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Trust the Children
by Anna Kealoha © Reviewed by Beverley Paine, 2005 An enthusiastic and often exuberant mother of four homeschooled children, Anna Kealoha comes across like a wise, best-friend who has 'been there, done that' keen to share her recipes for success. This book of full of such recipes - hundreds of practical activities in each subject area, with a good dose of common sense added to keep any homeschooling parent balanced and focussed on the big picture. What I found invaluable as a homeschooling parent was the range of teaching strategies and approaches, with an emphasis on creativity, from art, music, and natural science and all the traditional school subjects. She emphasizes fostering a love of learning and self-motivation and manages to make homeschooling look a lot less daunting for parents educating their children at home. Kealoha, a veteran supporter of alternative education, including 'blend school' and homeschool, covers the history as well as various philosophies of the alternative learning movement. She sets out how to start your own homeschool, beginning with the need to consciously take control of your children's educational process. For those considering homeschooling their children or just exploring educational options, this book is an excellent resource. For parents sticking with more traditional forms of schooling, Trust the Children provides wonderful, fun, supplementary activities to do with your children. You'll find this is one 'how-to' homeschooling book that won't sit on the shelf gathering dust: my copy is dog-eared and well thumbed, the pages grubby with marks from the many activities, explorations and experiments it has helped generate.
After 20 years of being a contact and support person Beverley no longer takes phone call or email inquiries. Please join one of her yahoo groups if you want to know more about homeschooling or have a question.
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Pioneering members of the home education movement in Australia, Beverley and Robin Paine are passionate advocates of true educational choice for families. They began homeschooling their children in 1986 and three years later started the South Australian Home Based Learners network.Beverley wrote Getting Started with Homeschooling in 1995-97 and since then continues to write books and booklets on home education. She balances spending time helping home educators with working in her garden and renovating her home, as well as continuing to build her collection of writing on a variety of homeschooling subjects. Beverley maintains an extensive collection of websites as well as several Yahoo groups supporting families teaching their children at home. In 2007 Beverley joined the HEA and became a committee member in 2008: she also edits and produce the HEA Newsletter, HEA magazine, Stepping Stones for Home Educators, annual Resource Directory and other HEA publications. If you'd like to keep in touch with what Beverley is up to her in her life, sign up for the Homeschool Australia Newsletter or visit her Facebook page.