Praise for Gregory and Martine Millman’s
Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey
From Helen Hegener, publisher of Home Education Magazine:
“Every so often a book comes along which raises the bar on a certain sub-genre of homeschooling literature; that is, the thoughtful examination of not just how but why we homeschool. Hard Times in Paradise by David and Micki Colfax (1992) was one such book. Family Matters: Why Homeschooling Makes Sense by David Guterson (1993) was another. And now we have Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey by Gregory and Martine Millman. Applying the important lessons learned since the first two books were published, this one is the best and most thoughtful of the lot.
Gregory and Martine Millman took the road less traveled by. They turned their backs on conventional wisdom, listened to their hearts and followed their dreams. And they taught their children to do the same. Now they’ve taken the time to share their story, their insights and experiences, what worked and what didn’t. For those just discovering the homeschool option this book will provide an eye-opening exploration of how one family charted a course through education by choosing to fully live their lives. And that has made all the difference.
A richly rewarding, encouraging, empowering book!”
From Richard Rodriguez, author of Hunger of Memory: The Education of Richard Rodriquez:
“Having written a memoir about how education divided my (working-class) family, I was struck and deeply moved by the Millmans’ account of how home schooling deepened and strengthened their sense of family.”
From John Taylor Gatto, former New York State Teacher of the Year and author of Dumbing Us Down: The Underground History Of American Education and Weapons Of Mass Instruction:
“I can’t think of anyone who homeschools who wouldn’t profit from reading the Millmans’ family journey in homeschooling. And I can’t think of anyone who doesn’t homeschool, and has no intention ever to homeschool, who wouldn’t be provoked by it in the best sense of that term. The chapter on college is worth the price of the book all by itself.”
5 responses so far ↓
1 Sara // Aug 12, 2008 at 6:55 pm
Wow sounds like a must read
2 John Daley // Oct 16, 2008 at 12:44 am
informative site. I look forward to reading your book
3 Rebecca // Feb 3, 2009 at 6:53 pm
I may be young but good luck with the book! I will be the first to read it! But why is it better than going to a goverment scool?
4 Andrea // Jan 28, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Thank you, thank you, thank you for writing this book! The stories and personal experiences that you shared I consider invaluable. The encouragement and resource ideas have been very helpful.
5 Sarah // Aug 3, 2011 at 5:56 am
Thank you so much for your book. I’m a little late to the party, it’s now 2011, but I’m so happy I stumbled upon it at the library! Also, thank you for maintaining your website with such valuable and empirical information. Presently, I am convincing my engineer husband that schooling our children at home is the best option for our family. The information and experience you relay is helpful to me. I also feel you affirm many of my thoughts I had about public education while I was a public school teacher. Thank you again, continue the great work and may God bless you and your family!
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