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COVER PAGE
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
PREFACE: EDUCATION IS WHAT GOES ON IN SCHOOLS—OR SO I THOUGHT!
INTRODUCTION
1: WHY TAKE THEM OUT?
THE INCOMPETENCE OF SCHOOLS
THE CIVIL LIBERTIES OF CHILDREN
A NEW SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY
PROTECTING CHILDREN FROM HARM
2: COMMON OBJECTIONS TO HOMESCHOOLING
3: POLITICS OF UNSCHOOLING
UNSCHOOLING AND SOCIAL CHANGE
AN IRONY
WHOM DO SCHOOLS HELP?
A LIFE-TAUGHT MAN
UNSCHOOLING AND THE WORKING CLASS
UNSCHOOLING AND THE SINGLE PARENT
4: LIVING WITH CHILDREN
CHILDREN, THEIR NATURE AND NEEDS
BORN KIND
ON SAYING “NO”
TESTING ADULTS
“OKAY?”
TANTRUMS
COOKING AT TWO
INSTEAD OF GOLD STARS
5: Learning in the World
ACCESS TO THE WORLD
LIFESCHOOL
CONTROLLING ONE’S TIME
REAL WORLD SKILLS
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE IN REAL LIFE
6: LIVING AND WORKING SPACES
SCHOOL OR CLUB?
GREENHOUSE
SPACE UNLIMITED
FARM SPACE
7: SERIOUS PLAY
FANTASTIC WORLDS
COPS AND ROBBERS
HOMEMADE STORIES
REQUIEM FOR A TURTLE
A VERY YOUNG ARTIST
8: LEARNING WITHOUT TEACHING
NO WORDS TO THE WISE
FINDING OUT
THE SHORT, HAPPY LIFE OF A TEACHING MACHINE
LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE
LEARNING MUSIC
SELF TEACHING
TEACHING VS. LEARNING
THE PRICE OF TEACHING TRICKS
9: LEARNING DIFFICULTIES
DISABILITIES VS. DIFFICULTIES
NOBODY SEES BACKWARDS
STRESS AND PERCEPTION
RIGHT AND LEFT
EAST AND WEST
10: CHILDREN AND WORK
ON FINDING ONE’S WORK
FINDING TRUE WORK
A FALSE START
GROWING UP, PERHAPS NOT ABSURD
THE MOST DIRECT WAY
SERIOUS WORK
LEAF-GATHERING
VOLUNTEER WORK
11: HOMESCHOOLING IN AMERICA
THE LAW ON SCHOOLING SUMMED UP
A DOUBTFUL CLAIM
COURT STRATEGY IN GENERAL
LEGISLATIVE STRATEGY
12: HOW TO GET STARTED
FIRST STEPS
APPROACHES TO HOMESCHOOLING
RECORD KEEPING
EVALUATIONS
13: SCHOOL RESPONSE
THE VALUE OF COOPERATION
RESEARCH
FEEDBACK
AUTHORITY AND LEADERSHIP
MONEY, PUBLICITY, CLIENTS
TEACHER TRAINING
CONCLUSION
APPENDIX A: SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY AND DEVELOPMENT
HOMESCHOOLING
HOMESCHOOLED TEENAGERS AND COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
LEARNING COOPERATIVES AND COMMUNITIES
SIMPLE LIVING AND HOMESCHOOLING
SCHOLARLY BOOKS ABOUT HOMESCHOOLING
PERIODICALS
APPENDIX B: CORRESPONDENCE SCHOOLS AND CURRICULUM SUPPLIERS
APPENDIX C: HELPFUL PRIVATE SCHOOLS
APPENDIX D: HOMESCHOOLING ORGANIZATIONS
NATIONAL HOMESCHOOL GROUPS
STATE OR LOCAL GROUPS
HOMESCHOOL GROUPS OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES
SPECIAL INTEREST HOMESCHOOLING GROUPS
OTHER ORGANIZATIONS
APPENDIX E: LEARNING MATERIALS
ARTS, CRAFTS, VIDEOS
BOOKS, GAMES, LEARNING MATERIALS
FOREIGN LANGUAGES
MUSIC
SCIENCE AND NATURE
SOCIAL STUDIES
SPECIAL NEEDS
WRITING
APPENDIX F: OPPORTUNITIES AND ACTIVITIES
NOTES
PREFACE
CHAPTER 1: WHY TAKE THEM OUT?
CHAPTER 3: POLITICS OF UNSCHOOLING
CHAPTER 11: HOMESCHOOLING IN AMERICA
CHAPTER 12: HOW TO GET STARTED
CHAPTER 13: SCHOOL RESPONSE
INDEX
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