Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense

Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense
ISBN-10
015193097X
ISBN-13
9780151930975
Series
Family Matters
Category
Education / Administration / General
Pages
245
Language
English
Published
1992
Publisher
Harcourt
Author
David Guterson

Description

A high school English teacher tells why he has chosen to educate his own sons at home, offering information on the academic success of home-schooled children, the meaning of education, the psychology of learning, and education in other societies.

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