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Home Education Magazine
Below is a complete listing of articles and columns from the May-June 2004 - Articles and Columns
Columns Ask Carol - What's the Right Way to Write?, by Carol Narigon ..... page 16
Advice on helping pre-teen boys become excited and curious about writing.
Questions & Answers - Homeschooling with Chronic Fatigue and Finding Local Homeschoolers, by Laura Weldon ..... page 18
Laura shares readers answers to questions about getting tired teens ready for college and how to seek out local homeschooling families?
Taking Charge - - Let's Keep Homeschoolers Out Of Public School ID Systems, by Larry & Susan Kaseman ..... page 22
This column discusses reasons the ID numbers and databases are being established, problems with them, and what we can do to help ensure that we homeschoolers are not drawn into them.
Publisher's Notes - - Apples and Oranges, Pears and Rocks, Schools and Homeschools, by Helen Hegener ..... page 3
Helen explores the similarities of and differences between schools and homeschools.
News & Commentary - Winning Kids, Attack of the Army Ants, Pro-Active Bills, by Ann Lahrson Fisher ..... page 42
Ann reviews highlights from her weekly news updates.
Good Stuff - Under the Big Top: Elephants, Acrobats and Tricycles, by Becky Rupp ..... page 46
Homeschoolers don't have to leave home to run away to the circus.
Homeschooling Books - Home Schooling Reflections and Unqualified Education, by Elizabeth McCullough ..... page 52
Reviews of two self-published books, Home Schooling Reflections and Unqualified Education.
My Word! - A Long Way Since Yo-Yos, by David H Albert ..... page 54
An essay discussing the relative pros and cons of the video game phenomenon: insidious evil or brilliant development?
Unschooling - Jubilation and Triangulation, by Sandra Dodd ..... page 56
Sandra remnds us that learning works best when we're playing around. It has to do with merrily connecting the dots, in a real world way, and in a mental-connection way.
Road Less Traveled - C'mon, People Now, Smile on Your Brother, Everybody Get Together..., by Linda Dobson ..... page 66
Networking is vital to maintaining interest and passion in home education, and there's no place to network like a conference.
Articles Ode to a Maternal Teacher - , by Sarah Fletcher ..... page 28
How do you know you made the right decision to homeschool? Just hope you get a thank you letter like the one Sarah Fletcher wrote to her mom.
Kinder "Garden:" A Harvest of Math Lessons, by Carrie De Francisco ..... page 30
Carrie De Francisco learns how much math her daughter can learn from measuring their vegetables.
Summer Enrichment or Core Curriculum: What They Do for Fun; We Do for School!, by Joanne Yeck ..... page 32
Joanne Yeck's family learns together by taking advantage of summer study programs.
Home Exchange Vacation, by Lynne Lisa ..... page 34
Lynne Lisa describes how her family enjoyed a vacation in Paris by trading homes with a French family.
A View from the Other Side, by Deb Ramsey ..... page 36
When Deb Ramsey's daughter asked to go to "real" school, she followed her unschooling philosophy and signed her up. In doing so, Deb received an education she didn't expect.
Confessions of a Conniving Homeschool Mom, by Karen Kirkwood ..... page 37
With a little manipulation, Karen Kirkwood enjoys the rewards of her daughter's interests while they learn.
Changing Lives - , by Nancy Friedland ..... page 38
Nancy Friedland shares her feelings about her daughter moving away from home.
Free Software--A Homeschooler's Dream, by Janean Nusz ..... page 40
Janean Nusz knows how to find free Internet software and she'
Departments Letters and Discussions, ..... page 10
Readers write about articles and columns including: Does Homeschooling Have To Be Political?, Editorial: Schooling, Viva La Nerds!, African-American Homeschoolers, Homeschooled Teens Can Rest Easier, Too Much of a Good Thing?
Homescholing History - - A Large Dose of Reality, ..... page 58
An important 'History in the Making' compilation of mainstream media news stories from the last year, with many reports connected to public school enrollment.
HEM Notebook, ..... page 6
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