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languages, math, music, science, writing. Up dated regularly . $2.00 Letter to Schools. A family's successfu l home sc hoollng proposa l. Quoted in Issue #12 of GROWING WITHOUT SCHOOLING as a good model: In c ludes legal references. $1.00 Mass. Memo. Written by the legal counsel for the Massachusetts Dept. of Education, for school officials. Discusses what procedures and standards must be used in consideri ng home ed ucati on. $1.00 MOTHER EARTH NEWS, Issue 64, 1980. The com plete lssue containing "Teach Your Own Child ren ... At Home," a six page interview with John Holt. Color photos. The 185-page magazine also lncludes many articles on raising food, build lng shelters, etc. $3.00 MOTHER EARTH NEWS, Issue 85, 1984. H40 . Con talns John Holt's artic le, "So You Want To Home School" and excerpts from Nancy Wallace's BETTER THAN SCHOOL. The complete issue. $3.00 Perchemlides v. Frizzle. Photocopy of Judge Greaney ' s declslon ln Massachusetts Superior Court favoring home education. Has been called "the most thorough and well-reasoned decision on this issue to date in MA or any other state." $2.00 SPEAKERS BUR EAU. A listing of people willing to travel and address audiences regarding all aspects of homeschooling. Brief biographical descriptions, fees, and areas of expertise are noted. Include a SASE to receive this for FREE. Statement to Minnesota Le~islature. John Holt's testlmony before t e leglslative commit tee considering changing the home education laws. $2.00 REPRINTS
A set of all 17 reprints is $1.50. 10¢ EACH (1-2 pages) : * "Why Teachers Fai 1," by John Holt; The Progressive, 4/ 84. * "Home-Schooler at Harvard," on Grant Colfax; articles from GWS #35 & 36. * "How Children Learn - Revised Ed.," a review by Susannah Sheffer in P.E.N.C.I.L. * "Same 'cure' won't help schools" and "Home Schooling let s a child's mind grow." 2 articles by John Holt in USA Today, 12 /83. * "Unschooling - A Learn-As-You-Go Experiment" by Nancy Mullin, Christian Science Monitor. * "More Parents SaYlng 'No' to School" by John Holt in Newsday; and "Growing Without School ing - Anot:ner"Viewpoint," by Donna Richoux in Education Network News. * "First Boston Famlly" and "Successful Curric ulum" by Lynn Kapplow, GWS #2 7. * "Legislative Proposal" by John Holt, GWS #30. * "John Holt on GROWING WITHOUT SCHOOLING" from Radcliffe Quarterly; and "Children And Ourselves," reVlew of Holt's FREEDOM AND BEYOND, in Manas Magazine. * "Imagining the Future - The Learning Soci ety" by John Holt in Christian Science Moni tor; and "Holt Replies," a letter on pUnlsh ment in British schoo ls. * "Thoughts on Cou nting" by John Holt. * "Sensible Phonics," GWS #7, and "Spelling Self Test," GWS #13. By John Holt. * "Excerpts from INSTEAD OF EDUCATION" by John Ho lt . 15¢ EACH (4 pages):
* "Schools & Home-Schoolers - A Fruitful Part nership" by John Holt. Phi Delta Kappan.
* "To the Rescue," review by John Holt of George Dennison's LIVES OF CHILDREN.
* "Big Bird Meet Dick and Jane," by John Holt.
A cri tique of Sesame Street . * "The Cuteness Syndrome," excerpt from ESCAPE FROM CHILDHOOD by John Holt.
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