From the Book - First edition.
The three biggest myths about school
You can't make the Earth go around the sun faster
Differences, disabilities, and disorders
The perils of the gifted and the good
Basic principles (or, how not to be "that" parent)
Challenge the homework monster
Accelerate (but don't necessarily skip)
All the other things school does
Getting started in five steps
Out- of- the- box teaching strategies
From the Book - First edition.
Part I: The system. The way we do school ; The three biggest myths about school
Part II: Mismatches. You can't make the Earth go around the Sun faster ; Differences, disabilities, and disorders ; The perils of the gifted and the good ; The toxic classroom
Part III: Taking control. Basic principles (or, How not to be "that" parent) ; Control the tests ; Challenge the homework monster ; Accelerate (but don't necessarily skip) ; Shift the method ; Teach, yourself
Part IV: Rethinking the system. The end result ; The child's vision ; All the other things school does ; Solving for X
Part V: Opting out. Deciding to homeschool ; Getting started in five steps ; Developing independence ; Out-of-the-box teaching strategies ; Radical alternatives
Postscript: About college
Appendix A: High school and the transcript
Appendix B: Skills vs. content
Appendix C: A brief essential bibliography.