Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Fall 2008 and ongoing

Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.

Homeschooling in Action

THE GREAT BOOKS CLASS

TARGET AGE GROUP: 14 - 17 YEARS OLD

Discussion -based, "dig in" and explore, analyze and critique some of the world's great literature. Students are encouraged to ask questions of themselves, the authors and their peers. We will discuss and write about themes, content, characterization, philosophy, genres, setting etc. This year the first semester will focus on great writers from the UK such as Poe, Austen, Milton, and Shakespeare. Second semester will focus on American Literature with authors such as Hawthorne, Dickinson, Hemingway, and Fitzgerald. Modern writers will not be neglected, never fear. Lots of reading, lots of fun. Taught by Jane Tawel.

WHEN: Monday 12:00 - 1:15

COST: $190.00 per semester

CONTACT: Jane Tawal (626) 305-1114 or email at janefor5@yahoo.com

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Some great thoughts for homeschoolers.

Homeschooling in Action

...we have come to realise that for most men the right to learn is curtailed by the obligation to attend school
- Ivan Illich

Homeschooling in Action

After a certain high level of technical skill is achieved, science and art tend to coalesce in esthetics, plasticity, and form. The greatest scientists are always artists as well.
- Albert Einstein

Homeschooling in Action

Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
- Albert Einstein

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