Title
Home Is Where the School Is : The Logic of Homeschooling and the Emotional Labor of Mothering / Jennifer Lois.
ISBN
9780814789438
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
Language Note
In English.
Description
1 online resource
Item Number
10.18574/nyu/9780814752517.001.0001 doi
Call Number
LC40.5
Dewey Decimal Classification
371.042
Summary
Explores the experiences of homeschooling mothersMothers who homeschool their children constantly face judgmental questions about their choices, and yet the homeschooling movement continues to grow with an estimated 1.5 million American children now schooled at home. These children are largely taught by stay-at-home mothers who find that they must tightly manage their daily schedules to avoid burnout and maximize their relationships with their children, and that they must sustain a desire to sacrifice their independent selves for many years in order to savor the experience of motherhood. Home Is Where the School Is is the first comprehensive look into the lives of homeschooling mothers. Drawing on rich data collected through eight years of fieldwork and dozens of in-depth interviews, Jennifer Lois examines the intense effects of the emotional and temporal demands that homeschooling places on mothers' lives, raising profound questions about the expectations of modern motherhood and the limits of parenting.
Access Note
Access limited to authorized users.
System Details Note
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
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Available in Other Form
print 9780814752517
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Homeschooling Mothers
Part I. The Emotional Culture of Good Mothering
2. Coming to a Decision
3. Defending Good-Mother Identities
Part II. The Temporal-Emotional Conflict of Good Mothering
4. Adding the Teacher Role
5. Losing Me-Time
Part III. Homeschooling Motherhood over Time
6. Looking Back
7. Taking Stock of the Present
8. Looking Forward
9. Savoring Motherhood
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
