The Story of Science
By Joy Hakim
Publisher: Smithsonian
Reviewed By: Susan Wight
RRP: $44.95 each
The Story of Science is a set of three books with a narrative approach to Science. They take the reader on a fabulous journey through time, beginning with how ancient civilisations attempted to explain the world around them using creation myths, and proceeding [...]
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The Story of Science
Mighty Book Junior – Review
(www.mightybookjr.com)
Offer to Homeschool families free subscription until 31/12/2011
Log in to website and click on subscribe now and in the free coupon space type learntoread
You need to fill in email address etc but this gives you access to the whole site.
The site is aimed at children from 1 to 10 and each book is marked for [...]
Mr Science Teacher – Review
Mr Science Teacher. (www.mrscienceteacher.com)
This is an American online tutoring programme for Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics. There is also a homework help available for extra cost.
The programme is quite expensive and to enable actual class discussion the student would have to be online in American time otherwise only a recorded version of each lesson would be [...]
Educating Children At Home
By Dr Alan Thomas, 1998
Reviewed by Susan Wight
Alan Thomas’ interest in individualised learning led him to examine home education in Australia and the U.K. He points out that although ‘catering for individual needs’ is touted as the ultimate pedagogy, it is actually impossible to achieve in a classroom. “In fact, in spite of nearly a [...]
The Why and How of Australian Home Education
By Dr John Barratt-Peacock, 1997
Available in the HEN shop as a downloadable PDF for $22
Reviewed by Susan Wight
John Barratt-Peacock’s PhD thesis was hailed as the most authoritative text on home education in Australia. The author approached his research with twenty-seven years experience in home education. He views education as essentially a process of acquisition of [...]
How Children Learn at Home
Authors: Alan Thomas and Harriet Pattison
Published by Continuum
ISBN: 9780826479990
Price $54.00
Reviewed by: Susan Wight
“All children learn at home. From birth onwards, they explore the world around them; gradually discovering all sorts of things about their physical and social environment and the culture to which they belong…”
From the moment you read the preface you’ll know that Alan [...]
Educating Your Child at Home
By Jane Lowe and Alan Thomas
Australian Distributor: Allen and Unwin
Price $39.95
Reviewed by Susan Wight
Educating Your Child at Home is a great introduction to home education for new home educators and families enquiring into home education. It clearly explains what home education is and how it differs from school education. It also outlines the different methods [...]
Reference resources reap a heap of rewards for parents and children alike
By Peter Spinks *
“Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.” – Chinese proverb
IN MAY 2004, a cross-country runner stumbled upon an unemployed man, 53, and his 12-year-old daughter, Ruth, who had lived for four years in a tarpaulin-covered shelter [...]