The Brave Learner

“A masterpiece. This is the deepest, most meaningful book on parenting I have ever read. If you want to raise your child to be a happy learner, whether via homeschooling or conventional schooling, read this book.”

“Julie Bogart is tireless in providing ingenious and creative help for homeschoolers.”

“No one says it like Julie Bogart. Her eyebrow-raising candor, permission-giving practices, and smack-in-the-forehead insights will breathe fresh life into your homeschool days.”

“If you ask people in Facebook homeschool groups what books you should read if you’re just starting out, The Brave Learner is going to be a suggestion you’ll hear over and over again—but really, this isn’t even just for homeschoolers. This book can also be used to help parents nurture their children’s love of learning and creativity in general, even if they’re not homeschooled.”

“There is big thinking here, a philosophy aimed at developing the unique, quirky, sometimes maddening, always magical people living in our houses. But there is also practicality—bullet lists, how-tos, and thought experiments, all vital scaffolding for a new application of principles…. This is a valuable handbook on education, one I wish I’d had when my children were young. (Julie’s were young at the same time, and the wisdom she’s distilled here is hard won.) But it’s also more than that. It’s a primer on how to be present in the moment, how to find the immediate joys of life in the midst of our daily labors—even in the days (or weeks, or months) when our kids may seem interested in absolutely nothing at all.”