Fundamentals of Home-Schooling: Notes on Successful Family Living

by Ann Lahrson-Fisher

...comprehensive, reader-friendly...inclusive of all who might choose this alternative education...a wealth of wisdom...Publishers Weekly, 01/12/04 This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0964081369
• ISBN13: 9780964081369
• Release Date: September 2002
• Publisher: Nettlepatch Press
• Length: 429 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

terrific resource

Check out this comprehensive "how to" on homeschooling, written by prolific author and homeschooler Ann Lahrson-Fisher. Easy to understand, you can read it from the first page to the last or simply thumb through it, using it as a resource whenever questions come up. There is plenty of information here that will apply to learners of all kinds. The author is a terrific speaker, too, and gives presentations at homeschool workshops around the United States. Go hear her speak if you get a chance!

Best Purchase I have made!

I wish I would have found this book before any others. It was exactly what I needed. It is a wonderful guide to how to teach through real life and with plenty of fun. She gives an extensive list of things in your home that you already have that enrich your childs learning expirience. She talks about making habits in your home. It reminds me of "7 Habits of Highly Effective People. It sould be called Highly Effective Habits of the Homeschooling Family. It has been such a comfort to me and has given me wonderful new and fresh ideas to add to what I had been doing. She suggests several games that help children learn. I seriously cannot say enough about how much I love this book. It is a breath of fresh air. It isn't telling you that her way is the only way or the best way it is merely stating the fundamentals, the facts, the basics, learning should not be dreaded! Worth Every penny. I only wish it was sold in hard back since I use it so often, Mine has great wear and tear.

Common sense, expertise and heart

Ann Lahrson Fisher's book has proven useful to me in advising new homeschoolers on my email list, and at my website. Homeschooling parents want to know how to help their children in their studies and learning in addition to information provided in textbooks. Ann's book provides it. Even though Ann published her book after my kids had received their high school diplomas and had gone off on their own, I still bought Ann's book for my home library. When new homeschoolers have called for help, I had a ready reference for hints, tips and strategies to augment my own knowledge. Ann's brain and mine are better than mine alone. Ann's book is a long-term reference and is useful in homeschooling little kids, middle kids and great big kids.

Creating a balanced homeschooling teaching plan

Fundamentals Of Homeschooling: Notes On Successful Family Living by writer, public speaker, workshop leader, and homeschooling expert Ann Lahrson-Fisher is an extensive, "parent friendly" guide to the techniques, pitfalls, and advantages of homeschooling. From using homeschooling to teach reading and writing to young children, to creating a useful curriculum for teenagers, to adequately preparing a young person to succeed in community colleges, universities, the military, or other educational or job training venues, Fundamentals Of Homeschooling is a strongly recommended primer and an invaluable supplementary resource to creating a balanced homeschooling teaching plan, as well as offering a wealth of tips, tricks, and techniques to creating the best home learning environment possible. If you are seriously considering, or are already involved with, homeschooling, then give Ann Lahrson-Fisher's Fundamentals Of Home-Schooling a very careful and thorough reading!

Home-Schooling FUN!

Ann Fischer's new book has such a wonderful insight into family dynamics! I am relating to so many things that she has touched upon. This book has many new ideas that are keeping us all motivated! Well written and knowledgeable, this book is an immense help to, not only, the home-schooling family but for any student who would like to be organized and have fun learning!