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Project-Based Homeschooling: Mentoring Self-Directed Learners (2012)

by Lori McWilliam Pickert(Favorite Author)

4.06 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1475239068 (ISBN13: 9781475239065)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Camp Creek Press

review 1: I cannot tell you how much reading this book has changed our homeschooling experience. If I could sum it all up for you in one word, it would be JOURNALLING. I was kind of skeptical when Lori suggested plunking myself down and just observing and documenting what I witnessed the kids doing... It wasn't even 5 minutes before general themes started appearing... Evidence of deeper thinking was going on RIGHT under my NOSE! Currently doing Lori's "Master Class" and am still ooh'd and ah'd by her words. Level up your homeschooling and read this book!
review 2: I had a few problems with this book. It's repetitive, it lacks detail and it doesn't expand on concepts nearly enough. This book could be a blog. It could also be expanded into a FABULOUS resource for parents ... moreand teachers. It needs more examples (photos, ideas, extension flow charts). It needs to not gloss over the potential problems (finding resource, finding space, multi age learners) and it needs to give more reasons why. The summary of the book is that all children should have time to follow their interests and make/create/build whatever they like to represent their learning. Since I work in early childhood this was no revelation to me, this is how we run every day. The book did present some good ideas on how to find the time for project based learning. Basically it becomes an afterschool activity like gymnastics, written into the weekly timetable. Simple. If you are interested in project based learning this is probably the only book available, so you may have to read it. If anyone knows of a more detailed one I would love to hear about it. less

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