I recently finished reading TEACH: Creating Independently Responsible Learners by Dennis DiNoia, and I couldn’t wait to share my thoughts with you all.
This book really struck a chord with me, and I think it’s a must-read for anyone involved in education, especially those of us who are homeschooling our kids.
If you are asking yourself, “What book should a homeschool parent read?” – THIS IS IT!
I was provided a free copy of this book to review, and was provided compensation for my time to write this review. All opinions expressed in my review are my own.
DiNoia’s insights have truly confirmed my approach to homeschooling.
His emphasis on creating independently responsible learners has reshaped how I view my role as an educator.
TEACH: Creating Independently Responsible Learners offers practical strategies and actionable advice that have empowered me to foster a more dynamic and engaging learning environment for my children.
From personalized learning plans to encouraging self-directed exploration, this book equips homeschooling moms like us with the tools we need to elevate our teaching game and inspire our kids to reach their full potential.
About the Author – Mr.D
Dennis DiNoia has been immersed in education for over 30 years. He holds an M.A. in Education from the University of South Florida and has been a professional educator since 1988.
He is known to his students as Mr. D and is the creator of Mr. D Math.Through his classes, curriculum, speaking engagements, and resources, Mr. D strives to provide families with empowering solutions and a rich understanding of life!
Dennis is also the founder of Mr.D Math- which we have previously used for an amazing American Sign Language Course! Learn more about my experience using one of Mr.D’s courses here: Learning American Sign Language: Mr.D’s ASL Course for Homeschool
After reading Teach, you’ll feel more confident and equipped to navigate the homeschooling journey with ease and effectiveness.
Read Along With Me
I filmed myself reading Teach for the first time, so you if are interested is seeing my initial reaction and thoughts on this book you will want to watch this video:
After reading this book, you will discover UNDERSTANDING, LEARNING, and KNOWING in a whole new way. You will realize, that by understanding how to learn, you really can create, do, or become anything you want, while discovering who you are
Overview of Book
With this physical copy of this book coming in around about 140 pages, this was an easy weekend read! The book is organized extremely well with small, digestible chapters building on eachother.
I highly recommend the audio version of this book as its read by the author himself, Mr.D!
It felt like I truly listening him speaking at a conference while I was listening to him read the book.
You can use my link to listen to this book free on Audible if you sign up for a free trial.
This book is also available on your kindle- download here today!
Chapters:
- Chapter 1: An Accidental Discovery
- Chapter 2: The Independently Responsible Learner
- Chapter 3: The Student Is The Teacher
- Chapter 4: Checking Your Own Work
- Chapter 5: Present Yourself
- Chapter 6: Testing, Testing, 1-2-3
- Chapter 7: Learning How To Think
- Chapter 8: So What You Love To Do
- Chapter 9: Mastermind
- Chapter 10: The Parent Is The Coach
- Bonus Chapter: Goal Setting
My Favorite Chapters
I felt like I truly connected with this book, every chapter has some awesome tool to add to our homeschool mom tool belt.
There were a few chapters that stood out to me specfically because I could personally relate to them.
In the first chapter as Mr.D explains how he came to his methodology of teaching. I was able to connect by taking myself back to high school where I was a struggling student. His personal story he shares, shows how truly genuine he was when creating his company and curriculum.
I also really enjoyed chapter 2, where I was able to connect my beliefs and homeschool style of creating independence when it comes to learning with my kids. It was so nice to finally pick up a homeschool mom book and relate to it.
I tend to struggle meeting the stereotypes of what most homeschool related books try to tell us as homeschool parents what to do. I never felt that way in this book.
Chapter 6 was my favorite- because TESTING is such a negative stigma in the homeschool community. Sometimes I feel like I am alone in the middle of the ocean when it comes to my viewpoints on testing, FINALLY I felt heard reading this chapter in my beliefs on testing.
Final Thoughts
Get the book- TRUST ME!
Overall, the book, TEACH Creating Independently Responsible Learners, is a game-changer for homeschooling moms like us. It’s packed with practical advice and inspiring ideas that can help us become better educators for our children.
I believe these tools are easy to implement and I think our kids will have a much easier transition to more independence that sometimes we will as homeschool moms.
Reading this book and implementing these tools will make you become a better homeschool teacher!
So if you’re looking for a book that will challenge and empower you on your homeschooling journey, I highly recommend giving “Teach” a read. Trust me, you won’t regret it!
