Review: An "A+" case study of a home-schooling success story
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 09 29, 2012
My wife and I periodically flirt with the idea of home-schooling our three kids. We have several friends that home school, and my wife is a former secondary education who wanted to stay home until our kids were old enough for school. It's almost a no brainer, but we didn't know where to start.This book by educator, Dr. Kelli DuCloux is a great place to begin.The author chronicles the commitment, sacrifices and triumphs she experienced while home schooling her son TJ. For instance, my jaw dropped at her retelling of "field trips" for her son. She would save enough money for two years and then take the boy on "field trips" to the Bahamas at age 7; Egypt at age 9; Guatemala at age 11 and a multi-country tour of Europe at age 13. (And did I mention that her son passed the California "GED" equivalency test at age 12?A few of her success keys include ensuring her son had a constant exposure to books; age-appropriate computer software; on-going, impromptu "teachable moments;" positive affirmations to instill a vision of success and practicing the routine of quiet time to work on projects.As simple as those points seem, I think we could learn a lot from this home-schooling educator - her results speak for themselves.