Homeschool Sanity: A Practical Guide to Redemptive Home Educating: Volume 1 - Softcover

Hayes, Sherry K.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1478164425 ISBN 13: 9781478164425

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012

Synopsis

It's not easy being a homeschooling parent today. Educating one's children is a huge responsibility. There seem to be more "answers" than there are questions! Everyone has a textbook, a method, or a philosophy. But how are we supposed to figure out just what path to take? For more than 25 years, Sherry Hayes, the homeschooling mother of 15 children, has been asking these same questions about education. During her own journey, she has read books and research by the most insightful and influential homeschooling leaders such as Dr. Raymond and Dorothy Moore, Ruth Beechick, Charlotte Mason, John Taylor Gatto, and many more. They were true pioneers of the current homeschool movement and all were dedicated to the welfare of children and their families. But how do we implement these ideals? Sherry's heart was burdened with the realization that there were many others just like her that were seeking a way to simplify their homeschooling into a coherent system which made room for individual personality and gifts, but at the same time gave each child structure as well as discipline. She came to realize that the modern educational systems and methods are strangely unique in our human history, and have failed us abysmally. Never before have we had so much knowledge at our fingertips, and yet, the literacy rates of our nation's school systems are at an all-time low. Despite the fact that we live in the information age; the divorce, homicide and suicide rates are at all-time highs. Our children face greater challenges today than we would have ever dreamed; nevertheless, many don't have the tools to handle these new demands and pressures. It is time we threw out the progressive educational philosophies and ideologies which have lead us here. We need to turn back the clock and promote the fear of God which is the beginning of wisdom. We must revive the unswerving Christian devotion that used to be lived out by our predecessors before the present narcissistic influence of humanism took over! We can rediscover the tools of learning that helped our forefathers overcome the great obstacles of their time, that have only recently been replaced by "dumbed-down" work texts and worthless statistics which require no higher thinking on the part of young learners. Homeschool Sanity: a Practical Guide to Redemptive Home Educating is Sherry's attempt to communicate a way back to common sense learning. It is a pathway back to the simplicity and joy of gaining the knowledge born out of reverence for the God of the Bible. It is a journey filled with the grace and truth of Jesus Christ. This book is easy to read. Even if one only has time for perusing, something useful and encouraging will be gleaned. To learn more visit Sherry's blog Large Family Mothering at: http://largefamilymothering.com/. This wonderful book is full of engaging graphics, helps, charts, templates and resources. Even the busiest mother will be able to breathe a sigh of relief as she reads just how easy it is to give her children an education that will be a blessing to them for the rest of their lives! Here is a small portion of what I have included in Homeschool Sanity's 178 pages: An overview of the different methodologies of homeschooling along with a brief history of education in America Preschool Reading and literature Grammar Arithmetic History Science No fancy psycho-anything here. Sherry has rediscovered precisely why things used to work, and why they are so very broken today. She hopes to lead the way into a fresh effort to bring back the best of the past in order to prepare our children for the best possible future. Readers will discover a catalog of successful methodologies for their own re-education. You will not feel tired and anxious after you read this book; you will be refreshed and filled with real hope! Gain clarity. Find Peace.

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About the Author:

Sherry Hayes is the inspiring Christian mother of 15 wonderful children and has been homeschooling for 25 years. She has seen the “graduation” of seven of her children from her home in colorful Colorado and she and her husband, David, are enjoying rearing the remaining eight still under their tutelage. She has been a compassionate promoter of redemptive home educating for almost a quarter of a century and has maintained the belief that it’s God’s venue for national and world revival. She has been a proactive advocate for homeschooling, a key speaker for homeschool support groups, and a successful writer encouraging practical Biblical family living on her blog, Large Family Mothering, www.largefamilymothering.com/ for more than nine years. Her new book, Homeschool Sanity, is the logical extension of her experience and desire to encourage and help to facilitate others who have decided to embark on the exhilarating journey away from the destructiveness of man’s wisdom and back towards the ways of faith in the living God of the Holy Scriptures. Get your FREE FOUR HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES: When you buy the paperback version of Sherry's new book, "Homeschool Sanity," on Amazon.com you will receive the PDF versions of Homeschool Sanity (178 pages), Large Family Mothering's 2013-2014 Homeschool Planner (127 pages), McGuffey's Primer Flashcards, Helps & Hints and Ray's Arithmetics Flash Cards & Helps. Guidelines: 1) Simply send us Amazon's order verification that shows you bought "Homeschool Sanity" in an e-mail to: largefamilymothering@gmail.com. Once your email is received we will send you the absolutely free download link. These excellent FOUR HOMESCHOOL RESOURCES would normally cost $27.49! That's all there is to it!

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1478164425
• ISBN 13: 9781478164425
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 178
• Editor: Hayes David M.