The Homeschool Journey

by Susan Card, Michael Card

Susan and Michael Card answer your questions about the practical responsibilities of homeschooling, including choosing curriculum, teaching children at different levels, and planning creative and educational lessons.

Genres: Education, Nonfiction, Family, Christian

212 pages, Paperback

First published July 1, 1997

Reviews

[Emily]

I will be putting together a homeschool curriculum for my daughter over the next few months, so I have been eager to read all the homeschooling books I can get my hands on. I read this one because my family has enjoyed the "Sleep Sound in Jesus" album and this book gives a Christian perspective on homeschooling.
In general, I found most of the chapters to be "preaching to the choir" so to speak since I have been committed to homeschooling since day one. I think there are probably too many chapters about why it is important to homeschool while being Christ-centered although I do enjoy that the authors stress how important biblical principles are. The book does tend to get a bit preachy at times, though I didn't disagree with it. It just was not what I was particularly looking to read in a book such as this. There was not as much practical advice as I wanted. At this point, I am very overwhelmed with the organization and day-to-day schedules and lessons, etc.
I did find some good nuggets throughout the book. There are several books I plan to order and certain curriculums I plan to research. I had not thought seriously about including foreign languages from the get-go, but the book's brief discussion on the value of learning Latin convinced me that I should look into that (along with Spanish of course).

It's a quick read, so that's nice. I definitely didn't walk away with as much information as I was expecting. The personal stories are uplifting.

[Joy Leaven]

I thoroughly enjoyed this book! Part devotional, part parenting book, part spiritual encouragement and part homeschool resource, this book was greatly motivating to me! I snagged it off my mom's shelf, and since I was homeschooled throughout my entire education, it was extra special to glean wisdom from a book that also aided my mother in homeschooling me. The entire first half of the book is great for every Christian parent to read-- not just homeschoolers.

While some of the information is outdated, this is still an amazing book, and I am reluctant to return it to my mother's bookshelves before I skim through it again!

[Sydney Beth]

This book surprised me! It was beautifully written. It would be interesting to hear from these parents nowadays and see where they land on a few things, and maybe we’d be more aligned today as opposed to in 1997; however, I still give this a full four stars despite some theological differences.

[Emmy Robertson]

I was so eager to read this and learn something except there was no substance here to learn. This is basically a diary that a hardcore Christian homeschool family published. It’s a record of what they did which is a lot of music and a lot of Jesus.. both of which are fine, but I didn’t come away from this book feeling more empowered or knowledgeable on homeschooling at ALL. Tough read.