Theory and Practice of Homeschooling
Annotated Bibliography
Barfield, Rhonda. Real-Life Homeschooling.
Discusses twenty one stories of real life homeschool families. Shows the style,
curriculum, and the setting of these homeschoolers. Gives advice on different ways to
homeschool, and the many options homeschooling has. Interesting books with many
varying families that show, not everyone is alike. Barfield did excellent research and
is herself a homeschool
mom.
Burns, Johnna. “The Correlational
Relationship Between Homeschooling
and High
Test
Scores.” Northeastern
2004.
An interesting rebuttal to the high test scores given out for homeschoolers. Examines
the authenticity of the studies and the validity. Several points are very convincing and
logical to the mind. The author seems quite credible. He is a academic personnel from
the Northeastern
Dobson, Linda. The Homeschooling
Book of Answers. Prima Publishing. 1998.
Homeschooling Book of Answers takes 88 of the most important questions about
homeschooling and the response to these questions are by respected homeschool
educators. The responders range from those with a history of education, to those who
have been homeschooling their children for many years. Answers many of the
questions that people have. A great source for the curious. Credible sources with
extensive knowledge.
Dobson, Linda. What the Rest of Us Can Learn from Homeschooling.
Three
Rivers Press. 2003.
This book looks at what everyone else can learn from homeschooling. It takes a
practical standpoint on how to help children succeed in education. Has interesting and
sensible options to use. Gives an option for those who don’t want to homeschool but
would like their children to receive a good education. Dobson is a reliable and well
known author on homeschooling
books. Very credible source.
Dunn, David. “Is Home Schooling in Your Future?”
City: August 2003. p4. ERIC.
Accessed
Dunn’s short, sweet, little essay is interesting for one big reason. He mentions of
study about how homeschoolers at the 8th grade level perform 4 levels higher than the
national average. This research was done by Dr. Lawerence Rudner. Rudner has
standing reputation in the academic world with many studies been done under him.
Cohoe, Sara. Personal Interview.
Mrs. Cohoe has been teaching for 14 years, is now on her 15th year, although she only
has a high school diploma. She has six children that she has taught. Her oldest
daughter is graduated and is attending college. She has different curriculum but kept
with it for each child. She provides a pretty normal view of what the typical home
schooler looks like.
Grossman, Robert J. “Putting a Face on Homeschoolers”
HR Maragzine: Nov 2001.
Vol. 46, Issue 11, p64, 2p.
EBSCOhost.
Accessed
More interesting statistics on homeschooling done by National Center of Educational
Statistics. Different from the statistic produced by the National Legal Association for
Homeschoolers. Adds a different light to who homeschoolers are. Grossman seems to
be a credible write with much experience at research.
Holt, John and Patrick Farenga. Teach Your Own: the John Holt Book of
Home -
Schooling. Perseus Publishing. 2003.
The John Holt book of homeschooling discusses common subjects: objections to
homeschooling, the politics behind homeschooling, learning difficulties, how to start
homeschooling. He has some really good arguments on the common objections to
homeschooling. As a credible source, he seems to know what he’s talking about.
Really quite interesting.
Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Homeschooling in
Covers five dimensions of homeschooling: basic information, extending your
knowledge, learning from life, ideas and resources, and getting help. Discusses issues:
homeschool laws and regulations in
specified curriculum, and other helpful resources for homeschoolers. Very useful for
homeschoolers.
Lahrson-Fisher, Ann. Fundamentals
of Home-Schooling.
NettlePatch
Press. 2003.
The main goal is to help parents know how to homeschool and what it is all about.
Covers the basics of homeschooling for everyone. Moves from preschoolers to
teenagers and how to deal with their education. Also discusses family togetherness
and how to socialize your children. The author has a good foundation of knowledge
and put a lot of effort with many resources in her book. Her credibility is supported by
another well known homeschool author, Linda Dobson.
Lines, Patricia M. “Home schooling Comes of
Age.” Public Interest. Summer 2000.
Issue 140,
p74, 12p. Ebscohost Accessed
Lines discusses the how and why home schooling has become so popular. She
examines the past and how the growth of home schooling took place. She also
compares the differences in home schooling: not just conservative Christian home
schooling anymore. I like her comparison of the past with the what is currently
happening. Very interesting, with useful information.
Llewellyn, Grace and Amy Silver. Guerrilla Learning: How to Give Your
Kids a
Real Education With or Without School.
2001.
Llewellyn takes a interesting perspective on the education debate. She doesn’t support
homeschooling over public schooling and vice versus. Her goal is to look outside the
box for education, and what is necessary to help the children exceed in life. It is a
interesting stand point and is almost a compromise between the two extremes.
Meier, Deborah. Will Standards Save Public Education?
2000.
The theme of the book is will standards help better public education. It has different
essays from various authors. Each author takes a point of view on education, at times
essays over lap, but are mostly unique. A high credibility with contributors that have
degrees or are specialists. Different
backgrounds with different takes on the issue.
Dr. Raymond & Dorothy Moore. The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook.
How to achieve a successful homeschool education and accomplish it in a stress-free
way. Addresses issues on homeschooling: socialization, the academic achievements,
family togetherness. Covers the normal “how to” aspects of home schooling.
Credibilty is valid. Dr. spent much time working with education.
It is a collection of essays from varies view points. Covers homeschool socialization,
successfulness of homeschooling, should there even be homeschooling, etc. It is not
all one sided but gives helpful insight to both sides. The credibility ranges with the
author of the essay. Quite interesting, would be extremely useful.
Orr, Tamra B. After Homeschool.
Goes through 15 former homeschoolers who have graduated from high school.
Discusses the various options that the teenagers looked at and took. Interesting
experiences that answer the question: what do homeschoolers do when they graduate.
Each person has their own story. Credibility high.
Fascinating source.
Princiotta, Dan & Stacey Bielick.
“1.1 Million Homeschooled Students in US in
2003.” Issue
Brief.
Accessed
This essay came from the
source. They have conducted much research on homeschoolers, how many there are,
for what reasons are they homeschooling. The research puts a face on homeschoolers.
It is the most recent statistics I have found. A very helpful source.
Ray, Brain D. “Customization through Homeschooling.”
Educational Leadership.
Educational Leadership. Apr 2002. Vol 59. Issue
7. p50. 5p. 1c. Accessed: 1
November 2004.
This essay looks at the customization of homeschooling with its variety. Parents want
to give their children a education that is customized to them, not a cookie cutter
variety, in which you have to fit in. Protection of children’s innocence is also
discussed as well, the relationship that develops between parents and children. Brian
Ray is a highly qualified source, is president of National Home Education Research
Institute. Excellent source
of material.
Reich, Bob. “Civic Perils of Homeschooling.”
Educational Leadership.
Apr 2002, Vol
59, Issue 7, p56, 4p.
Ebscohost.
Accessed
Civic Perils of homeschooling thesis is that homeschooling separates kids from
experiencing the diversity of people, religion, and backgrounds. It starts out talking
about homeschooling in general: the boom, what you can do, the reason behind
homeschooling. At the end, it talks about the reasons why homeschooling has civic
perils. It is an interesting opposing view of homeschooling. Very useful in trying to
seek opposite side opinions.
Roland, Meighan. “Homebased
Education Effectiveness Research and Some of Its
Implications.”
Educational Review. Nov 95. Vol 47. Issue
3. p275, 11p. Ebscohost.
Accessed
Roland’s research, while it is older, is quite interesting. She talks about the
homeschool boom, and the research done about it. Does homeschooling work? Is it
effective? She finds out that homeschoolers are superior in academics, socially, and
mentally. Another aspect that makes this article unique is it talks about homeschooling
in the
Williams, Mary E. Education: Opposing Viewpoints. Sand Diego: Greehaven
Press.
2000.
Discusses several different aspects of education: parental control over decision of
school attendance, religious and moral values in education, multicultural approaches,
the state of education, and what could been done to improve. Each stand point has a
counter; always two sides. Interesting approaches and arguments. Authors are
reputable, known for their opinions and background.