From the Book - First edition.
Part I: The system. The way we do school ; The three biggest myths about school
Part II: Mismatches. You can't make the Earth go around the Sun faster ; Differences, disabilities, and disorders ; The perils of the gifted and the good ; The toxic classroom
Part III: Taking control. Basic principles (or, How not to be "that" parent) ; Control the tests ; Challenge the homework monster ; Accelerate (but don't necessarily skip) ; Shift the method ;Teach, yourself
Part IV: Rethinking the system. The end result ; The child's vision ; All the other things school does ; Solving for X
Part V: Opting out. Deciding to homeschool ; Getting started in five steps ; Developing independence ; Out-of-the-box teaching strategies ; Radical alternatives
Postscript: About college
Appendix A: High school and the transcript
Appendix B: Skills vs. content
Appendix C: A brief essential bibliography.