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I also see a great deal of frustration as families try to ascertain what will work best for them. I tell these harried parents that filling in for the teacher temporarily is not the same as settling into homeschooling as a way of life and that it will get easier as they proceed. I feel a great deal of admiration for them as they take it on, adjusting and making the best of challenging situations. In response to her daughter’s therapy sessions, LaRee feels there’s a “high likelihood the therapist was manipulating her memories” (p. 290). Gene Westover (pseudonym): Westover's father, who did not believe in public education or doctors. He owns a metal scrapyard in Idaho.

Is it all true? That’s what I really wanted to know when I agreed to read LaRee’s memoir. Like many of you, I read Tara’s memoir, Educated,a couple of years ago and re-read it right after reading LaRee’s book–in preparation for this review. As time passes, Rita grows prouder of her interest in literary subjects and the theater. She brags of going to see a Shakespeare play. I have often argued that I would not let any teacher into a school unless – as a minimum – they had read, carefully and well, the three great books on education: Plato’s Republic, Rousseau’s Émile and Dewey’s Democracy and Education. There would be no instrumental purpose in this, but the struggle to understand these books and the thinking involved in understanding them would change teachers and ultimately teaching.P.S. I think American society’s stereotyped Mormon/Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints is nowadays closer to Mitt Romney than Tara’s zealot dad. Thank goodness for Mitt. And thanks for an enjoyable Sunday afternoon, as I read your review and the comments, and took time to consider and clarify my own thoughts. Elkins, Kathleen (December 3, 2018). "Bill Gates says these are the 5 best books he read in 2018". CNBC . Retrieved July 25, 2020. Future meetings are few and far between because of Rita’s busy schedule. Frank is drinking more, and seems somewhat jealous of her new friends, especially a young man named Tyson. He and Rita are fighting more. He does, however, sign her up for her exam. After it is done she comes in and tells him that she wanted to write something snarky on it, but ended up answering legitimately. She tells him she is still learning about life and that he was a good teacher. Frank is cynical and depressed. He is getting ready to go to Australia; Julia is not going with him. Pg 32: “I hope my sharing of such emotional reactions brings home to you the lasting impact that abusive and manipulative behaviors can have on ones psyche.” -She was talking about having a boyfriend who was obsessed with her and was manipulative and how she couldn’t escape it. Which only showed to me how she easily fell entwined with someone like her now-husband, Val. One of the cringiest things to read was her trying to explain why being engaged before Val served a mission was God given. Overall, I like the book and wish that we could all understand it. It not only contains important messages, but the writing style and descriptions are captivating. … I could add a number of details on Part 1: Idaho. For your earlier memories, I was old enough to have access to more information, and I could clarify. I am not sure that I would recommend changing your text much, though, because my additions would also add complications. Usually in reports of scientific and engineering projects we follow what is known as the "80/20 rule," which is that reports focus on key messages and points and deliberately leave out seemingly contradictory or excessively complicated information for general audiences. The fact is that practically no-one can understand all of the details in a complicated situation, and focusing on the underlying themes is generally best unless the audience has specific need to try to grasp the details. I think that you did well following the 80/20 rule. If you like I could send clarifying notes that you could include in an appendix or as publication notes. As you mention, we have different memories and different perceptions of the same events, and I recognize that if you try to include my version, it will likely interfere with your clean narrative.”

Rita enters, loud and brash but charming. She points out a nude painting on the wall that Frank says he never looks at anymore, jokes with him, and states her opinions on various matters straightforwardly and without guile. Frank is amused and intrigued by her. He offers her a drink, and reveals his bottles hidden behind his books. After a time, some of the Westover children chose to attend public school. Six of the seven children went on to receive more formal education, and three earned PhDs. Today, several of the Westover’s 36 grandchildren homeschool or have been homeschooled. I thought Tara was very classy with how she wrote and handled difficult and sensitive situations. I loved how she didn’t use Her abusing brother’s real name in her book, but then Laree comes out with a book and throws him under the bus by giving his name. Laree even called him “intimidating... but a good man”. It was such hogwash. All of it. I wanted to shake the mother so she could wake up from her fake clouded perfect life to see how awful the situation was. It’s called reality. Laree and her husband Val want so desperately to be seen as perfect, if there was anything similar in both differing books, THAT’S the only thing that was consistent. They judge others harshly and see themselves as perfection.Freeman, Hadley. "Tara Westover on Turning Her Off-the-Grid Life Into a Remarkable Memoir". Vogue . Retrieved July 25, 2020. At another meeting Rita comes in, upset, and says she and Denny split and she is going to live with her mother. She begs Frank to keep teaching her, and to change her; she does not want to give up. He tells her she is already fine, but reluctantly agrees to do as she wishes. Educated is a brilliant book & strongly recommend for everyone to read. I am sure Educating must be good too but it is written in self defence.

LaRee mentions several books and courses she has studied to gain her knowledge and expertise in midwifery, homeopathic remedies, foot-zone treatments, and chakra methods. Years of experience and miracles in treating two family members with severe burns using herbal remedies and pressure-point healings provide testimonials for the products she uses and sells through her now multi-million-dollar company Butterfly Expression. Chapter 22 is dedicated solely to explaining family injustices. Val’s mother often disagreed with her son. She lived just down the hill from the family and was concerned about her grandchildren’s safety, education, and upbringing. “Long before the end of her life,” however, “she came to see the damage these tirades were causing and stopped,” LaRee writes.In this new Audible Original series – Daisy’s first ever podcast - she’s invited six celebrity friends to try to covert her to books by telling her all about their favourite classic. She promises she’ll definitely read one of them by the end of the series. Maybe. Tara remembers the computer as having limited software options and no internet access. A photo in LaRee’s book shows a satellite-type dish installed on their home in the 1990s for internet services (p. 86). Tara was a junior at BYU in 2007. So the years indicate she would have had technology in the home for her studies if the service was current and paid for.