Resources

SOME SOURCES OF INFORMATION ABOUT HOME EDUCATION
Books of Interest:
There are a number of books on home education in the Canberra Public Library system.
These include:
'Learning all the Time' John Holt
'A Parent's Guide to Homeschooling' Tanra B. Orr (a comprehensive 'how to do it' manual with many family vignettes direct from parents)
'Beyond Survival: A guide to abundant-life homeschooling' Diana Waring (a Christian perspective)
'Real Lives: Eleven teenagers who don't go to school' ed. Grace Llewellyn (teenagers describe their lives without school)
'Family Matters' David Guterson (an exploration of reasons for home educating)
'Educating Children at Home' Alan Thomas (research findings resulting from interviewing home educating families in Britain and Australia)

Websites of interest:
www.beverleypaine.com (much information and books for sale)
Home Education Association (includes discussion forums and a quarterly online magazine).
National Magazine 'Education Choices' - a quarterly magazine