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Home Education Magazine
Below is a complete listing of articles and columns from the November-December 2002 Issue
Publishers Notes..... page 3
Decisions, Decisions
by Helen Hegener
Helen muses on the lasting and far reaching impact of the decision to homeschool.
Ask Carol..... page 10
Looking at Those Lessons
by Carol Narigon
One mom with a 4-year-old wants longer lesson times, and an 11-year-oldØs mom is wondering if he is losing confidence.
Questions and answers..... page 14
But I Wanna Go To REAL School!
by Laura Weldon
Kindergartners have a hard time seeing their friends head off to school. Also, how families manage homeschool records.
Taking Charge..... page 23
How William BennettØs Public E-Schools Affect Homeschooling
by Larry & Susan Kaseman
The Kasemans outline how the former U. S. Secretary of Education,William Bennett, is acting in ways that disregard our interests as homeschoolers and undermine our homeschooling freedoms.
We Didn't Quit..... page 27
by Frances Hansen
In 1992, Frances HansenØs world was turned upside down when she discovered that her active, creative husband had a disease that would slowly debilitate him over the next seven years. This article describes how their homeschooling family survived.
Self-Supporting Homeschoolers throw a Self-Directed State Conference..... page 30
by Theresa Willingham
Theresa Willingham chronicles how a parent-directed state conference to encourage home and alternative educators came together in just two months, with wonderful results!
An Inclusive Group..... page 33
by Donna Stone
At first, Donna Stone just looked on it as a break from teaching. But as time went on, she realized there was something different Æ and very special Æ about the HOPE co-op.
And What Does Your Husband Do?..... page 34
by Isabel Shaw
It seemed that Isabel Shaw was alone in being confident that her husband could assume the primary responsibility for homeschooling their two daughters. Would experience prove her confidence to be well founded or misplaced?
A Matter of Trust..... page 36
by Avivah Werner
The biggest challenges of homeschooling comes when we must stand back and let our children succeed or fail on their own efforts. With Avivah Werner, it was a matter of flowers.
Placemat Learning..... page 37
by Kathryn Tyler
It started with a little boy who didnØt like to be 1taught.? Then came the counting placemat, bright and colorful, with words in English and French. Subtly, Ben began to learn, and Kathryn Tyler knew she had stumbled onto something.
Homeschooling on the Slopes..... page 38
by Colleen Messina
Colleen Messina writes with her trademark humor about the winter they made skiing part of the curriculum
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