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Home Education Magazine
Below is a complete listing of articles and columns from the January-February 2002 Issue
Publishers Notes..... page 6
by Helen Hegener
Helen Hegener shares her thoughts on how homeschooling helps families hold the center, by encouraging families to simply spend time together.
Ask Carol..... page 13
Burnout
by Carol Narigon
Creative ways to fend off burnout.
Questions and Answers..... page 16
by Laura Weldon
Readers answer questions about handwriting and record keeping.
Taking Charge..... page 28
The Kingdom That Never Was: Inaccuracies in a Sociological Study of Homeschooling
by Larry & Susan Kaseman
The Kaseman's look at a recent ly published book, Kingdom of Children, pointing out point out major flaws in the book. The further suggest it is important to not be not taken in by misinformation that could lead us to undermine our freedoms rather than maintaining them.
Grapes in the Freezer, Homeschooling at Our House..... page 32
by Lisa Hawkins
The day six grapes lined the bottom shelf in the freezer wasn't an unusual day at Lisa Hawkins' house. It was a day like every other day: filled with wonder and learning.
Our Epiphany..... page 33
by Elizabeth Davis
Liz Davis remembers that clarion moment when her family's perception of what homeschooling was all about Æ and of who they were Æ changed forever.
Chocolate Chips and Blue M&Ms..... page 34
by Sandra J Campbell
It's just possible that this account from Sandra Campbell provides the real story behind how we got blue M&Ms.
Terrorism? Disaster? How Can I Explain This to My Children?..... page 36
by Ann Marie Johnson
Ann Marie Johnson normally shielded her young children from the worst of the nightly news. But when they found themselves in the midst of the events surrounding the terrorist attacks on September 11, she didn't have that option.
A Homeschool Resource Center in a Public Library..... page 38
by Kathy Wentz
Kathy Wentz had a dream. Could a hometown library also house a true resource center for homeschoolers, with telescopes and math manipulatives and other hard-to-find materials? And then, one day, her dream began to be possible.
Confessions of an Unsuccessful Homeschooler..... page 39
by Lisa Donnelly
Lisa Donnelly candidly admits that her family isn't successful like those homeschool families you read about in the news. But then she takes stock. What exactly is it that makes for success?
Our Ultimate Field Trip..... page 40
by Julianna Mazel
A family friend invites the eight members of the Mazel family on a backpacking trip across China. With only one child still in diapers, how can they say no?
Sub-VERSE-ive Poetry..... page 42
by Fiona Bayrock
Fiona Bayrock recounts the amazing way a poster-size piece of notebook paper awakened her family to a fascination with poetry, and she promises she didn't mean to do it. Honest.
It's Only Natural..... page 44
by Barbara Theisen
Walking below the verdant canopy of a tropical rainforest.
Good Stuff..... page 46
by Becky Rupp
Kids love mysteries, and there are plenty out there to be solved!
My Word!..... page 52
by David H Albert
Public school prepare the next generation of Wal-Mart clerks.
On the Web..... page 54
by Ann Zeise
Our new columnist walks reader through setting up a Web-based newsgroup
Unschooling..... page 56
by Sandra Dodd
Are the times tables just a Kings X from the Math Monster?
Grown Homeschoolers..... page 59
by Peter Kowalke
Peter mourns the loss of GWS.
The Road Less Traveled..... page 66
The Day the Music Paused
by Linda Dobson
Yet another reason to be grateful for the homeschooling lifestyle.
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