HEM’s Questions & Answers – January-February 2010
Deadline is Nov. 25th for replies to these questions, which will run in the January-February issue of Home Education Magazine. You can reply to either or both questions in the comments section below:
Teaching Grammar?
I haven’t found any way to teach grammar that keeps the interest of my ten-year-old son. [...]
The Nov-Dec issue features an interview with James Marcus Bach, who writes of being “dedicated to a certain lifestyle of mind. I call it intellectual buccaneering. I call myself a buccaneer-scholar. Just as the original buccaneers would not submit to authority in their pursuit of worldly riches, neither do us modern buccaneers yoke ourselves to [...]
Homeschool support groups and the individuals who build networks between homeschooling families are the glue which holds the homeschooling community together. Through their newsletters, conferences, websites, discussion lists, weblogs and more, homeschool support groups and active individuals keep the lines of communication open, while offering information, resources, news and perspectives on homeschooling.
HEM has long recognized [...]
As teenagers, our kids seldom did grammar exercises and never wrote reports and term papers. According to some in the educational establishment, they ought to be poor writers. Not so. Both got “A’s” in their college freshmen English classes. Friends now often ask them for help editing assignments. Both enjoy writing and produce credible pieces [...]
