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E.D. Hirsch, Jr.

E. D. Hirsch, Jr., is an emeritus professor at the University of Virginia and the author of The Knowledge Deficit, The Schools We Need, and the bestselling Cultural Literacy and the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. He and his wife, Polly, live in Charlottesville, Virginia, where they raised their three children.
What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
The Schools We Need
Books to Build On
Cultural Literacy

Books

What Your Fourth Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Third Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your First Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Second Grader Needs to Know (Revised and Updated)
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Kindergartner Needs to Know (Revised and updated)
What Your Sixth Grader Needs to Know
What Your Fifth Grader Needs to Know, Revised Edition
The Schools We Need
Books to Build On
Cultural Literacy

Homeschooling Numbers Are Up

Homeschooling in the 1980s typically called to mind white, middle class families who opted out of traditional district or private schools to focus on teaching their children through the lens of their religious faith.

In recent years, homeschooling has moved far beyond being the preferred learning method of a handful of American families, increasing in popularity as parents become less satisfied with more traditional choices. (redefineonline.org)

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