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Home Education Magazine
Below is a complete listing of articles and columns from the September-October 2000 Issue
Questions and Answers: Ask Carol..... page 10
Homeschool Groups, Tattoos and Harleys
by Carol Narigon
Carol Narigon offers her advice. This issue, she explains how to find a local homeschooling group, and gives tips on getting the most mileage from your tattoo.
Questions and Answers: Reader Response..... page 12
by Laura Weldon
Reader Answer these questions: 1I belong to a small homeschooling support group which organizes field trips and speakers. The problem is a few children who behave in ways which reflect badly on homeschoolers. They act disrespectfully to adults, argue, even fight during programs. What can I do?? and 1Does anyone have a quick, I mean very quick way to explain what unschooling is? I drone on until those who ask me lose interest.?
Taking Charge..... page 16
Homeschoolers, Is Our Good Name For Sale?
by Larry & Susan Kaseman
I Get It!: Learning Through Laughter..... page 20
by Colleen Jeffery
Colleen Jeffery savors the humor her children share with her, reflecting how it has helped them grow beyond just hearing and seeing, to really understanding, language and the world around them.
Are You Having Fun Yet?..... page 21
by Marlene JuHaros
Marlene JuHaros recalls the delightful experiences she and her husband have had homeschooling her granddaughter. They had fun. And, almost incidentally, they learned.
A Look at Homeschooled Spelling Bee Champions..... page 23
by Celeste Land
A behind-the-scenes look at what it took to get three homeschoolers to get to the finals in the year 2000 National Spelling Bee. Do they have time for anything else?
Speaking Up for Homeschooling..... page 26
by Cafi Cohen
Popular homeschool speaker Cafi Cohen offers encouraging tips from her personal experience to help speakers at homeschool conferences and seminars prepare for the expected Æ and the unexpected.
Imagination and Toys..... page 28
by Amber P Keefer
Amber KeeferØs young daughter defies her motherØs attempts to provide age-appropriate educational toys, and turns her imagination loose on the fascinating world around her. Eventually, her mother catches on.
Shooting Hoops, Riding Bikes: Science and Math in a Kid's World..... page 30
by Sue Smith Heavenrich
Sue Smith-Heavenrich invites her readers to join her and her younger son as they discover fascinating aspects of science and math, through sports like basketball and bicycling.
Interview with Michael Fogler Unschooling Meets the Workforce..... page 31
by Peter Kowalke
Peter Kowalke, an unschooler in college, interviews Michael Fogler, author of Un-jobbing: The Adult Liberation Handbook. Can a person follow his true interests and still make a living?
School Days..... page 34
by Brigitte Miner
Brigitte Miner compares her nine-year-old daughterØs delight-directed learning with the responses she gets as a substitute teacher from the students at a local high school.
Changing Our Vocabulary..... page 35
by Neysa CM Jensen
Neysa Jensen, a self-proclaimed radical unschooler, discovers that when children are given true freedom to choose their own best ways of learning, sometimes it includes a little bit of school.
It's Only Natural..... page 36
by Barbara Theisen
The Theisen family take a shoreside sabbatical and discover the rewards of planning, planting and growing a garden together.
News Watch..... page 38
Mission Accomplished
by Linda Dobson
One of HEMØs most popular and informative columns is coming to an end. Columnist Linda Dobson concludes the mission she started years ago, and now sheØs supposed to be writing a book.
Good Stuff..... page 43
by Becky Rupp
Our reviewer examines many ways to explore simple machines, bones, IMP, a new history catalog, talking walls, art history, and map studies.
Homeschooling Books..... page 48
by Lillian Jones
Lillian Jones takes a look at an old homeschoolersØ favorite, The Home School Source Book, now being released in the long-awaited third edition. And it still feels like going home...
HomeschoolersØ Poetry..... page 50
by Rick Stansberger
This month, we debut our new HomeschoolersØ Poetry feature, edited by Rick Stansberger. Moonbeams, Three-Hour Biscuits, and beetles are only a few of the subjects explored...
Notes From a Homeschooling Dad..... page 52
by Jeff Kelety
Another great column! This one explores how a family grows together as its members take on individual challenges.
Unschooler In College..... page 54
by Peter Kowalke
Peter Kowalke gives us a brotherØs-eye view of an unschooler heading to college, and the unintended effects on the entire family. Bon Voyage, Adam.
Older Kids..... page 56
by Cafi Cohen
Cafi demonstrates that homeschooling your teenagers doesnØt have to be an expensive undertaking.
My Word!..... page 64
by David H Albert
David H. Albert offers his musings on the nature of science and ways to encourage inquiry and exploration in his debut column for HEM.
September-October 2000 Issue
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