The Homeschool Alternative by Myiesha Taylor

Haley has excelled as an honors student while representing the College of Professional Education as a Student Senator.

Homeschooling has allowed her to advance through high-school at her own pace, graduating at age 13, ready for college. Successfully homeschooling two children through high-school and into college at age 13, and a younger one she's homeschooled since kindergarten, she has many valuable pearls of wisdom that would benefit any parent looking for additional educational options.Īt 16 years-old, Haley is a graduating senior at Texas Woman's University and holds multiple acceptances to prestigious law schools. Taylor considers herself a 'professional student.' Identifying lapses in her children's education, she took it upon herself to search for alternatives. 'synopsis' may belong to another edition of this title.Īfter years of education and training to become a physician, including additional training as a certified college counselor, Dr. There are many options and opportunities to incorporate a homeschooling mindset, even if a family utilizes the public school system.

Primarily that homeschooling is a mindset-a mindset that can be incorporated into all aspects of child-rearing. Homeschooling is fraught with myths and misconceptions and with this how-to guide, memoir fusion, Haley and Myiesha offer insight and enlighten readers on the “real deal” of homeschooling. As she noticed her daughter, Haley, lose her passion for learning in public school, she made the bold decision to simply pull her out and homeschool her. However, as traditional systems of education fail their children, they feel they have no alternatives.As a Black mother, Myiesha experienced this first-hand. Many understand the immense value an education provides and understand its empowering effects in the lives of their children. Black parents bear witness to the myriad of problems their children face at school and are becoming increasingly frustrated with the inability to implement positive and constructive change. Traditional schooling systems are proving to be suboptimal learning environments for many students of color.

The Homeschool Alternative by Myiesha Taylor