Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Summer and Fall 2008 and ongoing

Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.

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Great Books and LIterature for the Grade School Set

Target Age: 4th - 6th graders

Class is discussion-based, most like a book club. Students will learn in a fun atmosphere how to analyze books we've read, how to write about the books and how to discuss with their peers. Examples of books and authors: George Orwell, Madeleine L'engle, Robert Frost, Charlotte's Web, and more. Lots of reading, lots of talking, lots of fun including games. Taught by Jane Tawel who has a Literature degree from Wheaton College.

WHEN: Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:15

COST: COST: $180.00 per semester

CONTACT: Jane Tawal (626) 305-1114 or email at janefor5@yahoo.com

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Homeschooling in Action

The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education.
- Paul Karl Feyerabend

Homeschooling in Action

The consequence is that the 'social' skills acquired are those which may be essential for survival in school but have little applicability in the outside world. There is virtually no opportunity to relate socially to adults in school in order to learn wider social skills. Ironically, such skills can only be learned outside school hours. Teachers do, of course, set up social scenarios and discuss with children how to behave in given social circumstances. But these are no substitute for learning through real-life, dynamic social contact
- Rabindranath Tagore

Homeschooling in Action

The idea is to educate, not follow anyone's schedule about when something should be studied.
- Ray Drouillard