Review: Less of a Guide, More like a Research Paper
Rating: 2 out of 5
Date: 12 26, 2013
The book itself was written well, with few grammatical or punctuation errors.  It was not, however, what I was looking for.  I am only speculating, because there is no biography info on the author, but I don't believe Wells Emery is or has been a Homeschool parent.  (This same author also has parent guide books for Autism, ADHD and Dyslexia, so perhaps s/he is a special education specialist.)The book was written like a research paper, exploring some potential pros and cons, and providing a fairly thorough  (if a bit seemingly biased) framework of what Homeschool is, and some statistics.  The problem with the statistics, though, is that they are all paraphrased, and no sources are cited within the book.  There is little concrete advice for where to find resources or co-ops, or other homeschool families.  There is an emphasis on making homeschool look like traditional school, only a more flexible version.The most useful portion of the book is a comprehensive guide of what the educational goals should be by grade level, and only because it is concise and listed all together.  Other than that, I can't really even recommend this book and certainly not to a beginner Homeschool family.