Viral Learning
Reflections on the homeschooling life
Published by Lulu
August 2007
ISBN 978-1-4303-1217-8
trade paper, 6" x 9"
$15.95 US
From the Introduction:
Now that active homeschooling was coming to an end for our family, I found myself pondering its long-term effects: How different am I from the person I would have been if I'd not been a homeschooling parent? How have my interests and values changed because of our kids learning at home? How are my kids different from their peers?
Suddenly, after all these years, I realized there was another homeschooling book in my head. But this book isn't another guide to how to homeschool, nor it it meant to help homeschooling parents survive the empty-nest syndrome.
The book is personal. it's a reflection on how I (along with a few of my friends) came to homeschooling, how it affected us and our view of the world, and how those changes in us may spark changes around us.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction:
The Making of a "Famous Homeschool Author"
Learning From My Education:
Scenes From a Life in Schools
On Reading:
Or, Infinite Parallel Universes
On Writing:
The Advantage of Having Something to Say
It's My House!:
So Why Can't I Make All the Rules?
Accountability:
Let's Just Blame the Patient
Duh.:
What Homeschoolers Have Known for Years
Happily Ever After:
The Joys of Ambiguity, Doubt, and Uncertainty
Moving Beyond the Movement:
Why Homeschooling's Not Enough
The DIY Society:
Home Improvement Is Just the Beginning
Appendix: The Group Hug
Further Reading
