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Recommended Books for Parents
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items These books are highly recommended for parents interested in homeschooling their kids in a way that doesn’t look like doing “school at home”. They are foundational for helping parents learn to see learning differently.
This is the book that gave us hope for the future of education and the courage to share our story with other families. It inspired us to be part of this movement.
Changing Our Minds: How children can take control of their own learning
I love this book! If you enjoy thinking outside the box and want to approach your homeschool in a brand new way, read this book today.
Tiny Experiments: Live Freely in Goal-Obsessed World
If you want to understand what it looks like to let your kids take the lead on their learning and be self-directed, this is the book for you.
Unschooled: Raising Curious, Well-Educated Kids
I was a teacher. This book validated all my reasons for leaving the system years ago and why my kids don’t go to school.
Dumbing Us Down: Hidden Curriculum of Schooling
Excellent resource for understanding how giving children the freedom to self-direct is the best thing we can do for them.
Free to Learn: Unleashing Play Instinct
I wouldn’t have believed that kids could teach themselves to read until I saw it with my own eyes. I gave my son the time & space to do it because of this book.
How Children Acquire Academic Skills - Gray
Beautiful book for anyone interested in taking a more relaxed approach to life and enjoying a more meaningful home education experience.
The Joy of Slow: Restoring Balance in Homeschool
A must read for parents of young children. You will look at your child and their experience of the world in a whole different light.
How Children Learn (50th Anniversary Edition)
Learn to see learning differently. John Holt’s inspirational work is serving as a foundation a whole new wave of home educating parents.
Learning All the Time: Holt, John
Brand new book! Esther Jones has an insightful podcast called the Unschool Space. This book will not disappoint.
The Parent's Handbook to Unschooling Yourself
Julie’s style of home education is a little more “schooly” than ours, but I appreciate a lot of her ideas and inspiration.
The Brave Learner: Everyday Magic in Homeschool