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Publishers Weekly bestseller · A joyful and accessible homeschool guide to making learning a part of everyday life

Parents who are deeply invested in their children's education can be hard on themselves and their kids. When exhausted parents are living the day-to-day grind, it can seem impossible to muster enough energy to make learning fun or interesting. How do parents nurture a love of learning amid childhood chaos, parental self-doubt, the flu, and state academic standards?

In this book, Julie Bogart distills decades of experience—homeschooling her five now grown children, developing curricula, and training homeschooling families around the world—to show parents how to make education an exciting, even enchanting, experience for their kids, whether they're in elementary or high school.

Enchantment is about ease, not striving. Bogart shows parents how to make room for surprise, mystery, risk, and adventure in their family's routine, so they can create an environment that naturally moves learning forward. If a child wants to pick up a new hobby or explore a subject area that the parent knows little about, it's easy to simply say "no" to end the discussion and the parental discomfort, while dousing their child's curious spark. Bogart gently invites parents to model brave learning for their kids so they, too, can approach life with curiosity, joy, and the courage to take learning risks.

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ISBN-13:	9780143133223
Publisher:	Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/05/2019
Pages:	320
Sales rank:	92,817
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Julie Bogart is the creator of the award-winning, innovative Brave Writer program, teaching writing and language arts to thousands of families each year. She's also the host of the popular podcast "A Brave Writer's Life in Brief." Bogart homeschooled her five now grown children for seventeen years and is the founder of Brave Learner Home, which supports homeschooling parents through coaching and teaching.

Foreword Susan Wise Bauer xv

Introduction xix

Part 1 The Enchanted Landscape of Learning

Chapter 1 Exchanted Living: Creating the Context for Magic in Our Homes 3

Chapter 2 Sparks Fly: Igniting a Passion for Learning 11

Chapter 3 Magic Doors: Lessons from Monsters and Maps 17

Part 2 Casting the Spell: The Superpowers of Brave Learning

Chapter 4 The Four Forces of Enchantment: Surprise, Mystery, Risk and Adventure 33

Chapter 5 The Four Capacities for Learning: Curiosity, Collaboration, Contemplation, and Celebration 64

Chapter 6 The Four Ports of Entry: Mind, Body, Heart, and Spirit 97

Chapter 7 Applying the Superpowers: Practical Help in Core Subjects 125

Part 3 Sustaining the Magic

Chapter 8 Liberation from School: To Schedule or Not to Schedule, That Is the Question (Answers Inside!) 165

Chapter 9 House-schooling: Recruit Your Home to Help You Educate (and That Pernicious Topic: Chores) 187

Chapter 10 The Pixie Dust of Reasonable Expectations: Embracing Our Limits 202

Chapter 11 Awesome Adulting: Expanding Our Horizons 218

Part 4 Breaking the Spell and Rekindling the Magic

Chapter 12 The Invisible Education: The Power of Family Dysfunction to Sideline Learning 235

Chapter 13 The Disenchanting Power of Doing It Right: The Dangers of Ideological Alignment and True Belief-ism in Home Education 254

Chapter 14 Reverse the Curse: How to Rekindle the Magic 266

Acknowledgments 275

Notes 279

Index 283

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Editorial Reviews

A masterpiece. This is the deepest, most meaningful book on parenting I have ever read. If you want to raise your child to be a happy learner, whether via homeschooling or conventional schooling, read this book.”
—Barbara Oakley, author of Learning How to Learn and A Mind for Numbers

“Julie Bogart’s everyday magic is her knack for combining galvanizing inspiration and hands-on practicality. Her writing is frank, funny, and full of charm. Her approach to homeschooling—and to parenting in general—emphasizes a spirit of adventure and camaraderie, placing relationship at the center of a family’s educational journey. This is the guidebook I wish I’d had when I was starting out.”
—Melissa Wiley, author of Fox and Crow Are Not Friends

"Success in homeschooling is more about mindset than method, and relationship than academic minutiae. Julie Bogart unpacks what this looks like for her in powerful and practical ways that will inspire you to personalize your own homeschool journey."
—Heather Haupt, author of Knights in Training

"In The Brave Learner, Julie captures the essence of learning. Homeschooling is not about the schooling or even the home, but rather, it’s about people—their stories, hopes, needs, opportunities, communities, and future. The Brave Learner emphasizes this beautifully by moving between the vision and practice of homeschooling—not an easy transition to make. The book is a worthy read for any parent, whether they homeschool or not.”
—Terry Heick, founder of TeachThought

“Julie Bogart is tireless in providing ingenious and creative help for homeschoolers.”
—Peter Elbow, Professor of English Emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

“Breathes fresh life into your homeschool days."
—Ainsley Arment, founder of Wild + Free

"The Brave Learner is the book I would have adored as a young parent. Julie's wise advice, genuine humor, and refreshing honesty wrapped me in a spirit of hope and possibility. This is a joyful book brimming with generous, practical ideas about how to live and teach at any age. I only wish I had more children!
—Amy Ludwig VanDerwater, author of Forest Has a Song

"Julie’s voice is personable, encouraging, informative, and reassuring. The Brave Learner is filled with inspirational and practical tips on helping children thrive whether you're a homeschooling parent or not."
—Charnaie Gordon, creator of Here Wee Read

From the Publisher

Julie Bogart’s performance has a buoyancy that helps listeners awaken to her inspiring message that education is about more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. With her naturally appealing delivery, she sounds at once youthful and wise—an appealing teacher to learn from and grow with. Attribute some of this accessibility to her neighborly writing. She makes sophisticated points about the healthy approach to life we want children to develop but always comes across as more of a peer than an expert. She says encouraging your child’s curiosity instead of force-feeding content will help children nurture their innate strengths and help them face the world with more courage and enthusiasm. An especially comforting lesson for homeschooling parents who put pressure on themselves because they are not professional educators. T.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2020 - AudioFile

Julie Bogart’s performance has a buoyancy that helps listeners awaken to her inspiring message that education is about more than reading, writing, and arithmetic. With her naturally appealing delivery, she sounds at once youthful and wise—an appealing teacher to learn from and grow with. Attribute some of this accessibility to her neighborly writing. She makes sophisticated points about the healthy approach to life we want children to develop but always comes across as more of a peer than an expert. She says encouraging your child’s curiosity instead of force-feeding content will help children nurture their innate strengths and help them face the world with more courage and enthusiasm. An especially comforting lesson for homeschooling parents who put pressure on themselves because they are not professional educators. T.W. © AudioFile 2020, Portland, Maine

JUNE 2020 - AudioFile

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