Since I began with the whole homeschool thingy, I’ve bought a heap of books. While they are great to have, they are also expensive. I’ll list them here so you can borrow them of photocopy interesting bits if you like.
- Dumbing Us Down: the Hidden Curriculum of Compulsory Schooling by John Taylor Gatto According to Gatto, the job that is held by the largest number of individuals, is that of a Wal Mart clerk. Second is McDonalds bureger flipper. And third is Burger King flipper. And he suggests that compulsory education is a way for corporate institutions to unload their basic training needs on to us.
- The Homeschooling Book of Lists (Jossey-Bass Teacher) by Michael Leppert and Mary Leppert
- The Everything Homeschooling Book by Sheeri Linsenbach
- The First Year of Homeschooling Your Child: Your Complete Guide to Getting Off to the Right Start by Linda Dobson
- The Ultimate Book of Homeschooling Ideas: 500+ Fun and Creative Learning Activities for Kids Ages 3-12 by Linda Dobson
- The Complete Home Learning Source Book by Rebecca Rupp, The essential resource guide for homeschoolers, parents and educators, covering every subject from Arithmetic to Zoology
- Little Big Minds by Marietta McCarty An invitation to discover and share philosophy with children. Covers great thinkers from Albert Camus to the Dalai Llama. I love this book. Thank you Isabel
- Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today’s Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter Steven Berlin Johnson thinks video games and TV can be good for you. Coins the term ‘collateral learning’ which is a fascinating and undeniable concept, IMHO.
Hi that is very kind and generous of you to share your home schooling resources!
I am just started to home school my two girls and find it quite tough at time. I am using the Christ Centered Curriculum at the moment. would like to borrow some of your material, how do I go about doing it?
I plan to start home schooling my 2 boys (age 9 & 7 currently) next year, currently they are studying in a private school, which is very much academic bias. My boys are playful, active and “blunt”; I don’t mind to teach them on my own since i am full time at home. I am interested to borrow your book as listed in item 3;The everthing homeschooling book of lists and book 4; The first year of homeshcooling your child. Please advise me how to go about it.
Thank you for your generosity & best regards,
sue-Jb
My children r currently homeschooled. Perhaps you may give me some ideas of what books might be suitable.
I have my youngest boy, Ryan is 6, Ethan is 9, Alicia is 11 and Brenda is 16.
Brenda is coping very well, Alicia is a little slow, Ethan average and Ryan is just starting off, smart but lazy.
I would like to know who are you, (your name) for being very kind and generous to share. God Bless, LK
hi, my name is Alicia and pls drop me an email and let me know which book you want to borrow.
Dear Alicia,
I am considering homeschooling my kids but plan to do it in Australia. I would like to request your help. How do I go about making it legal to begin home schooling them? Is there a site I can go to to apply for the permission to do so?
Looking forward to hear from you.
Regards,
Doreen Yew
I’m sorry but I don’t what the rules and regulations are in Australia though I suspect it should be fairly easy as they definitely have kids living on remote farmsteads that homeschool out of necessity.
Hi, I am also thinking of homeschooling my son since he find normal schooling boring. I would like to has a look of all your books if possible! Is that ok? I am new and i treasure any good advise. He is 10 but his IQ is at lower secondary level. Kind of waste of time to sent him to school where he already know most of the staff. Is there a NGO where i can get advise on homeschool or where parent of homeschool child can sit and share their experience or any seminar on homeschool in malaysia? Treasure any info on homeschool. TQ.
Hello Alicia..
I am a mother of 4 . my first son 11,has been diagnosed as an Asperger. he is quite good in Maths, Science is his favourite, English.. not bad, Bahasa Malaysia .. in the drain. My second son 10,is perfectly normal but he has developed a social anxiety whenever he is in his school compound. He’ll keep his voice to himself. His condition is called ” Selective Mutism” . My two daughters are 4 and 2 and so far, they are doing much better than their brothers when the boys were their age.
My boys, they’ve been subject to bullies since they were in Year 1. How I suffered sending them to school knowing that they are suffering everyday. Teachers are no help at all, some kids told me that even the teachers made fun of my children too,
My first son, the doctor who diagnosed him said that being an Aspie, he could be a genius in something. which I have not seen anything yet coz all I hear from him is about his bullies, being bullied, friends ask him to bully others in order to be their friends.. .. He cried at least 3 times in a week… in school, after school.
Same thing with my 2nd son, since he is as quiet as a mouse, the teachers ignore him. homework or no homework… they just never bother to check.
So, please give me some info about homeschool.. about exams, college and so on…please help me….Thank you.
dear Alicia,
when i read part of your comment at the homeschoolmalaysia site i can’t help but laugh and feel for you. Never give up on your child. i have a son who was
diagnosed with Dyslexia while he was in primary school. The professional advise us to put him into a single language school but at that time international school was closed to the local. It was compulsory for every kid to have basic education till year 6. We send him to 2 private school not that it help. He was sticking out so badly in the system. After he complete his UPSR i pull him out and did 9 months of homeschooling. Best time of his life – you can see he was very eager in his schooling. We manage to put him to a private
international school and he has since graduate and working! Hang in there!
Hi, I am interested to get some books about homeschooling. But where to find it in Malaysia? Any online bookshops?
I am interested to get A well trained mind by Susan Bauer. Do you know where to get this?
Thanks.
http://www.bookdepository.com and http://www.amazon.com are the best. and now, they both offer free delivery. with current exchange rates, buying from a UK based book stored can mean extra savings too.
Thanks for the links. The books are pretty pricey still for us paying in RM.
I happen to live next to Singapore, the last I check with Singapore Library, I couldn’t find the book but I just search again! They have it! I’m so excited, I’m going to get it next week!
hi alicia, i am a FTWM to a1 yr old doter. i’m interested to homeschool my doter. is it possible working yet homeschooling? how should i get started? my girl seems to love books like i do… which books do u recommend me reading? thx…
hi jajagary, if your daughter is one, then i suggest you concentrate on playing lots of games with her. introduce her to nature and let her play outside. read anything you like to her
she’s little and she will enjoy the sound of your voice. of course pop up books and children’s hard books are fun, but i have read strange things like cookbooks, poetry and DIY books to my kids at that age too.
oo ok… thx alicia… can u advise on reading material for me if i were to start homeschooling from scratch?
TIA
Hi Alica, my kids are 16 and 14 and I would like to homeschool them now. How do I start?
Talk to you children. Ask them what they want. I cannot imagine beginning homeschooling with reluctant teens. Actually, I can. And it seems daunting. I would honestly discuss it with them before making a decision.
Once you’ve made a decision, ask them what they want from life. If it’s a vocation like cake decorating (google Karen cuppycake) then you can take a more relaxed approach to the whole exam issue and concentrate on course and subjects that support thier interest.
If you have a budding professional (lawyer, doctor, engineer- a profession which requires a paper qualification) then decide where your child would like to go to university and choose a syllabus (many of which you can purchase online) and get started.
Popular, internationally recognised post hogh school exams are the iGCSE and IB. I’ll be posting about that soon. Look out for it.
Hope this helped.
I have another question. As my kids are older, what or who do I register with for them to take their final exams after they have finish their highshcool/secondary education.
Patricia
Hi
If anyone is looking for books to read on schooling and education try here:
http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/
there are lots of books by John Holt (How children learn, How children fail etc.)
Not the latest books but then some books don’t go out of fashion.
Also check out the Toys from Trash part, There are lots of science lessons and experiments to try out.
Can’t believe I forgot to thank you for this awesome link. Also, can’t imagine all the time and effort it must have taken for someone to have scanned all those books. Such devotion and patience is almost spritiual
SookMei….thanks for the great link!
Alicia, this wp theme looks great on your site!
I am not sure how big your children are now because they are your No.1 priority but you seem very passionate, articulate and well-informed and I think you can contribute a lot to the other newbies coming up. Great job you’re doing here.
Hi ! Alicia, thanks so much hv you to open up this blog.its so encourage for those who want to start homeshooling with the kids.I’m moving to Vietnam next month,was so struggeling to move coz of the kids’s education. So, i decide to homeschooling for the kids (9 & 7). we keep in touch for the support ya.
thanks!
regards, evon
SookMei,
Thank you for being so generous sharing the link with all of us. Its really help me to find a good experiments to try with my son and grand daughter.
Hi Alicia,
Its great to know you and your homeschooling. Thanks a lot for the good information in your blog. What can I say is love is sharing.
Hi,
I am mother of 2 boys. They are 8yrs and 12yrs. My elder son is an Aspie. Both of them are going to private school. My elder son not benefiting frm the school. Todate he can’t read. Lately my younger son comes home with lots of complain frm the teacher that he is always playing in the class and does not not complete his work. The teacher are not heplful. My younger son is very smart but lately he is always very hyper and restless. He can sit still with his tuition teacher for hours but not in the school. I am in cofused as what to do, will home schooling be a better choice. Pls help me.
Hi! I’m planning to homeschooling for my daughter age 7. My only concern is will she be able to to take their final exams after they have finish their highshcool/secondary education. e.g. UPSR for primary…
Your help is highly appreciated.
Thank you
Hi Alicia,
I am a mother of 2 gifted children. My son is 7 , he is in chinese school & my gal is 5 . I found out from http://www.nagcm.org that my 2 kids are gifted children.
My english is not good enough, I can’t go for homeschooling. I’m getting some information to help my kids.
My son is good in english ( Level 4 ,Flyers – Cambridge Eng. Learning Centre). He can read very well since age of 5+….. His favorite is in space science & those real things (volcano, earthquake & hurricane). The english in mandarin school is too easy for him, he feel bored.
Somebody have suggested me to send him to Home study Center. I wonder would it suitable for him ? or continue study in chinese school & go for english extra class ?
Thank you very much for sharing your experience in here.
Amanda
You can teach him in Chinese lah!
And remember that one of the most important things about HSing is that the kids get to learn what they want to. If his interests lie in areas beyond your ken, help him find friends and peers who are similar. The internet has made the world into a tiny place, with info, experts and like minded individuals a few mouse clicks away.
Have fun and have faith, in yourself and your child.
Hi dear,
I bought the Well-Trained Mind from Borders last few weeks. Good guide so far except that I have to slash and add some subjects that suits my religion..
Thank you for sharing your journey of homeschooling. I actually want to ask you whether the books you bought from bookdepository.co.uk stucked at the custom klia for tax or not?
Thinking of buying more books from them since the price difference is quite a lot here.
Appreciate it if you could share.. Thanks a lot..
My parcels from book depository have never been stopped. And they are so so so fast. It sometimes takes me longer to organise and get my ass into gear and enbark on a trip to borders/kino/times than it does for BD to send me my stuff. I highly recommend it!
THANKS SO MUCH.. Good news for me.. I will order soon.
Thanks again.. Have a nice day..
hi alicia,
i would like to borrow Linda Dobson’s “The First Year of Homeschooling” ..is that OK ?
thanks,
Shireen Sudhakaran
Hi alicia ,
I had been to several homeschool private institution . They are mostly situated in churches and shophouses. I am fearful and yet excited to schooled my son in a modern method teaching but the concern is that if they are not regulated, how can we be sure they are recognised by MOHE or MOE of Malaysia. What certificates must they have?