Homeschooling | The Journey is The Reward

By Pamela S. Berthume

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• Format: Perfect Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1424338093
• ISBN13: 9781424338092
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Berthume Enterprises, LLC
• Length: 186 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Read this if you want a "real" view of homeschooling and life!

Pamela Berthume has done something that is very rare in comparison of any homeschool book I have ever read... she has included all the aspects of homeschooling and family life in her own unique way. She starts each chapter with a poem (each she has personally authored) and goes on to "speak" to far more than just the classroom teaching elements of homeschooling into very real day to day real life moments/decisions/disappointments & triumphs. If you are a veteran or new or prospective homeschool family, you will find the whole story here... the "real" story including how homeschooling fits into and becomes a lifestyle for most as well as how health issues and personal circumstances all become a part of that process as well. I particularly like the way she left her original book in tact and added her new viewpoint from the perspective of a few years later. She included not only highlights, but also at times records changes in how she felt from her original writings. That kind of honesty and information I find to be very rare and very helpful to those walking their own homeschool lifestyle path. I find the book to be well worth the read... and at times downright enlightening in a way I haven't found elsewhere. I was pleasantly surprised with this book and highly recommend it!

Great Read!! An honest , day to day look at homeschooling

I haven't wanted to put it down. Pamela has touched on every aspect of homeschooling, the good and the not so good. She is so real and honest. She has put my own short comings at ease with her honesty. She is truly inspirational with all that she has accomplished, but yet so down to earth. Her love for Jesus is so evident and she demonstrates how the Lord is included in every aspect of her daily life and schooling. I know that this will be a book that I pick up again and again to reread and to inspire me to continue. - Dana Russell (HS mom of three beauties).

Encouragement for Homeschoolers

I found such encouragement in this book. It tells the story of one home school family, with all its ups and downs: no whitewashed, "everything will be easy and perfect" book here! Pamela Berthume honestly details the struggles involved in homeschooling, but reveals the rich rewards in store for those who persevere. She outlines the "whys" of deciding to home school as well as the "hows": what to study, how to fit in chores, maintaining a relationship with your spouse, how to find support, etc. Most importantly, she shows that a family with many health issues can home school and thrive. Because I share some of the debilitating illnesses she describes, I felt hope for my future as a homeschooling Mom. Anyone interested in homeschooling will find inspiration from Pamela's story, but if you have chronic health problems and home school (or are thinking about starting), you must get this book!