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THE HAPPY CHILD
Steven Harrison
In this thought-provoking new book, best-selling author Steven Harrison ventures far outside the box of traditional thinking about education. His radical proposal? Children naturally want to learn, he asserts, so let them direct their own education in democratic learning communities where they can interact seamlessly with their neighborhoods, their towns, and the world at large... [more]
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IF HOLDEN CAULFIELD WERE IN MY CLASSROOM
Bernie Schein
By the time Bernie Schein’s students arrive in his middle school classroom, they are little more than a gaggle of psychological defense mechanisms. For over thirty years, Schein has worked with students in middle-class Atlanta, helping them rediscover who they really are... [more]
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INSTEAD OF EDUCATION
John Holt
John Holt, best-selling author of 10 pioneering books on alternative education, is widely credited with launching today's huge and still growing homeschooling movement. His original thinking and clear, thoughtful writing has emboldened countless parents to take the education of their children into their own hands. Instead of Education is Holt's most direct and radical challenge to the educational status quo and a clarion call to parents to save their children from schools of all kinds... [more]
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LIVES OF PASSION, SCHOOL OF HOPE
Rick Posner, PhD
Lives of Passion, School of Hope tells how a progressive public school in Colorado has transformed the lives of its alumni. It is about what happens to children and adults when they are encouraged to follow their bliss. It is also about personal empowerment and the development of confidence, curiosity, and compassion in our public schools... [more]
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OPTIMAL PARENTING
Ba Luvmour
Optimal Parenting shows you how to use Natural Learning Rhythms—a comprehensive, thoroughly researched, easy-to-understand system of child development and family dynamics—to create environments for optimal well-being. This parenting approach addresses the emotional, physical, and spiritual development of the whole child... [more]
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PORTRAITS OF PREGNANCY
Jennifer Loomis and Hugo Kugiya
The 3.5 million women who become pregnant in the US each year crave information and affirmation, especially when it is their first child. Portraits of Pregnancy, by acclaimed photographer Jennifer Loomis and journalist Hugo Kugiya, combines captivating fine-art photographs of pregnant women with intimate stories of their transformative journey into motherhood... [more]
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THE SAFE BABY
Debra Smiley Holtzman
Protecting their children is the greatest concern for most parents and grandparents. The Safe Baby provides them comprehensive help in making their homes safer for the entire family. Debra Holtzman, a nationally recognized child safety advocate, lets the reader focus on the joys of childrearing by allaying the fears. Her book combines two of the hottest topics today—safety and do-it-yourself ingenuity—and her warm, breezy style makes it all fun... [more]
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THE SHUT-DOWN LEARNER
Richard Selznick, PhD
The Shut-Down Learner is based on the author’s clinical experience as director of a program in the pediatrics department of a large teaching hospital that assesses and treats a broad range of learning problems. He has consulted with thousands of families, explaining complex data in straightforward terms understandable to the parents... [more]
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THE UNDER- ACHIEVING SCHOOL
John Holt
John Holt, the “grandfather” of homeschooling, shook up the education establishment and started parents thinking about better ways to teach their children. In this book he lays out his basic arguments about how schools fail our children and offers a wealth of inspiring ideas for what to do about it... [more]
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