Home Education 101: A Mentor's Manual

By Vicki Bentley
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Home Education 101--a tool to encourage and equip new homeschoolers! Covers basic topics of interest to first- or second-year homeschooling parents: how to begin, choosing curriculum, recordkeeping, lesson planning, testing & evaluations, learning styles, home management for homeschoolers, and more. Nine lessons. Glossy cover; coil-bound manual; 224+ pages. Updated May 2008 to reflect new VA law, but may be used in any state. Revised Sept 2010. Appendix can be custom printed with state-specific information; contact the author for details. Designed to be used family to family or in a small group setting. Great support group resource! Companion workbook available; contact author for bulk discount info. For more info, see HomeEducation101.com. NOTE: This manual contains the entire contents of the parent workbook, plus the additional mentor/resource material; may be used as a stand-alone book. NEW: E-book format may be used by mentors teaching from a laptop computer!
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Jul. 11, 2006 By nancy
"Home Education 101 an excellent resource!"
Home Education 101 is a wonderful tool that helps veteran homeschooling parents encourage and help equip those new to home education. This resource covers the most important foundational topics and offers a lot of practical ideas. In addition to covering topics like choosing curriculum, understanding learning styles, etc. there is a lot of practical help in the areas of home organization, time management, lesson planning, and even meal planning. Helping moms get a handle on the area of home and family management is a vital component in the success of their home education journey.

The Mentor's Manual is easy to use, well-written, and does... More > not require a lot of advance preparation for the leader. I appreciate that the program allows for the leaders to share their experiences and examples from their own lives. It also encourages dialogue between the moms/parents in the group. The moms in our group were so encouraged to know that, as veteran homeschooling moms, we are not perfect and we have struggled with many of the same things they are dealing with. It gave them hope and a great sense of "I can do this!" to hear how we have overcome different challenges in our own homeschool journeys.

The Mentor's Manual is very flexible and adaptable. The many articles included in both the Mentor's Manual and the Parent Handbook were appropriate and very helpful. And the fact that Home Education 101 is designed to be completed in 8 sessions plus 1 follow up meeting later made it a very do-able commitment for everyone. The ladies that attended our group absolutely loved it! The small group atmosphere/emphasis is great for building friendships that continue after the group completes the book together.

The only thing we would have changed was that we probably would have added a week so we could do the first session in two parts. It is a very "meaty" chapter. In addition to the moms meeting each other for the first time, doing introductions, and getting to know one another a little bit, the first chapter was a lot to cover that first night. We had to talk fast to get through the material and we ended up going much later than we had planned. After a couple of weeks we were able to time things better and be done on time.

Thank you, Vicki Bentley, for writing Home Education 101 and providing this very helpful tool for mentoring new homeschoolers! < Less
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Copyright Vicki Bentley. Revised September 2010 (Standard Copyright License)
Edition Seventh Edition
Publisher Vicki Bentley/Family Resources
Published August 23, 2010
Language English
Pages 236
 
Binding Coil
Interior Ink Black & white
Weight 1.59 lbs.
Dimensions (inches) 8.5 wide × 11.0 tall