| In this day and age, education is more important and | | | | In part one of the book, titled "Family Or The State?", |
| vital for the very survival of our nation's future than | | | | you find provocative titles such as "The Hand That |
| ever. And, the most important equation of that ability to | | | | Rocks The Cradle..." or "Parents In Charge" and, right |
| survive is found in our children. As we continue to seek | | | | away, you get the sense where this book is going: a |
| the best curriculum and schooling money can buy, we | | | | head on collision with the status quo regarding the |
| find ourselves in a dilemma: the skyrocketing cost per | | | | education of the child. |
| child to educate them coupled with ever-lowering | | | | In part two of "Home Grown Kids" titled "Steps In |
| standards of expectation. Many parents are deeply | | | | Parenthood" you will receive extensive yet easy to |
| concerned as to what to do in order to turn this | | | | comprehend advice, starting with "Setting The Stage |
| situation around, especially in light of the rest of the | | | | For Birth" and ending in chapter nine "The Reasoning |
| world's interest ensuring that their children, and by | | | | Sevens, Eights and Nines". |
| default their country, receive what is necessary to | | | | Coming from the standpoint that the educational |
| excel academically, thus the whole of society | | | | system has it exactly backwards when it allows |
| benefiting as a result. | | | | developmentally challenged children to stay home, yet |
| In the world of education, as we have progressed | | | | demands by law that "normal" children receive a public |
| from the one room schoolhouse to grades | | | | education outside the home, "Home Grown Kids" takes |
| kindergarten through high school and on to college, one | | | | the position that it is just as vitally important to have |
| thing tends to stand out: the child's age being the | | | | the option to teach all children at home, therefore |
| primary determining factor as to what grade they are | | | | eliminating altogether the differences imposed by |
| assigned. Unfortunately, that is often not a precursor to | | | | society. |
| guarantee good learning since it is a known fact that | | | | You will find "Home Grown Kids" to be a wonderful |
| not all children are created equal simply because they | | | | source of encouragement as well as that needed |
| are the same age. Into this arena comes a series of | | | | "push back" to the status quo in order to more |
| books that provide some well-needed information | | | | intelligently control your child's destiny when it comes to |
| addressing this dilemma. | | | | his or her education. Honestly, who better to determine |
| Following in the footsteps of "Better Late Than Early" | | | | the course of a child's future than the parent? With |
| and "School Can Wait" Raymond and Dorothy Moore | | | | "Home Grown Kids" this is exactly what you will |
| have compiled an easy to read, down to earth | | | | receive to make that determination. |
| approach to teaching children at home with "Home | | | | With a wealth of references and resources available, |
| Grown Kids". As it is stated, this is a practical guide | | | | along with a forward by Dr. James C. Dobson, "Home |
| when it comes to teaching within the home by the | | | | Grown Kids" is sure to occupy a prominent place in |
| adults who care the most about the children: the | | | | your library. |
| parents. | | | | |