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Home-Style Teaching: A Handbook for Parents and Teachers
"Home schooling is the wave of the future for many Christian parents concerned about the dangers of the secular humanist indoctrination their children receive in our public schools. This book is must reading for home-school teachers because it gives 'how to' suggestions that can literally make dedicated parents the best teachers their children will ever have."
203 pages, Hardcover
First published June 1, 1984
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Raymond S. Moore
28 books38 followersDr. Raymond S. Moore, author of Better Late than Early, the book that launched the modern homeschooling movement in the United States, passed away on July 13, 2007, at the age of 91.
Moore’s book grew out of an article first published in Harper’s in 1972, at the time when California was considering a law to make school compulsory for children as young as 2 years, 9 months. The article was republished by Reader’s Digest where it was so popular, the editors requested a book. With his wife Dorothy (deceased) he wrote many books on education and other subjects.
His educational career began as a teacher, principal and superintendent of California public schools. During World War II he served on General MacArthur’s staff. After completing his PhD in Education at the University of Southern California, he held the positions of academic dean and president of numerous Seventh-day Colleges in the United States, Japan, and the Philippines. The United States Office of Education then invited him to be a higher education program officer.
But it was the research that he compiled about the effects of schooling on young children that steered his career away from higher education and into homeschooling. He and his wife Dorothy spent years working with legislatures and courts to establish legal precedents for parents desiring to homeschool their children. Dr. Moore was the world’s foremost expert witness in homeschooling appearing in courts as far away as South Africa, West Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as Canada and the United States. The Moores were strong believers in the educational principles of head, heart, and hand laid out by Seventh-day Adventist Pioneer Ellen G. White. This philosophy of balancing service, work, and study became known as the Moore Formula in homeschooling circles.
from: http://www.moorefoundation.com/
Moore’s book grew out of an article first published in Harper’s in 1972, at the time when California was considering a law to make school compulsory for children as young as 2 years, 9 months. The article was republished by Reader’s Digest where it was so popular, the editors requested a book. With his wife Dorothy (deceased) he wrote many books on education and other subjects.
His educational career began as a teacher, principal and superintendent of California public schools. During World War II he served on General MacArthur’s staff. After completing his PhD in Education at the University of Southern California, he held the positions of academic dean and president of numerous Seventh-day Colleges in the United States, Japan, and the Philippines. The United States Office of Education then invited him to be a higher education program officer.
But it was the research that he compiled about the effects of schooling on young children that steered his career away from higher education and into homeschooling. He and his wife Dorothy spent years working with legislatures and courts to establish legal precedents for parents desiring to homeschool their children. Dr. Moore was the world’s foremost expert witness in homeschooling appearing in courts as far away as South Africa, West Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Australia, and New Zealand, as well as Canada and the United States. The Moores were strong believers in the educational principles of head, heart, and hand laid out by Seventh-day Adventist Pioneer Ellen G. White. This philosophy of balancing service, work, and study became known as the Moore Formula in homeschooling circles.
from: http://www.moorefoundation.com/
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July 27, 2008
This was my introduction to Raymond and Dorothy Moore and their perspectives on the education of children. Again it is a great reference book for me. they say things like"Imparting formal academic skills and content, however important, is only a small part of teaching." new to me....or even better...."Teaching is giving your child time to respond to you.Recent university studies verify that the best teachers wait longer for answers to their questions than do inferior teachers.....If a question is not worth the investment of a few extra seconds-or minutes or hours or days, in some cases-it is not worth asking.....Each time you tell a child too much or do it for him when he can find out or do it himself, you stifle his creative potential." I constantly need to be reminded to slow down...there is no blessing in "hurry up".
October 4, 2011
If you've ever even slightly thought about homeschooling or just want to know how to support you kid in learning and getting an education, this is an excellent book. I LOVED it. It is filled with great and inspiring material on how to be your kids best teacher. I borrowed this copy, but will probably buy my own copy so I can reread it every year for inspiration.
December 31, 2021
I absolutely adore the Moore's and their steadfast stance on the practicality of homeschooling and raising children. Reading their books is like listening to your grandparents giving you their tried and true tips and tricks. Definitely recommend this book for homeschooling parents AND teachers.
October 12, 2024
Wonderful resource for any honest parent. Old-fashioned basics we have forgotten. Even if you do not homeschool, you as a parent are a teacher to your children in many other ways, real daily life. This is helpful to any sincere parent who wants to help their children in any school setting really think critically and helps you see a different perspective that we have not been taught for decades.
October 28, 2023
Didn't agree with some of the ideas, and the book tends to be a bit too dated to be helpful in some parts, but still has some value and makes some good points.
July 5, 2024
Some information was relevant and interesting but a lot of it was dated (40 years old).
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