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Homeschooling Book Hits Small Press Bestseller List
No longer the new kid on the educational block, homeschooling is a grassroots movement that shows no sign of slowing. The trend continues as Nettlepatch Press announces that in March of this year, "Fundamentals of Homeschooling: Notes on Successful Family Living" by Ann Lahrson Fisher, was included on the "Small Press Bestseller List" of the prestigious Library Journal.It is no surprise that "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" has caught the imagination of librarians and the homeschooling public. Three large challenges that loom over the heads of new homeschoolers are demystified in this title's friendly can-do mix of common sense and practical tips.One of the challenges new homeschoolers face, finding resources, is handily solved since "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" includes hundreds of carefully selected learning resources, each with a proven track record and at least one rave review from a homeschooling family. Commentary about the best use of each resource helps parents avoid the costly purchasing mistakes that can devastate a homeschooling budget.Lahrson-Fisher speaks to the second challenge - how to adopt a successful learning lifestyle - with an approach unmatched in other homeschooling literature. In the introduction to "Fundamentals of Homeschooling," she writes that the underlying foundations of successful homeschooling are "deeply rooted in the familiar: the natural and age-old practices of successful families." Throughout the 429 pages, Lahrson-Fisher shows how those natural habits of successful families - habits such as play, conversation, togetherness, and growing up together - are the fundamentals for homeschooling success.The third challenge new-to-homeschooling families must overcome is the school-ish model the parents carry around in their heads,
Number of home-schooled children increases - Daily Comet
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-0&fd=R&url=http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20090105/ARTICLES/901050281/1008%3FTitle%3DNumber_of_home_schooled_children_increases&cid=1287081696&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNG9RoHIE6B4hzeh0cUy2y1tcIkLvw">Number of <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> children increases</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Daily Comet, LA -</font> <nobr>10 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The number of <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> kids hit 1.5 million in 2007, up 74 percent from when the Department of Education?s National Center for Education Statistics <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-1&fd=R&url=http://www.upi.com/Top_News/2009/01/05/Home-schooling_growing_in_popularity/UPI-29491231173335/&cid=1287081696&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNHoKHvSxIPx403JSOAav1MV7OQdOw"><b>Home</b>-<b>schooling</b> growing in popularity</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>United Press International</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-2&fd=R&url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7013609383&cid=1287081696&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNG_m7i1cAvBvryxi8Io__IgFP74Lw">Increasing Number Of <b>Home Schooled</b> Children Observed</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>AHN</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-3&fd=R&url=http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2009-01-04-homeschooling_N.htm&cid=1287081696&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNGqiiqYzhlGal5rnfr0gqqIFJjr3Q">YOU CLICKED: WEEK'S MOST POPULAR EDUCATION STORIES</a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>USA Today</nobr></font></font><br><font size=-1 class=p><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/0-4&fd=R&url=http://www.myfoxchattanooga.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail%3FcontentId%3D8198237%26version%3D1%26locale%3DEN-US%26layoutCode%3DTSTY%26pageId%3D3.8.1&cid=1287081696&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFJBpIo7gtP-tUZTtvySUJQ8XCnYg"><nobr>MyFox Chattanooga</nobr></a></font><br/><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287081696><nobr>all 44 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
North Of The River Home Schooling On Rise - TurnTo23.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/1-0&fd=R&url=http://www.turnto23.com/north_river_county/18417860/detail.html&cid=1287406760&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNHcjBqKg9whi44c-cw4dnkIf3E69g">North Of The River <b>Home Schooling</b> On Rise</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>TurnTo23.com, CA -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The number of <b>home schooled</b> kids hit 1.5 million last year that up 74 percent since the department of education starting keeping track of the numbers in <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home-Schooled Student Numbers Soaring - News10.net
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/2-0&fd=R&url=http://www.news10.net/news/local/story.aspx%3Fstoryid%3D52831%26catid%3D2&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFl-gv9N1SY5MrT6-uGJcuq4k6EKw"><b>Home</b>-<b>Schooled</b> Student Numbers Soaring</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>News10.net, CA -</font> <nobr>3 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The US Department of Education said the number of <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> children grew by 74 percent between 1999 and 2007. Last year about 1.5 million students were <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home School Students on the Rise Nationwide - WOWK
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3i-0&fd=R&url=http://wowktv.com/story.cfm%3Ffunc%3Dviewstory%26storyid%3D49471&cid=1287400514&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFTC8M8CFDHPwZymlAcuRlIdYGNtA"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=QXMsckrG7AQJ&imgurl=www.wowktv.com/images/010509103649_home%2520school1.jpg width=80 height=60 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>WOWK</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-0&fd=R&url=http://wowktv.com/story.cfm%3Ffunc%3Dviewstory%26storyid%3D49471&cid=1287400514&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFTC8M8CFDHPwZymlAcuRlIdYGNtA"><b>Home</b> School Students on the Rise Nationwide</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>WOWK, WV -</font> <nobr>1 hour ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>Families like the Richardson's in Cross Lanes are <b>home schooling</b> their kids...and they're certainly not alone. A new study out says the number of students <b>...</b></font><br><font size=-1><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/3-1&fd=R&url=http://www.wvmetronews.com/index.cfm%3Ffunc%3Ddisplayfullstory%26storyid%3D28175&cid=1287400514&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFpRt6aCruxxHhIOegDhnkc3OEjhQ">Getting Lessons At <b>Home</b></a> <font size=-1 color=#6f6f6f><nobr>West Virginia MetroNews</nobr></font></font><br><font class=p size=-1><a class=p href=http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&tab=wn&ned=us&ie=ISO-8859-1&ncl=1287400514><nobr>all 2 news articles</nobr></a></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Children home-schooled aboard RV - Ventura County Star
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/4-0&fd=R&url=http://www.venturacountystar.com/news/2009/jan/05/reading-writing-and-road-trips-children-home-rv/&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFKO4bvdZq8P-ZyE4OxSt3xaoyZwA">Children <b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> aboard RV</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Ventura County Star, CA -</font> <nobr>22 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The Newbury Park family motor-<b>home</b>-<b>schooled</b> its way through more than 30 states, traveling in a recreational vehicle to national parks, historic sites and <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Brazilian home schoolers taken to court - OneNewsNow
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/5-0&fd=R&url=http://www.onenewsnow.com/Education/Default.aspx%3Fid%3D371778&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNFqLPBOlTUSpgM5rgrobr8qtmb9Ag">Brazilian <b>home schoolers</b> taken to court</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>OneNewsNow, MS -</font> <nobr>17 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>One of the judges ruled that the test scores should not even be considered because the quality of public <b>schooling</b> versus <b>home schooling</b> was not on trial, <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
HOME-SCHOOLING: A perfect storm for online learning - Washington Times
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td width=80 align=center valign=top><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6i-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNHDrHnnDNqHPWYUIYwUfeswEEffuw"><img src=http://nt1.ggpht.com/news?imgefp=nSCUmpG119gJ&imgurl=media.washingtontimes.com/media/img/photos/2008/06/24/Tsubata__r350x200.jpg%3F0babd24c675f3097b9d1ff106ec8653055db7939 width=80 height=46 alt="" border=1><br><font size=-2>Washington Times</font></a></font></td><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/6-0&fd=R&url=http://washingtontimes.com/news/2009/jan/04/a-perfect-storm-for-online-learning/&cid=1286767204&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNHDrHnnDNqHPWYUIYwUfeswEEffuw"><b>HOME</b>-<b>SCHOOLING</b>: A perfect storm for online learning</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Washington Times, DC -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The advantage Brightstorm offers <b>home</b>-<b>schooling</b> parents is ensuring their child gets top-quality teaching, especially in the more difficult subject areas <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Homegrown education - AberdeenNews.com
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/7-0&fd=R&url=http://www.aberdeennews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article%3FAID%3D/20090105/FRONTPAGE/901050303&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNGkF5z-KPd8wK1g_5sHxRi8qH3UKA">Homegrown education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>AberdeenNews.com, SD -</font> <nobr>16 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>The Aberdeen school board has approved 94 public school exemption certificates so far this school year; the certificates allow for <b>home schooling</b>. <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
When the school desk is the family kitchen table - The Northern Light
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/8-0&fd=R&url=http://thenorthernlight.canadaeast.com/lifetimes/article/530618&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNGYohBmHyu9QPUht9IQu2gLOf7R5w">When the school desk is the family kitchen table</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>The Northern Light, Canada -</font> <nobr>2 hours ago</nobr></font><br><font size=-1>By James Mallory Sarah Smith of Bathurst believes that parents are their child's best teacher and that's why she's chosen <b>home schooling</b> for her family of <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
Home Schooling ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education - Meadow Free Press
<table border=0 width= valign=top cellpadding=2 cellspacing=7><tr><td valign=top class=j><font style="font-size:85%;font-family:arial,sans-serif"><br><div style="padding-top:0.8em;"><img alt="" height="1" width="1"></div><div class=lh><a href="http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=T&ct=us/9-0&fd=R&url=http://www.meadowfreepress.com/homeschooling/0,1873,340324,00.html&cid=0&ei=I_9iSeAagsYy9K_A1gM&usg=AFQjCNG8egOKNqwkj3fQ0iVHnoBvc9SilA"><b>Home Schooling</b> ? The Ins And Outs Of Do It Yourself Education</a><br><font size=-1><font color=#6f6f6f>Meadow Free Press, ID -</font> <nobr>Jan 3, 2009</nobr></font><br><font size=-1><b>Home schooling</b> has been around for a long time now and involves more than one million children in the US alone and experience means that are many options <b>...</b></font></div></font></td></tr></table>
a faulty model based on the outmoded premise that schooling is learning and learning is schooling. Not so, says the author. Throughout "Fundamentals of Homeschooling," Lahrson-Fisher untangles the "learning is schooling" myth to help parents let go of notions that may interfere with their children's optimal learning.When asked about her book finding a slot on a Bestseller List, Lahrson-Fisher, who also writes a column for Home Education Magazine, said, "I am glad parents and librarians have discovered "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" – it really is a workhorse of a book, meant to be dog-eared and sticky-noted, coffee-stained and highlighted." Noting that homeschooling does require a commitment of time and energy, Lahrson-Fisher nevertheless calls homeschooling "...a rewarding lifestyle, full of joy and satisfaction for the whole family. If "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" helps just one family balance sound educational practices with a realistic learning lifestyle approach, then writing the book was worth every minute I spent on it."The Small Press Bestseller List of twenty titles, compiled by the staff at Library Journal, was published at Library Journal's website (http://www.libraryjournal.com) in March, 2005. "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" finds itself mid-list at number ten. The oldest independent national library publication, Library Journal was founded in 1876 and is read today by over 100,000 library professionals. The Small Press Bestseller announcement coincides with Small Press Month, now in its ninth year.Nettlepatch Press made a splash in 1994 when its first title, "Homeschooling in Oregon," was snapped up by information-starved readers and librarians, both in Oregon and nationwide. At a time before homeschooling had entered the vernacular, that book went quickly into reprint."Successful homeschooling requires much more than a stack of schoolbooks or a computer curriculum," Lahrson-Fisher noted. "Parents know there are potential potholes and blind corners and they want to be prepared to navigate the tough spots. I wanted "Fundamentals of Homeschooling" to be a detailed and reader-friendly road map and that is just how families seem to use it."For more information, or a free copy of Lahrson-Fisher's "The Homeschooling Emergency Kit," a collection of helpful tips for getting started with homeschooling, visit http://www.nettlepatch.net/homeschool or contact Nettlepatch Press, PO Box 1279, Carson, Washington 98610; 509-427-4771; or e-mail e-mail protected from spam bots.
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