Helen on December 10th, 2009

The Home Education Magazine Back Issue Index spans a twelve-year period of HEM online, and a sampling of articles and columns from each issue are available free in these archives. You can quickly find specific topics with the search feature.
Home Education Magazine consistently publishes the best articles, interviews, columns, resource reviews, political commentary and [...]

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Helen on December 8th, 2009

Have you ever gone to a homeschool convention and wished that you could have picked the workshops that were offered? A simple way to have that decision-making power is to organize your own homeschool convention. Did I say simple? Well, if you have a computer, are a fairly determined person (what homeschool mom isn’t?), [...]

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Mark on December 5th, 2009

In the upcoming January-February 2010 issue, Sandra S. Gaffigan relates the experience of a group of Maryland moms sponsoring a drama class and theater production for homeschoolers.
Sandra writes, “The goal of Stagelight is to help the kids carry their success into other areas of their lives, to help them become comfortable in their own [...]

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Helen on December 4th, 2009

“Just after lunch, one Monday each month, there is an audible buzz in the children’s room of our local library. The hubbub begins at the door as a group of five enthusiastic homeschooled boys race one another into a much anticipated book club meeting. They are an eclectic group, but the chattering is nonstop and [...]

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Helen on December 2nd, 2009

In the September-October issue of Home Education Magazine, Carron Armstrong shared an article which discussed some of the issues facing parents teaching financial responsibility to younger children, such as whether to offer an allowance, and discussed some resources to make that job a bit easier, like money-oriented games. In the current Nov/Dec issue, Carron shares [...]

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Helen on November 30th, 2009

“This past fall many homeschool advocates noticed an increase in media challenges to homeschooling laws, regulations, and long-accepted practices, not only in many parts of the U.S., but around the world, in countries where homeschooling is also popular.”
“In the Washington Post, education columnist Jay Mathews called homeschooling “the sleeping giant of the American education system.” [...]

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