John Holt

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I Would like to Home School My Kids but Need Help Starting

It's published by John Holt, an unschooling author. ... I would check out the other publications by John Holt as well, Holt Associates Publications. ...
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Homeschooling Questions

I was a follower of John Holt who is a big advocate of "unschooling". .... I decided to homeschool after reading some books by John Holt and Dorothy and ...
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Do You Think Kindergarten Is Hard?

check out the book, Learning All the Time, by John Holt. He explores the capacity for children to learn at their own pace without the need for adult ...
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Home Schooling My 13 Year Old.

The best advice I can give you is to read John Holt's book "Teach Your Own". ... John Holt has written a lot about homeschooling and it's really great, ...
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Learning Styles

Books that helped me here are anything by John Holt, Raymond & Dorothy Moore and Family Matters by David Guterson (a high school English teacher). ...
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Home Schooling Schedule

I recommend John Holt's book "Learning All the Time" and also SimplyCharlotteMason.com. My youngest (who did kindergarten 2 hours a day) is now in 4th grade ...
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4Th Grade and Not Medicating -- How to Deal with the School?

I recommend reading his books if you haven't already, and I would also read books by John Holt, such as Why Children Fail. He was also a school teacher who ...
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Considering Having 10 Year Old Daughter Repeat 5Th Grade Next Year

I would also highly recommend that you read John Holt's book, 'How Children Learn'. It will give you a better understanding of the situation. ...
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Homeschooling: Where Do I Start?

John Holt and Sandra Dodd are very good resources, also, get on local homeschool chat lists-there is a wealth of information and activities! ...
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Advice Getting Started with Homeschooling

For unschooling, John Holt's Learning All the Time and David Elkind's The Hurried Child are good reads. There's also writings and books from Dr. Raymond and ...
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  • d*** and jane books in 2 answers "I really like the Dick and Jane books because they are repetitive and helps the child ..."
  • shell make new friends in 2 answers "If not, try the repeat grade and see how she does. She'll make new friends and if ..."
  • their learning styles in 3 answers "... one time with your own children, specialized learning to their learning styles ..."
  • further and further behind in 2 answers "... gradually become more UNcomfortable as she falls further and further behind ..."
  • different learning styles in 2 answers "... Howard Gardner), you can find explanations of different learning styles."