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The brave learner : finding everyday magic in homeschool, learning, and life  Cover Image Book Book

The brave learner : finding everyday magic in homeschool, learning, and life / Julie Bogart ; [foreword by Susan Wise Bauer].

Bogart, Julie, 1961- (author.). Bauer, Susan Wise, (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"A joyful and accessible approach to homeschool that harnesses children's natural curiosity and makes learning a part of everyday life, whether they're in elementary or high school. Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. How do parents nurture a love of learning amid childhood chaos, parental self-doubt, the flu, and state academic standards? In this book, Julie Bogart distills decades of experience--homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world--to show parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school. Enchantment is about ease, not striving. Bogart shows parents how to make room for surprise, mystery, risk, and adventure in their family's routine, so they can create an environment that naturally moves learning forward. If a child wants to pick up a new hobby or explore a subject area that the parent knows little about, it's easy to simply say "no" to end the discussion and the parental discomfort, while dousing their child's curious spark. Bogart gently invites parents to model brave learning for their kids so they, too, can approach life with curiosity, joy, and the courage to take learning risks."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780143133223
  • ISBN: 0143133225
  • Physical Description: xxiii, 294 pages ; 23 cm
  • Publisher: New York, NY : TarcherPerigee, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-281) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Enchanted living: creating the context for magic in our homes -- Sparks fly: igniting a passion for learning -- Magic doors: lessons from monsters and maps -- The four forces of enchantment: surprise, mystery, risk, and adventure -- The four capacities for learning: curiosity, collaboration, contemplation, and celebration -- The four ports of entry: mind, body, heart, and spirit -- Applying the superpowers: practical help in core subjects -- Liberation from school: to schedule or not to schedule, that is the question (answers inside!) -- House-schooling: recruit your home to help you educate (and that pernicious topic: chores) -- The pixie dust of reasonable expectations: embracing our limits -- Awesome adulting: expanding our horizons -- The invisible education: the power of family dysfunction to sideline learning -- The disenchanting power of doing it right: the dangers of ideological alignment and true belief-ism in home education -- Reverse the curse: how to rekindle the magic.
Subject: Home schooling.
Education > Parent participation.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

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  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library J 371.042 BOGA (Text) 34455006772855 Juv Parent's Collection Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 371.04 (Text) 33062009318032 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 371.04 (Text) 33062009334435 Juv Parent's Collection Available -


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