“This beautiful little book looks into the daily routines ofsix conservative Christian families who homeschool their children.Employing the analytical eye of a former teacher and the balanced,thoughtful wisdom of a seasoned academic, Kunzman not only paintsportraits fairly, but gently questions what he sees (much of whichis deeply troubling) …. [It] may well become a classic in itsfield.”—Choice
"Not only a contribution to education policy debates, it"s amodel of thoughtful dialogue and generous insight on a topic onwhich debate often yields simply visceral left-rightdivision.”—Edward Gresser Director, Progressive EconomyProject
“I am keeping Kunzman’s . . . fine book on a nearby shelf where Ican refer to it regularly.”—Jay Matthews, The Washington Post
“This is the best observation of instructional processes inhomeschool families that we have available, and is an essentialreference for those interested in the homeschool population.”—KurtJ. Bauman, Teachers College Record
“One of the most important books on homeschooling everwritten.”—Milton Gaither, author of Homeschool: An AmericanHistory
“Illuminating . . . A sound piece of scholarship and one to bepraised for its accessibility and the windows into the families’worlds it provides.”—J. Gary Knowles, ENCOUNTER: Education forMeaning and Social Justice
Homeschooling is a large and growing phenomenon in U.S.society—the National Center for Education Statistics recentlyreported that in the last decade it grew at twelve times the rateof public school enrollments. Yet information about this populationis terribly incomplete. In this groundbreaking book, Robert Kunzmanuses his unprecedented access to six conservative Christianhomeschooling families to explore the subset of this elusive worldthat most influences public perception and rhetoric about thehomeschooling movement, from its day-to-day life to its broaderaspirations to transform American culture and politics.
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