02370nam a2200337 a 4500 ebr10326362 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 081113s2009 mau sb 001 0 eng 2008046811 9780807032916 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0807032913 (hardcover : alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)646822990 n-us--- LC40 .K86 2009eb 371.04/20973 22 Kunzman, Robert, 1968- Write these laws on your children [electronic resource] : inside the world of conservative Christian homeschooling / Robert Kunzman. Boston, Mass. : Beacon Press, c2009. 229 p. Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-226) and index. Homeschooling is a large and growing phenomenon in American society--between 1999 and 2003 it grew at ten times the rate of public school enrollments. Current estimates suggest that about two million kids are homeschooled, but information about them is incomplete. Here, educator Robert Kunzman uses his unprecedented access to six conservative Christian homeschooling families to explore this elusive world, from the day-to-day lives of its adherents to its broader aspirations to transform American culture and politics. He shows us what their homeschooling experience looks like firsthand, what their political and religious beliefs are, and what their kids learn about democratic citizenship and engaging with people with different beliefs. Woven throughout Kunzman's narrative are larger questions about the purpose of public education, what makes an educated citizenry--and how American political and intellectual life could change as conservative Christian homeschooled children reach adulthood.--From publisher description. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Home schooling United States. Christian education United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10326362 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 159526 159526