Wikisource:WikiProject Homeschooling

The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook.—William James

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Socrates and two pupils: "Know thyself!"by Pietro della Vecchia.

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Home Education (1838) by Isaac Taylor, stressing the importance of a country life and favouring natural, rather than stimulated, growth of a child's mind.

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General interest

• The New Student's Reference Work (1914).
• Popular Science Monthly issues (1872-1918).
• Current transcription projects still in need of being proofread (comprehensive).
• Current Proofread of the Month.

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Further reading

Wikisource works Articles State Education: A Help or Hindrance?, by Auberon Herbert as it appeared in the 1880 Popular Science Monthly The State as an Educator, by Henry H. Wilson as it appeared in the 1881 Popular Science Monthly Shams of the School, part of the 1916 The Tyranny of Shams by Joseph McCabe Religious works The Education of Children by Menno Simons Periodicals The Home Monthly,[1][2] a 19th century periodical "devoted to home education, literature and religion" published 1859-1863 by William M. Thayer.

External works Suggestions Home School; or Hints on Home Education (1857) by Norman Macleod. Hints to Mothers on Home Education (1862) by Frederick Bridges. Home Education in Relation to the Kindergarten (1884) lectures by Emily Shirreff. Education in the Home, the Kindergarten, and the Primary School (1887) by Elizabeth Palmer Peabody and E. Adelaide Manning. Elementary Pedagogy (1906) textbook by Levi Seeley. The Home School (1913) by Ada Wilson Trowbridge. Teaching in the Home (1915) by Adolf Augustus Berle. Self-help in Teaching (1921) by Huber William Hurt. Search and add Search for more public domain material at: Google Books The Internet Archive text archive Then add a text to Wikisource—or request one that you would like to help transcribe.

Popular authors Charlotte Mason British educator who laid the cornerstone of modern homeschooling. Elizabeth Ann Seton First native-born citizen of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church.[3]

Wikisource Portals Portal:Homeschooling Portal:Children's literature Portal:Education Portal:Poetry Portal:Textbooks, a collection of textbooks on various subjects.

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References

1. Volume 1 on Google Books
2. Vols. 3 & 4 on Google Books
3. See also Seton Home Study School.