Getting Started With Homeschooling
Getting Started
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There are many resources available via printed media and on-line sites to help the Catholic homeschooler get started. This section of the TORCH site may not be particularly unique in that regard, but it does provide a service to anyone who is not a member of TORCH and happens onto the website in search of answers with regard to getting started as a Catholic homeschooler.
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Getting Started With Catholic Homeschooling
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by: Mary Becker
GETTING STARTED WITH CATHOLIC HOMESCHOOLING
If you are at this TORCH website you have chosen to instill in your children a distinct Catholic culture, and a faith to be passed on from generation to generation - the greatest gift you can give to your family. Do not be afraid, with the grace of God you will make it through each grade level, your children will be a boon to society, and you will give them the best college preparation. With home schooling it is not just about ‘what’ to think, but ‘how’ to think. More importantly, as members of TORCH, remember we are all praying and supporting each other spiritually. At the end of this article, I hope to list some books that helped me with getting started. It will not be an exhaustive list and if you would like to recommend others, or other opportunities, please let us know. In the area in which I live we are blessed with an extensive library system, and are able to request many books, rather than spend money purchasing them all. If you ... 
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Mary's Booklist
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by: Mary Becker
A few of my favorite books, by no means comprehensive:
Designing your own Classical Curriculum by Laura Berquist The Year and the Children by Mary Reed Newland Around the Year with the Trapp Family by Maria Augusta Trapp Guiding your Catholic Preschooler by Kathy Pierce The New Saint Joseph Baltimore Catechism (all three volumes) The Educational Philosophy of St. John Bosco The Catholic Lifetime Reading Plan by Fr. John Hardon, SJ Divine Intimacy by Fr. Gabriel of St. Mary Magdalen, OCD Everyday Graces, A Child's Book of Good Manners by Karen Santorum It Takes a Family, Conservatism and the Common Good by Rick Santorum How to Raise Good Catholic Children by Mary Reed Newland The "Raise Happy Children..." series by Mary Ann Budnik Parenting with Grace, Catholic Parent's Guide to Raising almost ...
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