A new school year is a lot like New Year′s Day; it offers the chance to wipe the slate clean and make a fresh start, the chance to move ahead in new and productive ways and the chance to work harder and do better than you did the year before. If you′ve made a new school year "resolution" to help your child succeed in school this fall, you′ll need to some homework. Here is a new book to put in your backpack before the first bell rings. "...In Guerilla Learning: How to Give Your Kids a Real Education With or Without School Grace Llewellyn and Amy Silver focus on homeschooling, or education outside the traditional classroom, but they too contend that when adults embrace life with wonder and excitement, the children observing them as role models will be more likely to as well. Guerilla Learning means "taking responsibility for your own education" and supporting your children as they learn to do the same." (Linda Stankard, BookPage, August 2001) Llewellyn, a lecturer on the subject of home schooling and author of the classic Teenage Liberation Handbook, who teaches parenting workshops, have come together to write this how–to book for parents who want to become more involved in their children′s education––whether through home schooling or by supplementing traditional instruction. The authors offer five fundamental principles––opportunity, timing, freedom, interest, and support––that, they claim, will transform the way we relate to our children and greatly assist them in growing up to be joyful, passionate creators. Useful for parents and teachers alike, this valuable book closely examines how young people learn and illuminates its practical advice with many stories that make for both insightful and enjoyable learning. Whatever schooling venue parents choose, this book will help them instill a lifelong love of learning in their children. For large public and school libraries. ––Samuel T. Huang, Univ. of Arizona, Tucson (Library Journal, September 2001) "One of the most important books yet written on education and our current school–child crisis." (Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of Magical Child) "...it is a good, calming read..." (Adoption Today, April 2002)
"Useful for parents and teachers alike, this valuable book closely examines how young people learn and illuminates its practical advice with many stories that make for both insightful and enjoyable learning." ( Library Journal , September 2001) "One of the most important books yet written on education and our current school–child crisis." (Joseph Chilton Pearce, author of Magical Child) "...it is a good, calming read..." (Adoption Today, April 2002)
GUERRILLA LEARNING IS CREATING A HOME ENVIRONMENT THAT FILLS YOUR CHILD WITH THE JOY OF LEARNING Let your daughter read her library books instead of finishing her homework . Ask your eleven–year–old′s beloved third grade teacher to comment on his poetry. Invite a massage therapist to dinner because your daughter wants to go to massage school instead of college. Give your child the freedom to pursue his interests, develop her strengths, cultivate self–discipline, and discover the joy of learning throughout life. If you′ve ever felt that your child wasn′t flourishing in school or simply needs something the professionals aren′t supplying, you′re ready to become a "guerrilla educator." Revolutionary and inspiring, Guerrilla Learning explains what′s wrong (and what′s useful) about our traditional schools and shows you how to take charge of your family′s education to raise thinking, creative young people despite the constraints of traditional schooling. Filled with fun and exciting exercises and projects to do with children of all ages, this remarkable approach to childhood, education, and life will help you release your child′s innate abilities and empower him or her in the wider world that awaits beyond the school walls.
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