THIS IS THE REVISED 2000 EDITION This basic book has grown from one book in the beginning to two books, one for the elementary grades and this one for junior and senior high school, primarily to meet the growing needs of families choosing to educate thier teenagers at home. Cathy Duffy draws upon her many years of home education experience, both in teaching and researching curriculum, to bring us the most thorough and useful book available on teaching teenagers at home. What is covered in this manual: Helps for goal setting and planning a course of study How to choose curriculum and teaching methods best for each teenager How to identify and work with your teenager's learning style Resource recommenations with descriptions for all subjects for grades 7-12 Overviews of the major Christian publishers materials Options for those hard-to-teach subjects How to graduate your teen(s) from high school Helps for college, career and vocational planning Record-keeping information and reproducible charts for your files The best sources for all your curriculum needs This book also includes chapters on the why, how and what of homeschooling, 'Where the Rubber Meets the Road' (talking about experience and confidence, qualifications, logistics, when we need some part-time income, the art of compromise and more), and on 'Getting Things Done' (motivation, learning styles, and study skills).
