Are children empty boxes into which we pour knowledge and wisdom? Or are they naturally predisposed to acquire these things? David H. Albert presents a collection of articles laden with gems, -including the single most important lesson to teach a child. -Topics include:

How children learn to read.
"Perfection"—Why children are perfectionists and how to respond.
How to encourage your child to seek greater challenges and achievements.
Teens and what to do about them.
Why the testing is destroying our schools.

"Once again David Albert applies his genius to children."—John Gatto, -author of the bestseller, Dumbing Us Down

David H. Albert is the author of And the Skylark Sings with Me.

A thorough chapter-by-chapter overview of the inspiring teaching principles of Christian educator Charlotte Mason, this book reveals the practical day by day method of how to teach "the Charlotte Mason way". The author offers friendly advice, and humor, along with the joys and struggles of real homeschool life. The book covers education, parenting, homeschooling and lots of encouraging advice for mothers.

Does your child have a favorite subject, activity, or hobby? Children learn in multiple ways, and educator Thomas Armstrong has shown hundreds of thousands of parents and teachers how to locate those unique areas in each of our children where learning and creativity seem to flow with special vigor.

In this fully updated classic on multiple intelligences, Armstrong sheds new light on the "eight ways to bloom," or the eight kinds of "multiple intelligences." While everyone possesses all eight intelligences, Armstrong delineates how to discover your child's particular areas of strength among them.

The book shatters the conventional wisdom that brands our students as "underachievers," "unmotivated," or as suffering from "learning disabilities," "attention deficit hyperactivity disorder," or other "learning diseases." Armstrong explains how these flawed labels often overlook students who are in possession of a distinctive combination of multiple intelligences, and demonstrates how to help them acquire knowledge and skills according to their sometimes extraordinary aptitudes.

Filled with resources for the home and classroom, this new edition of In Their Own Way offers inspiration for every learning situation.

This new, expanded edition of The How and Why of Home Schooling not only makes a persuasive case for home schooling but gives practical guidelines for successfully teaching your children at home. It is also a comprehensive resource—providing information on available curricula, support groups, and legal defense organizations, and highlighting seminars and radio programs for home educators.

If God has called you to home schooling, or if you're just starting to investigate alternatives to public education, The How and Why of Home Schooling is a must. It will give you the knowledge and confidence you need to make good choices regarding your children's education.

"The How and Why of Home Schooling is an invaluable treatise on the most important education movement of the past 150 years." —Congressman Dick Armey, Majority Leader, U.S. House of Representatives

"Parents called or driven to home schooling will find in this excellent guide the answers they seek in providing the best that is available for this expanding alternative education plan." —D. James Kennedy, Senior Minister, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

"Dr. Ballmann continues to lead in the home education movement by making a careful and convincing case for home schooling based on scriptural principles, logic, and sound reference to research findings." —Brian D. Ray, Ph.D., President, National Home Education Research Institute

A collection of 25 favorite homeschooling articles by Ruth Beechick. Sample topics covered are: thinking, creativity, math, memory, ancient history, achievement testing, cures for dyslexia, and early childhood. This supplements information given in the homeschooling books above, rather than being repetitive.

This classic gives nitty-gritty help for each subject in each grade. Become an informed, confident teacher, free from rigid textbooks. Learn how to individualize spelling; how to use "real books" in history, reading, and other studies; how to make arithmetic meaningful; how to avoid the grammar treadmill; how to develop advanced reading skills; and much more. Satisfied readers say "I wish I had had this three years ago when I began homeschooling . . . the most practical manual I've ever read on the subject . . . The simplicity of it all! I don't think any homeschooler should be without it."

A do-it-yourself guide for putting together your own unit studies based on your goals and interests. Valerie Bendt defines unit studies, tells how they can be approached, instructs on keeping records, and talks about goal setting. Other topics include using the library, finishing projects, determining your educational philosophy and more. Sample units are presented. This book has an old cover, but the content is the same as the new color cover.