Received this recommendation from a fellow homeschooling mom....unfortunately the ABQ or RR library does not carry the book but you could also purchase it or do a book request from another library system.--Tabbi
Hello All,
I am reading this book with great enthusiasm. I received an e-mail from the author’s son (below) and after reading the prologue online felt compelled to buy it.
I am not done reading it yet, however, I find my self feeling relief and comfort in the author’s words. I have been saying and feeling all the things acknowledged and expressed in the book concerning the current plight of our young people in this system we call education. As I watch my son, who is blessed with many talents and gifts, struggle within the compliance oriented system which seeks to "mold" and "label" him, I continue to look for ways to help him break free and live outside the box.
He is now a senior in a private high school, yet being there makes him feel less rather than more, although there are some bright spots for him.
I have watched my younger sister home school her children and I am thrilled with what she is accomplishing -- her children actually love reading and learning. They are bright, energetic and well-adjusted kids. I wished I had known about homeschooling when my son was younger.
I wanted to make sure you had the opportunity to see this amazing book. After reading some of it, I went online and discovered the author’s blog. I don’t think it’s official yet since there is no mention of it on any websites and there is only one recent post “Should parents be allowed to homeschool their children?” (http://thecalltobrilliance.blogspot.com/)
Well that’s it for me. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you. Please let me know if you are reading this book too… maybe we could start a discussion? Also, would you happen to be able to recommend any other books regarding homeschooling?
Take care!
- Rebecca
Hello Rebecca,
I want to introduce you to a new voice making her way
through the Homeschooling community. Endorsed by William Glasser,
John Taylor Gatto, Jack Canfield, Joseph Chilton Pearce
and many others, Resa Steindel Brown holds that all children
are born brilliant. As a parent and educator, Resa's expertise
is in building educational processes and environments that enable
children to find their passion and develop their individual and
innate brilliance. Her book, The Call to Brilliance, is a true
story of the children who followed their passions from childhood
into adult life and found that brilliance.
“...nothing less than a blueprint to bring life back to our increasingly
moribund educational system and to our society which has lost its way.”
-- John Taylor Gatto, author of The Under Ground History of American Education and Dumbing Us Down.
Resa’s book was recently lauded on CBS as a popular guide for homeschoolers.
I encourage you to look into this book yourself.
To receive the book for 20% off, go to the author’s website and enter
the following coupon code (First 400 books only!): HOMESCHOOL321
If you would like to read more about Resa, her credentials, endorsements, reviews, reader
responses and use the above coupon code go to:
www.thecalltobrilliance.com
Amazon.com (Reviews, Comments, Etc.)
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Thank you for your time! If you have any questions, please contact me. I was one of
those Homeschooled kids who got to follow his passion. I am her son.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kindly yours,
-- Matt
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