A very interesting article – two articles, actually – crossed my screen this morning in an email newsletter from the trade publication Writer’s Digest. Their website brought together two gurus of the magazine world, both men whose writings I’ve followed and admired for a long time. Bob Sacks, known as BoSacks, offers some astute observations [...]
One of my long-time favorite bloggers is Karen Braun, known in the homeschool blogging world as Spunky. Her Spunky Homeschool blog has often made me think, many times made me laugh, always provided thoughtful and inspiring reading in one capacity or another.
Today Spunky writes about an upcoming documentary and shares her thoughts about the message [...]
The November-December, 2008 issue of Home Education Magazine includes some wonderful articles and features, and one of my favorites is Mary Nix’s interview with The 5 Browns: homeschooled siblings whose amazing piano artistry is winning hearts around the world!
The 5 Browns are a classical piano music group. Their repertoire includes mostly popular classical tunes, and [...]
Homeschooling families across the nation and around the world are watching 18-year-old homeschooler Becca Ward, of Denver, CO, as she prepares for Saturday’s fencing competition in Beijing, China.
Mary Nix’s HEM Guide to Homeschooling Resources features links to news stories, a video and photo gallery of Becca, and an online viewing opportunity.
Among the news stories:
USA Today
“If [...]
One of the more delightful finds during this end of summer “not-back-to-school” period is this sharp, smart rewriting of a pop song into an anthem for new homeschoolers:
I Will Survive (the first year of homeschooling)*
I kidded Natalie that she’s homeschooling’s answer to Weird Al.
*Originally written and produced by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris
Originally performed by [...]
