Duffy walks you through the curriculum selection process: goal setting, figuring out which educational approach to use, developing your own philosophy of education, determining your teaching style, and identifying your children's learning styles.

How on earth do I figure out what curriculum to use? -- Drill and kill, real books, delight-directed studies--what's best? -- Putting together your philosophy of education -- Learning styles : how does MY child learn best? -- Who should learn what and when? -- Top 101 picks -- Phonics, reading, and literature -- Language arts : grammar and composition -- Language arts : spelling, vocabulary & handwriting -- Mathematics -- History, geography and social studies -- Science -- Unit studies, all-in-one programs, and online courses -- Foreign language -- Selected electives.