While browsing weblogs for this week’s Closer Look piece, I came across a new and unusually compelling blog called BrokenHomeschool. It’s written by a homeschooling mom identified only as Kathy, who lives in “North Florida, in the middle of nowhere, in ever-mounting debt, with my three kidlets, eight dogs, two cats, one goldfish and a [...]
As a kid I was fascinated by the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. They were wondrous creations, all right: the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Lighthouse at Alexandria, the Colussus of Rhodes, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon… I studied their pictures in old National Geographic magazines and thought about the lives of the people [...]
I’ve always loved travelling! Whether by car or plane, boat or train, striking off for someplace new – or even a favorite old place – is always sure to put a smile on my face and a spring in my step!
“For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel [...]
In her latest post to the HEM Guide to Homeschooling Resources Mary Nix notes that three of HEM’s blogs have been nominated for the 2006 Homeschool Blog Awards!
Mary shares information about the history of the blog awards and posts links to each of the five HEM nominations. Voting for favorite blogs is happening until Friday, [...]
Our HEM-Networking discussion group is where HEM readers and other interested people gather to talk about whatever’s on their minds. One post which captured my interest recently came from a mom in Texas, Susan Smylie, proudly describing the awesome achievements of her teenage son and his friends, who comprise a team for the Odyssey of [...]
