You can set your children free to become the individuals God created them to be. This book will show you how. It is written for those parents who refuse to accept the prevailing cultural notion that education only happens in institutional settings and are discovering for themselves that a real education consists not just of head knowledge, but also heart and spirit knowledge and that it is built more on relationship than on relaying information.
I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE is one in a series of Unconventional Homeschooling Guides written and compiled by Ellyn Davis, a pioneer in the Christian home schooling movement. The chapters that appear in this Guide were written over the course of many years by some of the most beloved leaders in homeschooling and first appeared as articles in catalogs and newsletters published by The Elijah Company and Home School Marketplace. So the books represents the BEST OF THE BEST of Elijah Company and Home School Marketplace articles.
I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE is the companion book to I CARVED THE ANGEL FROM THE MARBLE and was compiled from home schooling articles that focus on discovering who your children really are and how they learn best, creating the attitudes and environment in your home where learning and relationships can thrive; understanding the many options that are available to you when you are home schooling, and much more. The articles in this book first appeared in the Elijah Company catalog or were sent to the over 20,000 families who subscribed to the Elijah Company’s e-mail newsletter. For a long time people asked the Davises to put these articles in one place so they would be easier to find, easier to read and easier to make available to friends. So, here they are.
Chapters include: Why Parents Homeschool Their Children; Turning the Hearts of the Children to the Fathers; Searching for the Ancient Paths; The Three Types of Homeschoolers; The Two Big Questions; Determining Your Child’s Real Needs; Homeschooling Teaching Approaches; Putting It All Together; Choosing Teaching Materials; Knowledge of the Holy; Creating a Learning Environment; Homeschooling is Not About Education; Identity Directed Homeschooling; Whatever Happened to Curiosity?; From Sunup to Sundown; The Day Homeschooling Dies; Mom the Roaring Lion; and Educating the Older Child.
In a way, this book took over 20 years to write. So savor it. Read it slowly and carefully. Don’t let it just take up space on your bookshelf, but let it impart helpful, practical wisdom and advice.
I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE is one in a series of Unconventional Homeschooling Guides written and compiled by Ellyn Davis, a pioneer in the Christian home schooling movement. The chapters that appear in this Guide were written over the course of many years by some of the most beloved leaders in homeschooling and first appeared as articles in catalogs and newsletters published by The Elijah Company and Home School Marketplace. So the books represents the BEST OF THE BEST of Elijah Company and Home School Marketplace articles.
I SAW THE ANGEL IN THE MARBLE is the companion book to I CARVED THE ANGEL FROM THE MARBLE and was compiled from home schooling articles that focus on discovering who your children really are and how they learn best, creating the attitudes and environment in your home where learning and relationships can thrive; understanding the many options that are available to you when you are home schooling, and much more. The articles in this book first appeared in the Elijah Company catalog or were sent to the over 20,000 families who subscribed to the Elijah Company’s e-mail newsletter. For a long time people asked the Davises to put these articles in one place so they would be easier to find, easier to read and easier to make available to friends. So, here they are.
Chapters include: Why Parents Homeschool Their Children; Turning the Hearts of the Children to the Fathers; Searching for the Ancient Paths; The Three Types of Homeschoolers; The Two Big Questions; Determining Your Child’s Real Needs; Homeschooling Teaching Approaches; Putting It All Together; Choosing Teaching Materials; Knowledge of the Holy; Creating a Learning Environment; Homeschooling is Not About Education; Identity Directed Homeschooling; Whatever Happened to Curiosity?; From Sunup to Sundown; The Day Homeschooling Dies; Mom the Roaring Lion; and Educating the Older Child.
In a way, this book took over 20 years to write. So savor it. Read it slowly and carefully. Don’t let it just take up space on your bookshelf, but let it impart helpful, practical wisdom and advice.
