Updated Edition of The Well-Trained Mind and Audiobook Versions of the Story of the World Series

One of our regular homeschooling patrons just alerted me that a new 10th anniversary edition of The Well-Trained Mind by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise was published in past May (ISBN: 9780393067088). This 814 page book explains the philosophy behind a Classical curriculum and provides a year-by-year outline on how to implement it. It’s [...]

Book at Powell’s

I noticed that a used copy of Helping Homeschoolers in the Library is available at Powell’s for $24.50, which is quite the value, so I thought I’d post a link.

Service to Homeschooling Families: LA and Santa Maria Pre-Workshop Assignment Part 2

Another resource I think is valuable to those who want to learn more about homeschooling (which I’ve linked to here before and that I’ll be citing several times in the workshops next week) is the National Center for Education Statistics’ report, “Homeschooling in the United States: 2003.” The stats are a bit dated at this [...]

Service to Homeschooling Families: LA and Santa Maria Pre-Workshop Assignment Part 1

Welcome attendees of Infopeople’s upcoming “Service to Homeschooling Families” workshops in LA (March 9th) and Santa Maria (March 11th)! California has a vibrant homeschooling community. I’ve loved having the opportunity to learn more about it talking to library staff in past workshops, and I’m looking forward to learning more in the ones to come! In [...]

2008 Homeschooling Releases

Here is a quartet of 2008 homeschooling releases I’m looking into reading (and perhaps reviewing), along with links to information I could find on each.
Leppert, Michael and Mary. The Homeschooling Book of Lists. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2008.

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Millman, Gregory and Martine. Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey. NY: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, [...]

Service to Homeschooling Families, San Francisco: Program Plans

One of the exercises we did in today’s Service to Homeschooling Families workshop here in San Francisco involved breaking into groups to design programs. I wanted to post the program plans to the blog so people didn’t have to take notes while we were talking, but also so they’d be a resource for those who [...]

SHOUTOUT to Abby (the) Librarian, or Creative Ways to Accommodate a Wide Range of Ages in Library Programs for Homeschoolers

A couple weeks ago, blogger Abby (the) Librarian posted about a program for homeschoolers she conducted at her library in a suburb of Chicago. What I love about her program is that they divided the kids into two groups–older kids and younger kids–and offered a separate program for each group simultaneously. They gave the participants/parents [...]

Service to Homeschooling Families, San Francisco: Pre-Workshop Assignment

Welcome attendees of Infopeople’s upcoming “Service to Homeschooling Families” workshop at the San Francisco Public Library (Thursday, December 4 from 9:00am-4:30pm)! I am very much looking forward to meeting all of you in less than a couple weeks. In preparation for the workshop, I thought some of you might like to get a head start [...]

Service to Homeschooling Families: Workshops for Library Staff in California

This winter, I will be doing a series of day-long workshops through Infopeople at libraries throughout California. “Service to Homeschooling Families” will be from 9:00am-4:30pm:
Thursday, December 4, 2008, San Francisco Public Library
Monday, January 12, 2009, Solano County Library, Fairfield
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, Buena Park Library District
Thursday, January 15, 2009, San Diego County Library Headquarters
Monday, March [...]

Homeschooling Article in SLJ

Check out the article on homeschooling in the August 1 issue of SLJ. My friend Cathy Henderson from the Greece Public Library is mentioned. Woo to Cathy! Her homeschooling programs have been innovative and popular.