Psychology 101 is on most lists of basic requirements.
We have textbooks that teach the natural sciences like Physics
and Chemistry from a Christian worldview, and now Dr. Tim
Rice has provided a text that does the same for Psychology.
This textbook is a welcome answer to the parent who is struggling
to determine how to prepare kids for one of the most secular
subjects in the early years of their student's college career.-
Marti Niemann, Home Making with Teach <<Click
here to go to the review.>>
Homeschool Psych: Preparing Christian
Homeschoolers for Psychology 101 is a tremendous blessing
for homeschoolers heading off to college campuses. The discussion
over the need for Christian Psychologists in a predominantly
atheistic field is very well written and provides good argument
for young Christians to follow God into every area of science,
including social sciences. - Donna Campos, Senior Product
Reviewer for The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine, LLC. <<Read
Donna's complete review here.>>
I appreciated that he kept to what he could state with
certainty of Biblical doctrine avoiding interpretational differences.
He uses the same tactful voice throughout as he describes
psychology theories based on non-Christian worldviews.-
Beverly Krueger, Eclectic Homeschool Online. <<Read
Beverly's complete review here.>>
We have had two of our children go on
to college and know first hand how valuable this tool would
have been! We highly recommend it. - Lindley (R.O.C.K
SOLID) <<Order
from R.O.C.K SOLID>>
Psychology is an extremely divisive topic for Christians
today. Yet despite it being one of the most commonly-taken
college courses, many homeschool students never study it before
encountering it in the university setting. While they may
be prepared to answer the questions of humanism, evolution,
relativism and naturalism, psychology classes may be the hardest
battlefield of all. This text was designed to introduce students
to psychology's concepts, underlying worldview assumptions,
and the Christian criticism of psychology, while still providing
suggestions for Christians joining the contemporary psychological
conversation. - Christian Book Distributors <<Order
from CBD>>
This is not just for homeschoolers. This
material is for any Christian - especially Christians in any
public school. - Jeanette K.
. . Bravo! If a parent really wants to learn how
to prepare their kid for the challenges of secular college
life - they can find much guidance in your book. - Valerie
A. Smith, MA, Psychology Professor.
Very informative and insightful. Any adolescent
could read and understand what they have read. A great starting
place for any sophomore, junior, or senior preparing to leave
home for college! - K. Montgomery
I agree that Christians who take college psych, particularly
in secular schools, need some warnings about issues as well
as possible ridicule for expressing their beliefs in certain
circles. You are wise to undertake this task so that freshmen
are not blindsided. - L. Nichols, RNC, LCSW
It is a relief to find a Christian source
to introduce our daughter to Psychology this next semester.
I like the small assignments sprinkled through each chapter,
with lots of Internet supplemental resources. Thank you again
for helping us find such a good resource. We have already
recommended it to others, and will continue to do so.
- The Schmidt Family
I think you'll like it. I have a degree in Psychology
from a secular U. If my kids ever decide to go to college,
anywhere, I will definitely have them read this book. It's
not a huge book, so it's not intimidating, and it's very well
balanced, IMO. I like his overall take on things, and I wish
I had this book back in my day. I would say it would make
for a nice semester course for a high school elective. I would
strongly urge Christian parents to address this topic one
way or another if their child is college bound, especially
if entering a secular campus.Psych 101 is usually a general
ed requirement for all, and you do NOT want their first exposure
to this field to be from the secualr U...trust. me. The author
of this book understands this as well. - Nancy, Homeschool
Reviews
Psychology has been one subject that has
often intimidated homeschooling parents. Those who are of
us have worried about what is going to happen to our children
when they go to college and are faced with needing to HOMESCHOOL
PSYCH: Preparing Christian Homeschool Students for Psychology
101 takes a lot of the worry and confusion out of preparing
your student for College Psychology.Dr. Rice does not just
explain things well (always a plus), but he also lets your
student do his own research to see how and why the conclusions
mentioned are correct. The curriculum is PRACTICAL, covering
such topics as Modern Psychology, biological components of
psychology, drugs, personality tests and so very much more.
- Lynn Hogan, former editor of The Homeschooler's Notebook.
My 19yo dd, who graduated from public school, is going
to be going to a local state university as a psych major.
I wish SHE would have taken a course like this before entering
that field. I pray all the time that her eyes will be wide
open to the anti-Christian biases in the major and that she'll
be prepared to leave that thinking in the text and not take
it to heart. - Susan S., Homeschooling Mom
Dr. Rice realizes that Christians have
varying views of psychology and is careful to avoid pushing
his opinion on the student. His goal is only to introduce
the student to what they will learn in a college classroom.
Therefore, he keeps his opinions out and allows the parents
to teach it in the context of their own views. As he says,
"It is not the purpose of this text to settle any arguments
between Christians". I highly recommend this textbook for
students preparing for college. - Cindy Downes, Oklahoma
Homeschool
I had an 'ah ha!' moment when you wrote that hsers have
given up on psychology because it is tainted with evolutionary
thinking, but the same is true for all the sciences, yet we
still teach them. Great insight! - G. Bilby, Homeschooling
grandmother