Free range learning : how homeschooling changes everything /
Weldon, Laura Grace.
Free range learning : how homeschooling changes everything / Laura Grace Weldon. - Prescott, Ariz. : HOHM Press, 2010. - xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index.
Natural learning happens everywhere -- Nurturing the learning -- Work, play & other essentials -- Connecting with others -- Collaborating benefits everyone -- Homeschooling changes everything -- Adventure homeschooling -- Field tripping -- Full spectrum learning -- Science & nature -- Math, business & critical thinking -- Physical education & health -- The arts -- Language arts & foreign language -- History & current events -- Volunteerism, ethics & spirituality -- Welcoming the renaissance.
Free Range Learning presents eye-opening data about the meaning and importance of natural learning. This data-from neurologists, child development specialists, anthropologists, educators, historians and business innovators-turns many current assumptions about school-based education upside down. The book's factual approach is balanced by quotes and stories from over 100 homeschoolers from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, India and Singapore. --from publisher description
193538709X (trade paper : alk. paper) 9781935387091 (trade paper : alk. paper)
2010006787
Home schooling.
Free range learning : how homeschooling changes everything / Laura Grace Weldon. - Prescott, Ariz. : HOHM Press, 2010. - xiv, 304 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-288) and index.
Natural learning happens everywhere -- Nurturing the learning -- Work, play & other essentials -- Connecting with others -- Collaborating benefits everyone -- Homeschooling changes everything -- Adventure homeschooling -- Field tripping -- Full spectrum learning -- Science & nature -- Math, business & critical thinking -- Physical education & health -- The arts -- Language arts & foreign language -- History & current events -- Volunteerism, ethics & spirituality -- Welcoming the renaissance.
Free Range Learning presents eye-opening data about the meaning and importance of natural learning. This data-from neurologists, child development specialists, anthropologists, educators, historians and business innovators-turns many current assumptions about school-based education upside down. The book's factual approach is balanced by quotes and stories from over 100 homeschoolers from the U.S., Canada, Germany, Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, Mexico, India and Singapore. --from publisher description
193538709X (trade paper : alk. paper) 9781935387091 (trade paper : alk. paper)
2010006787
Home schooling.