Genre Descriptions

Books describing careers and employment including career management, job hunting, at-home business, and business fundamentals.

The defense of a doctrine, dogma, or philosophy

Similar to Apologetics, the defense of homeschooling including

• child development
• behavior
• academics
• socialization
• legality
• and community relations.

Explaining the how-to of homeschooling including

• parent/teacher skills, leadership, and lifestyle
• educational methodologies and styles
• state and national accreditation
• religous education
• support groups and advocacy
• and guides for college, vocational, and career preparation.

Mapletree Publishing Company expects curriculum submissions to represent the highest quality of personalized education. Curriculum should include reference materials for students, study and homework guides, and parent/teacher guides. Curriculum topcs are loosely grouped as follows

• Guides: lesson plans, problem solving, and activities.
• Foundation skills: history, mathematics, language, music, science, civics, and leadership.
• Life skills: medical, legal, financial, and inerpersonal.
• Employment skills: business, career planning & development, negotiation, and job hunting.
• Spiritual skills: religion, philosophy, morals & ethics, and world cultures.
• Educational skills: study, research, and technology.

Discusses the developmental process of children from birth to late teens including:

• social skills, culture, and the law
• medical and physiology
• sexuality and interpersonal relationships
• academic development
• emotions and cognative development
• and academics.

Discusses the development of families including

• activities
• communication and relationships
• management
• and parenting.