Upgrade: 10 Secrets to the Best Education for Your Child
by Kevin SwansonProduct Overview
A seasoned education advocate who works with thousands of families
each year, Kevin Swanson provides an expert’s framework for positive
learning experiences in Upgrade. He teaches the importance of healthy
parent-child relationships and having a biblical foundation, regardless
of whether or not a child is homeschooled.
"My purpose is simply to inform, involve, and equip parents with a basic
knowledge of the principles upon which a quality education must be
built," Swanson says.
About the Author
Kevin
Swanson
Homeschooled himself in the 1960's and 70's, Kevin Swanson and his
wife, Brenda, are now homeschooling their five children. Since
graduating from his homeschool and then serving as student body
president of a large west coast university, he has gone on to other
leadership positions in corporate management, church, and other
non-profits. Kevin has 35 years of experience in the homeschooling
movement and serves as the Director of Generations with Vision – a
ministry he founded to strengthen homeschool families around the
country. As a father who wants to leave a godly heritage for his own
five children, Kevin's passion is to strengthen and encourage the
homeschooling movement all over the world, and to cast a vision for
generations to come. For the last 4 years Kevin has hosted a daily radio
program – Generations Radio – the world's largest homeschooling and
Biblical worldview program that reaches families across the US and in
over 80 countries.
Kevin has also served as the Executive Director of Christian Home
Educators of Colorado for the last nine years. He has also authored
several popular books for homeschoolers, including Upgrade-10 Secrets
to the Best Education for Your Child, The Second Mayflower,
the Family Bible Study Guide Series, and others. Serving as a
passionate supporter of home education, he has been interviewed on
hundreds of media outlets, including Dr. James' Dobson's Focus on the
Family and the Fox News Network.
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Paperback: 211 pages
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group, February 2006
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0805440305
ISBN-13: 978-0805440300
Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.6 inches
Weight: 8 ounces
Loving Truth Books & Gifts Review
As Kevin Swanson clearly states in the Introduction, "parents have a
committed interest in their children's education; and they must, therefore,
be equipped to make intelligent, well-informed choices concerning that
education." Admittedly I rate this book highly since I myself am a home
educator to my 6 year old son. Like most home educators, and parents in
general, I care deeply about the education of not only my child (and future
children), but also about the education of other people's children.
Each chapter is laid out in a simple and consistent manner with helpful
subheadings and a clearly written conclusion reminding the reader about the
key concept of that chapter, providing them with ample opportunity to assess
their own conclusions from what they have just read. Mr. Swanson clearly
lays out data from National Assessment and Evaluation Program results for
education and shows how well students perform in Public vs. Private Schools
as well as discusses how both Public and Private schooled students compare
with home schooled students.
In addition to his personal stories, Mr. Swanson provides examples from
history and uses Scripture throughout to illustrate his points and to point
the reader to the purpose of education which he defines as:
"...the preparation of a child intellectually, emotionally, spiritually, and
physically for life and for eternity."
While this book and the author clearly supports and encourages home
education, this book is not making the claim that the "best" education for
your child is necessarily home schooling. That is left for the reader (i.e.
parents) to decide.
Review By: Angela Zaev
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