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  <title><![CDATA[Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book of Homeschooling]]></title>
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  <default_description>The classic work on teaching children at home, updated for today's new laws, new lifestyles, and a new generation of homeschooling parents.  Today more than one and a half million children are being taught at home by their own parents. In this expanded edition of the book that helped launch the whole movement, Pat Farenga has distilled John Holt's timeless understanding of the ways children come to understand the world and added up-to-the-moment practical advice.  Rather than proposing that parents turn their homes into miniature schools, Holt and Farenga demonstrate how ordinary parents can help children grow as social, active learners. Chapters on living with children, &quot;serious play,&quot; children and work, and learning difficulties will be of interest to all parents, whether homeschooling or not, as well as to teachers. This new edition is supplemented with legal advice as well as a guide to cooperating with schools and facing the common objections to homeschooling.  &lt;I&gt;Teach Your Own&lt;/I&gt; not only has all the vital information necessary to be the definitive reference for parents teaching their own children, it also conveys John Holt's wise and passionate belief in every child's ability to learn from the world that has made his wonderful books into enduring classics. </default_description>
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  <original_publication_year type="integer">1982</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Caldwell Holt]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Sep 22 19:48:08 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 22 19:57:02 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Hmm this was a very interesting book, I was somewhat dubious about homeschooling before I read it and it has made me think again. I am intrigued and convinced by the ideas that learning is a part of living, and is most effective and enjoyable when it happens spontaneously and independently rather th...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72186410">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Thu Jul 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Jul 16 05:58:06 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jul 16 06:01:29 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[At first I enjoyed this book. Then it belittled special ed children and it was an immediate turn-off. Did you know ADD/ADHD and dislexia don't actually exist?? He probably thought the same about autism. The examples he uses of unschooling families usually live off the grid and gives no proof of how ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/63700648">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="49544682">
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      <rating>3</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Mar 17 07:07:04 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Oct 23 03:21:20 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Holt, in all his works, tells us, reminds us, that we can learn, that our children are constantly learning, and that our lives together in this journey of life are not so much about  “schooling” but about discovered knowledge and wisdom, time shared. The philosophy of “unschooling” is truly ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49544682">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="64761978">
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    <name><![CDATA[Kim]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Evans City, PA]]></location>        
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Fri Jul 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jul 24 04:54:03 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jul 24 05:00:30 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I borrowed this from Lisa after discussing unschooling with Carla and Lisa one day at play group. Like so many things, I think it is a good ideal to strive for, but I will probably continue to strike a balance between hands-on, kid-directed learning and curriculum-based, teacher-led education. There...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64761978">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="20970682">
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    <name><![CDATA[Elissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Fri Jun 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Apr 25 09:53:20 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Fri Jun 13 07:52:41 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[There are several things I really agreed with in this book, such as the fact that children have different learning styles, many of which are not encouraged in a traditional school setting.  Also, although schools are considered experts in educating children, the parents are really the experts becaus...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20970682">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66659172">
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    <name><![CDATA[Latisha]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[The United States]]></location>        
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  <read_at>Wed Sep 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sat Aug 08 12:11:51 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 02 23:30:36 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This classic Holt 'handbook' on his version of homeschooling is both fun, inspiring, and encouraging to any wouldbe homeschooler. He presents his theories about how children thrive in a natural learning environment with observations and anecdotes that are both interesting and thought provoking. I tr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66659172">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="32924477">
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    <name><![CDATA[Ashley]]></name>
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Mar 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Sep 15 10:15:26 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[THis is my favorite book on &quot;unschooling&quot;. THis is written by a mom of two who was a teacher and shares her joys and stuggles of opening her children's life to the opportunity of natural learning. I strongly recommend anyone skeptical or curious about unschooling to read this book, it is a...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/32924477">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="54075159">
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    <name><![CDATA[Rebecca]]></name>
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      <rating>2</rating>
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  <date_added>Sun Apr 26 19:27:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I don't think the book was necessarily bad, but boring enough I didn't finish.  It was pretty similar to several other homeschooling books I've read recently.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="71497904">
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    <name><![CDATA[Jennifer]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Portland, OR]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Wed Sep 16 20:18:14 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Sep 16 20:20:09 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Reading this book will make you never want to place your loving child in a public or private school. This book is amazing, inspiring and simply wonderful.]]></body>
    <url><![CDATA[http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71497904]]></url>
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    <review id="56472333">
    <user id="136982">
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    <body><![CDATA[If I hadn't already been convinced I should homeschool my children, this book would have convinced me. Intelligent, thought-provoking, and inspiring.]]></body>
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    <review id="16886202">
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    <name><![CDATA[Shawna]]></name>
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      <rating>4</rating>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Mon Mar 03 05:48:17 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Mar 03 05:49:22 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I came to this book somewhat skeptically, but feeling like I should read some original literature about unschooling. I was surprised by the number of times I found myself in agreement with the authors. I don't think I'll ever be a hardcore unschooler, but I do agree that homeschooling doesn't have t...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/16886202">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="66911005">
    <user id="1742297">
    <name><![CDATA[Sara]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Chicago, IL]]></location>        
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      <rating>5</rating>
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  <date_added>Mon Aug 10 20:24:20 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Aug 10 20:25:27 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Really inspiring book...I read about a lot of ideas and examples that never occurred to me before about schools, children, and learning.]]></body>
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    <review id="63442757">
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    <body><![CDATA[This is an excellent book for those who are thinking of home schooling]]></body>
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    <review id="37439291">
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    <name><![CDATA[Shawna]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Feb 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's harsh to give this two stars when I only flipped through it, but the truth is, it just wasn't what I was looking for. This book is a compilation of letters written to John Holt detailing experiences people had with responses on how to school at home. While I've no doubt that it's incredibly use...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/37439291">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="38812274">
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    <name><![CDATA[Maria]]></name>
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  <date_added>Fri Nov 28 11:17:48 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can, and will teach my own!]]></body>
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    <review id="6642283">
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    <name><![CDATA[Cheryl]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Inspired by Holt's online articles, this has been started &amp; stopped multiple times- interrupted with more parenting type or marriage type books! So another book to move from &quot;currently reading' to &quot;will read&quot;.  Just wasn't as sucked into this book as I was to Gattos, but didn't matter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6642283">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="27367537">
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    <name><![CDATA[Homeschoolmama]]></name>
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  <date_added>Tue Jul 15 17:52:13 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[I've just discovered this maverick guy. What a trailblazer he was. I'm only sorry he died young and didn't stick around long enough to continue writing and publishing his magazine Growing Without Schooling. While I don't agree w/all his ideas, I do find many of them compelling. His analysis of how c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/27367537">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellant book, but for those just getting into or studying up on homeschooling/unschooling I would recommend one of his earlier works - &quot;How Children Learn&quot;/&quot;How Children Fail&quot;  or &quot;Learning All The Time&quot;. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[This book was written when it was a dangerous and heretical thing to teach your own kids at home, so most of it is about how to fight the establishment (which is no longer very useful or necessary info).  And the rest of it is about how school is bad (which I already believe) and how home-schooling ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/20510105">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Holt is a bit extreme.  And it shows that he does not have kids of his own.  But this is still a great presentation of a view that differs from what most parents and educators today are taught to believe is the only way to raise and educate our children.]]></body>
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