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Education is not solely about acquiring information and skills across subject areas, but also about understanding how and why we believe what we do. At a time when online media has created a virtual firehose of information and opinions, parents and teachers worry how students will interpret what they read and see. Amid the noise, it has become increasingly important to examine different perspectives with both curiosity and discernment. But how do parents teach these skills to their children? Drawing on more than twenty years' experience homeschooling and developing curricula, Julie Bogart offers practical tools to help children at every stage of development to grow in their ability to explore the world around them, examine how their loyalties and biases affect their beliefs, and generate fresh insight rather than simply recycling what they've been taught.
About the Author
Julie Bogart is the popular voice of common sense and compassion for home educators. Her online coaching community, , her podcast , and are lifelines for tens of thousands of weary homeschoolers all over the world. Julie's the creator of the award-winning, innovative online writing program called and the fast-growing weekly habit called . She home educated her five children who are now globe-trotting adults. Her newest book, tackles the conundrum of parents who want their children to have academic success, and children who want to be happy. Can't we get these two desires together: learning that develops skill and creates joy? Creating a love of learning in your family is as easy as lighting a fire. You just need a book of matches. is that book. Today, Julie lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, and can be found sipping a cup of tea, planning her next visit to one of her lifelong-learning kids.
