Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey

Scheduled for publication in August, Homeschooling: A Family’s Journey is now available for order from Amazon.com. To order at a discount, click on that title.

Praise for Gregory and Martine Millman’s forthcoming

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.”

From George Gendron, Founder and Director of the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Program at Clark University and formerly editor-in-chief of Inc. Magazine for 20 years:

“Some of the best entrepreneurs are those who do not feel confined in thought or spirit…their imaginations and perseverance take them where they want to go. If lucky, some people are born this way. Or, they may have been nurtured and educated in a homeschool environment like that of the Millmans, where the test grade is less important than the learning experience. This book shows how homeschooling can encourage a sense of exploration and independence to ‘turn possibility into reality’.”

From Cafi Cohen, author of Homeschooling: the Teen Years; Homeschoolers’ College Admissions Handbook; and And What about College?:

“This account goes far beyond one family’s homeschooling story. It inspiringly weaves together the threads of daily experience and educational philosophy. It provides a valuable set of educational tools, not just for homeschooling families but for all families who agree with the authors that ‘the purpose of education is to turn the child’s potential into reality’…What a fascinating read.”

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