About the book

Authors

Contents

1. Introduction
2. So, what’s the problem with school?
3. Square pegs don’t fit round holes (Robert’s story)
4. Home truths (Stephen’s story)
5. Is this normal? (Kevin’s story)
6. But will he ever speak to me? (Greg’s story)
7. In the real world, it’s OK to be different (Alex’s story)
8. An inspiration to us all (Matthew’s story)
9. Once a homeschooler, always a homeschooler (John’s story)
10. Being himself (Tristan’s story)
11. The difficult child (Alexandra’s story)
12. Three springs for a summer (David’s story)
13. Liberated by the label (Mark’s story)
14. Living without the label
15. I’ve decided to home educate—what do I do next?
16. An outline of the law and practice of home-based education
17. Finding support and information