Catalog Search Results
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The mere thought of homeschooling can be overwhelming. What curriculum do I choose? What if we can't afford all the books? How do I schedule our time? Will my children become socially awkward recluses? What if I screw up my kids' education?! Lorilee Lippincott, a seasoned homeschooling mom, shows just how simple homeschooling can be. But homeschooling well does require some planning and dedication, and a book like The Homeschooling Handbook to be...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Twelve-term Texas Congressman, presidential candidate, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Ron Paul returns with a highly provocative treatise about how we need to fundamentally change the way we think about America's broken education system in order to fix it. He provides a focused solution that centers on strong support for home schooling and the application of free market principles in the American education system.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Presents a feature-length documentary intended to encourage and equip homeschool families to start strong and finish well. The movie follows host Yvette Hampton as she travels the country with her family talking with education experts, curriculum developers, college and university faculty and administrators, and home-schooling families at every stage in the process, from kindergarten to college graduation and beyond. As viewers follow Yvette on this...
Author
Publisher
HarperOne
Pub. Date
[2019]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
328 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Speaking to the growing national trend, The Call of the Wild and Free equips families to provide quality homeschool education, and encourages all parents and caregivers to raise kids to experience the adventure, freedom, and wonder of childhood"--
11) Schooled
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 6
Language
English
Description
After his hippie grandmother ends up in the hospital, Cap Anderson is forced to leave the commune where he is homeschooled and attend Claverage Middle School, where his odd looks and behavior make him the target of bullies.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 19
Language
English
Description
Tara Westover was seventeen the first time she set foot in a classroom. Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, she prepared for the end of the world by stockpiling home-canned peaches and sleeping with her "head-for-the-hills bag." In the summer she stewed herbs for her mother, a midwife and healer, and in the winter she salvaged in her father's junkyard. Her father distrusted the medical establishment, so Tara never saw a doctor or nurse....
Author
Publisher
Classical Academic Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Edition
Version 2.0, new and revised edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 89 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the book of Philippians we are told to be anxious over nothing, and yet we are anxious over everything. We worry that our students will be "behind," that they won't score well on the SAT, get into a good college, or read enough of the Great Books. Our souls are restless, anxiously wondering if something else out there might be just a little bit better -- if maybe there is another way or another curriculum that might prove to be superior to what...
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In five illuminating sections, Bauer teaches parents how to flex the K-12 system, rather than the child. She closely analyzes the traditional school structure, gives trenchant criticisms of its weaknesses, and offers a wealth of advice for parents of children whose difficulties may stem from struggling with learning differences, maturity differences, toxic classroom environments, and even from giftedness..."--Dust jacket.
Publisher
SDS - Universal
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (92 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Reverend Dave is called to defend a group of Christian homeschooling families. He finds himself taken aback by the interference of the government and believing that their right to educate their children is a freedom worth fighting for. Reverend Dave is called to Washington DC to testify in a landmark congressional hearing that will determine the future of religious freedom in our country for years to come.
Author
Language
Español
Description
El libro es una crítica de la enseñanza actual, de la metodología utilizada y de la relación del profesorado con el alumnado, a través de sucesos ocurridos en el aula. Se propone una metodología para enseñar de acuerdo con la tecnología y las posibilidades de nuestro siglo a través de unidades didácticas. En las unidades didácticas priman la creatividad, la autoestima del alumnado y el desarrollo de capacidades.
Están basadas en un centro...
Author
Language
English
Description
In Teaching Kids to Write Well: Six Secrets Every Grown-Up Should Know, author, parent and educator Laurisa White Reyes reveals key strategies for cultivating a love of writing in children. Too many of today's children are "turned off" to writing because of criticism, poor grades, or being assigned topics that are of little interest to them. While all children should eventually be taught the rules of grammar and proper structure, they must first discover...
In Interlibrary Loan
Didn't find what you need? Items not owned by Salina Public Library can be requested from other Interlibrary Loan libraries to be delivered to your local library for pickup.
Didn't find it?
Can't find what you are looking for? Try our Materials Request Service. Submit Request