Home Schooling

Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence, Apr 06, 2001

Parents interested in teaching their children at home need to find out what laws apply to their state and school district. Many resources are available through the organizations listed below.

• Guterson, David. Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense. New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1992.
• Moore, Raymond, and Dorothy Moore. The Successful Homeschool Family Handbook. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1994.
• Pedersen, Anne, and Peggy McNamara, eds. Schooling at Home: Parents, Kids, and Learning. Santa Fe: John Muir Publications, 1990.