The September-October issue of Home Education Magazine features an interview with Virginia homeschooling mom Jeanne Faulconer, the articles editor for Home Education Magazine, editor of the VaHomeschoolers Voice, and a speaker on homeschooling and family issues. Articles include First Year Homeschool Blues, Building Your Home Library, Math to Inspire (not Perspire), Lessons from the Hardware Store and more.
Our columns this issue range from by Larry & Susan Kaseman’s Save Money and Your Homeschooling Freedoms, to Helen Hegener’s editorial A Matter of Conscience, to Becky Rupp’s Helps for Healthy Eaters, and David H. Albert’s 10th anniversary column.
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In the Sept-Oct, 2009 issue of Home Education Magazine, Carron Armstrong shared an article, Teaching Money Smarts and Financial Responsibility, which discussed some of the issues facing parents trying to teach younger children how to handle money, such as whether or not to offer an allowance, and she discussed some resources to make that job a little easier, like money-oriented games. Then, in the Nov/Dec, 2009 issue, Carron shared lots of “Money Smarts” resources for older kids with her follow-up article, Teaching Money Smarts to Older Children and Teens.
Check out Carron’s helpful articles and listings of resources: Teaching Money Smarts and Financial Responsibility, and Teaching Money Smarts to Older Children and Teens. Subscribe today and enjoy all the great writing from Home Education Magazine!
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Mary Nix collected articles from Home Education Magazine for our Closer Look at Deschooling, which is defined by the late Ned Vare as “the word that describes the transition from school to a life of educating ourselves. It is usually the parents who need a helping hand in trusting their own children. That is because we have all been told that children need to be forced to learn, that school is the only place it happens, and many more lies.” (Ned Vare and Luz Shosie, July/August 2008, HEM Interview)
Mary writes, “My children were born natural learners, constantly exploring, questioning with a curiosity that gave me sheer joy to be a part of. Trouble was, as they progressed from being toddlers and ventured toward compulsory attendance and school age, instead of being a joyous participant, I began to lose some of that joy as I began to pay more attention to societal educational standards. Eventually those standards and the drive to test children younger and younger led my family to the homeschool choice. Still, it took many years for me to deschool and I’d like to share some past articles and deschooling resources for anyone looking to reach that deschooled spot sooner rather than later.” Among the authors whose writing Mary shares are Ned and Luz, Cafi Cohen, Susanna Wesley, Janet Keip, Larry and Susan Kaseman, Mary McCarthy, Dawn Colclasure, Carol Wanagel, Lenita Harsch, and Charlotte C. Monte. Other Deschooling resources are included.
You can read the entire feature and all the articles free online at A Closer Look at Deschooling.
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Direct: to request or instruct with authority; to show or point out the way.
That’s the Merriam-Webster definition. It looks easy when it’s written out like that and I’ve had my share of direction. That’s why, when the mothers of our homeschool group found a script online, they asked me to direct a homeschool group production. I thought, Why not? I know what a play should look like on stage and I know these kids, almost as though I’m a big brother to them. So I took the project on.
Before we began rehearsals, the moms asked whether I’d want help. Not to diss parents or anything, but homeschool moms tend to take control, and because I’m “rebellious,” I decided I didn’t need or want any help. I could do this on my own.
Continue reading Directing a Homeschool Play by Nathan Colpitts, from the November-December 2007 issue. Subscribe to Home Education Magazine today and support the magazine that has supported homeschooling families since 1984!
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Taylor turns twelve this year and I can finally say without any reservations, without a moment’s hesitation, without any words of explanation he is reading. He is reading!
I want to shout it to the world. I want to sky-write it from coast to coast. I want to decorate our yard with Mylar balloons and a colorful wooden cut-out, the kind that people use to announce the births of their babies:
Taylor Evans
Nearly 12
Tall and skinny for his age
Reading, Year 2000
Taylor reads.
He reads Harry Potter. He reads the Official Pokemon Rule Book (three times so far, cover to cover) a tiny manual full of complex strategies written in microscopic fonts. He reads about Jedi masters and snowboarders and Narnia. And (This is the one I love best!), he says to me, “Mom I love the part in my book right now because… yadda, yadda, yadda…” Yes! My son is normal!
No. My son is extraordinary!
Continue reading By Jove, I Think He’s Got It! by Robin Ohlgren-Evans, from the November-December, 2000 issue of Home Education Magazine. Subscribe today and support the magazine that has supported homeschooling families since 1984!
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HEM’s Questions & Answers – November-December 2010
She’s Balking at My Fun Assignments
I love planning and organizing the unit studies that have worked so well for our homeschool. But my daughter (almost 12) is balking at completing the assignments I work so hard to make fun for her. She thinks she can manage her own education. I’m angry and upset but just about ready to give it a trial run rather than deal with her attitude. What am I doing wrong? -Jennifer
Your responses must meet our deadline of September 15th, 2010. Please recognize that your submission may be edited for length or clarity. Indicate how you prefer your question or answer signed.
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