I’ve waited two days to write this post, believing it’s best to err on the side of caution when the stakes are potentially very high. Having waited two days, and having considered all the harassing phone calls, all the blisteringly-written letters, all the provoking emails, all the threatened lawsuits… well… enough is enough.
Mimi Rothschild contacted [...]

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Helen on April 10th, 2008

For as long as I can remember, Patrick Farenga has been a good friend and ally, not only to we at Home Education Magazine, but to homeschoolers and unschoolers everywhere. So it was with great dismay that I read the essay this morning at his website, PatFarenga.com. Pat wrote, in part: “It has come to [...]

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Helen on September 13th, 2007

Our news editor, Valerie, has posted notes about curfew issues around the country. We’ve run a bit on curfews at this HEM site, but I’m taking this opportunity to begin a collection for anyone seeking information about this subject:
Taking Charge: Curfews and Homeschoolers
An Open Letter About Curfews
“You Wanna Do What To My Kid?”
Truancy, Curfews, and [...]

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Helen on August 24th, 2007

This in-depth post by our news editor, Valerie Moon, explains why many knowledgeable long-time activists in the homeschooling community have been shaking their heads in disgust over the recent Washington Times op-ed piece by HSLDA President J. Michael Smith, supposedly honoring Dr. Raymond Moore for his considerable lifetime achievements.
It grieves many of us to [...]

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Helen on August 17th, 2007

This is only a little off-topic, since this blog is supported by a magazine whose publishers are grappling with ever-increasing postal rates. This postal rate hike is a concern because postal regulators have accepted a proposal from media giant Time Warner that would stifle small and independent publishers in America. The plan unfairly burdens smaller [...]

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