A Little Way of Homeschooling

by Suzie Andres

Overview

Suzie Andres and twelve other Catholic homeschoolers describe how they implement an "unschooling" style of teaching in their homes. Drawing from St. Therese, St. John Bosco, John Holt (How Children Learn and How Children Fail), and ancient philosophers, the families paint a picture of authentic education without the constraints and pitfalls of typical modern education. Andres admirably addresses the question of whether a Catholic can happily and sanely unschool by explaining it as a sensible approach to the mystery of learning, not as an ideology in competition with her faith. The heart of the book is the honest and humble description of home education by twelve homeschooling mothers who have embraced unschooling in varying degrees. Anyone interested in education and particularly home education will be inspired by their narratives.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012906625
Publisher:	Hillside Education
Publication date:	06/18/2011
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	1 MB

About the Author

Suzie Andres is a graduate of Thomas Aquinas College. She has a Master's degree in philosophy from the University of Notre Dame, where she studied under Ralph McInerny and Joseph Bobik. She and her husband Tony are the proud and bemused parents of two only children; the family has been homeschooling since 1996. A Little Way of Homeschooling is Suzie's second book. Her first, Homeschooling with Gentleness, A Catholic Discovers Unschooling was published by Christendom Press in 2004.

Editorial Reviews

Parents are the first educators of their children. After the schools failed so many of us, the homeschool movement brought schooling back into the home. But there is another way of doing it. Less school, more home. Learning happens, and children flourish, if we learn to facilitate what comes naturally. What results is an education driven by the curiosity and interests of the child. There is a revolution in education going on, and unschooling is part of it. --Stratford Caldecott

Stratford Caldecott

This book will give you encouragement . . . will prove to you that unschooling can be Catholic, can be a legitimate form of educating. It’s not easy -- it’s work and most especially, it’s loving! It’s loving our kids and understanding where they are on their earth’s journey. It’s adapting to each person, each situation and being open enough to allow the learning to seep in regardless of the how. --Mary C. Gildersleeve

Mary Gildersleeve

The homeschooling movement will in future years be seen as one of the most
important educational developments in postmodern society. While misguided
theorists have exacted a terrible toll on the quality of learning in our
schools, a natural urge to nurture the young in the way of truth has
energized a positive model for reform. These chapters eloquently remind us that as home is where the heart is, so also home is where the mind is. --Father George Rutler

Father George Rutler