Milton Gaither, author of the book “Homeschool: An American History,” published an article in the winter edition of the respected Stanford University journal Education Next, titled “Homeschooling Goes Mainstream.†Gaither announced the article at his blog: “In it I describe the growing diversity of homeschoolers and the increasingly heterogeneous forms homeschooling is taking, including collaborative efforts between [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
