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Homegrown
Homegrown
By: Amber O'Neal Johnston
SKU: 9780800746193
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- By: Amber O'Neal Johnston
- Pages: 320
- SKU: 9780800746193
- Media: Paperback
- Reading level: Teacher Resource
Description
Every homeschool family has a story. Maybe yours began with a long-held dream, or maybe, like Amber O’Neal Johnston, you never planned to homeschool at all. Homegrown: Guidance and Inspiration for Navigating Your Homeschooling Journey gathers 30 original essays from families who have walked this road, offering honest insight whether you’re simply exploring the idea, wrapping up your first year, or many years in.
The Homegrown contributors take on the questions many homeschool parents wrestle with. What leads families to educate their children at home? How do relationships, culture, and heritage shape that decision? What role do spouses, friends, extended family, and community play? How can homeschooling help children see themselves, and others, in the stories they read? Each essay will encourage you to envision an education shaped by intention and by the particular needs of your own family.
Each writer represents various backgrounds, family sizes, and educational philosophies, giving you the gift of hearing from voices both like and unlike your own. Some essays will feel like a mirror, reflecting your own hopes and answering the questions you’ve been wondering about. Others will open a window to new perspectives, inviting you to consider something you may not have before. With essays that speak to a variety of experiences, Homegrown offers a rich sense of homeschool community and the comfort of knowing others have gone before you.
Whether you hope to nurture your child’s passions, honor their individual learning style, or simply learn from and be encouraged by the experiences of other families, Homegrown is a great addition to a parent’s homeschool reading list.
About the Editor
Amber O’Neal Johnston’s happy place is the back porch on a rainy day, with a giant mug of hot tea and a good book. An author, speaker, and worldschooling mom of four, she lives in Georgia with her husband and children. When they can, her family takes extended trips to learn from other cultures firsthand, and at home, Amber curates a rich, story-filled education for her children, encouraging other families to choose books that help kids understand both themselves and the wider world.
Cultivate Character
The right books paired with the right questions build empathy. Our studies include impactful stories and questions that develop moral reasoning.
Learning, Everywhere
Our studies include ideas for taking your homeschool out of the home, because learning happens everywhere.
Critical Thinking
Our Socratic-style questions encourage students to explore perspectives and build critical thinking skills.
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Books Curated For Impact
We handpick timeless, award-winning literature to nurture learning and character development.
Experts Behind Every Lesson
Crafted by educators with expertise in history, children’s literature, English, science and education.
Created By Homeschoolers
We’ve been there. Our curriculum is tailored to meet the real-life challenges and joys of homeschooling.
40 Years of Curriculum
Decades of experience supporting homeschool families with beloved and time-tested curriculum.