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cwileygo's review
5.0
Spot on. Thank you for reaffirming our decision to continue to unschool our kids. The only issue I fundamentally disagree with is the age in which electronics are allowed to be consumed at will considering the prefrontal cortex (aka self-discipline) is the last part of a child's brain to develop... so while our son would love to sit on a computer or watch movies all day we're offering the natural world, good literature and tangible opportunities daily right now instead and plan to offer screens more often as he ages. Every parent needs to read this book.
vickireadsalot's review
5.0
Passion-Driven Education is one of those books that will light a fire in homeschool parents. It boldly challenges you to rethink what you believe about education. Boyack does not mince his words. He believes our current education system is failing our society and his observations are hard to argue with.
This isn’t just for homeschool parents. Teachers and parents of children in schools public and private would benefit from Boyack’s ideas. The book presents many issues, but it also offers solutions.
This book is one that I will recommend for years to come. A must read.
This isn’t just for homeschool parents. Teachers and parents of children in schools public and private would benefit from Boyack’s ideas. The book presents many issues, but it also offers solutions.
This book is one that I will recommend for years to come. A must read.
whatmeaganreads's review
5.0
Prepare to be taken for a wild ride with this book. The author takes you on a journey with his factual and knowledgeable insights on the public school system. It's kind of like having a piece of a puzzle missing and then finally finding it for the puzzle to be complete. So many "aha" moments in this book with my own personal experiences. A must read.
deebert's review
3.0
We've been homeschooling for a year now (COVID plus dissatisfaction with our local district) and I really like the idea of letting my children's interests lead some of the things we study. Given the right environment, I wholeheartedly agree with most of the positives in this book, that kids will naturally gravitate and thrive in subjects and studies that they're interested in.
But you know when it's election time and you see all those political ads talking about how the other guy is so terrible and will do nothing but ruin things if elected? I would much rather hear about the actual candidate, their platform, and what their plans are to improve things for the community and people in whatever area they're in. I felt that while reading this book. A good majority was talking about the DANGERS of public schooling and it was very off-putting.
"Schools have become like bacteria-ridden petri dish, waiting to corrupt any pure specimen placed inside."
Many families don't have the luxury of being able to have one parent stay at home to facilitate a child's education. Housing prices and the cost of living keep going up while wages aren't increasing at the same rate. So this book felt very preachy, essentially saying, "you need to figure out how to do this or your kids are going to be ruined." But lots of people just can't swing it financially.
Overall, I guess I might recommend this book for someone considering homeschooling so they can think about other approaches. But as a "survivor" of the public school system, it was eye roll inducing and extreme.
But you know when it's election time and you see all those political ads talking about how the other guy is so terrible and will do nothing but ruin things if elected? I would much rather hear about the actual candidate, their platform, and what their plans are to improve things for the community and people in whatever area they're in. I felt that while reading this book. A good majority was talking about the DANGERS of public schooling and it was very off-putting.
"Schools have become like bacteria-ridden petri dish, waiting to corrupt any pure specimen placed inside."
Many families don't have the luxury of being able to have one parent stay at home to facilitate a child's education. Housing prices and the cost of living keep going up while wages aren't increasing at the same rate. So this book felt very preachy, essentially saying, "you need to figure out how to do this or your kids are going to be ruined." But lots of people just can't swing it financially.
Overall, I guess I might recommend this book for someone considering homeschooling so they can think about other approaches. But as a "survivor" of the public school system, it was eye roll inducing and extreme.
ashleysbooknook's review
1.0
While I agree with the basic tenants of this book (people learn much more when they are passionate about it), I just didn't see any value in this book. He says in the intro that it will be extreme. And it is. I didn't see the need for dozens of pages about negatives in education. I wanted solutions. When I finally got to them, they were so obvious, that it was pointless. It was nothing I hadn't read before, and other books do a better job saying the same thing and then some. It's a very short read, so I'm not too upset about it, but I won't be recommending it to anyone.
roarajane552's review
2.0
This was mostly a diatribe against modern education. Not an unfounded one, but the meat of the proposal didn't come until the last third of the book. And then, very little of that was practical advice.
Overall, the idea is great. But the end result is biased, majorly flawed, and lacking practical examples of an alternative to modern government education, especially for working parents who are unable to homeschool.
Overall, the idea is great. But the end result is biased, majorly flawed, and lacking practical examples of an alternative to modern government education, especially for working parents who are unable to homeschool.
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