, and the world is rich with lessons to be learned and puzzles to be solved.
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The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child
Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start
by Linda Dobson
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This comprehensive guide will help you determine the appropriate first steps, build your own educational philosophy, and discover the best ways to cater to your child's specific learning style
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