Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes SenseAn honest, perceptive discussion of children, education, and our common life as a nation by the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars. A high school English teacher, Guterson and his wife educate their own children at home. “A literate primer for anyone who wants to know more about alternatives to the schools” (Kirkus Reviews). Index. |
Contents
2 What About Democracy? | |
3 Homeschoolers Among Others | |
4 My Father Comes to Class | |
5 School Home and History | |
6 Abiding Questions | |
7 The Matter of Money | |
8 Before Schools | |
9 What Weve Learned About How We Learn | |
A Proposal | |
11 A Lifes Work | |
Back Matter | |
Back Cover | |
Spine | |
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