Helen on October 3rd, 2005

AHA Weblogs Blog
Kim Campbell reviews the weblogs of homeschoolers on the American Homeschool Association’s Weblogs Blog. Her commentaries are wonderful glimpses into what homeschoolers are blogging on the Internet, and they’ve conveniently categorized under headings such as Christian Values Homeschooling, Classical Homeschooling, Great Photos, Higher Education, Homeschool Businesses, Humorous Content, Large Family Homeschooling, Musically Inclined, [...]

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Helen on October 3rd, 2005

Salon.com Life | Endless summer
Unschooling is the topic of a feature article at this morning’s online magazine, Salon.
“Endless Summer,” by editorial fellow Sarah Karnasiewicz, starts out with this definition: “Unschooling is a radical branch of home-schooling where kids control what and when they learn — free of teachers, schedules and tests. Unschoolers say it’s intellectually [...]

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Helen on September 18th, 2005

HEM blogger Daryl Cobranchi has provided the complete text of the recently revived, HSLDA-written bill for a Home School Non-Discrimination Act, so I won’t replicate it here. But this is a bill that should be killed – again – for the same reasons we’ve made very clear before. However, this time around, a section on [...]

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Helen on September 3rd, 2005

Homeschool Buyers Co-op
I’m a mom who homeschools in New York and I’d like to make you aware of a brand new resource that will benefit all homeschooling families – the Homeschool Buyers Co-op.
By banding together, the homeschooling community can enjoy the purchasing power that the largest school districts in the country have. The Homeschool Buyers [...]

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Helen on September 3rd, 2005

Ambleside Online offers: AO-HELP
The Ambleside Online Advisory has created a free curriculum plan, AO-HELP, for families and relief workers who need emergency educational help for children in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. All books and materials necessary are available online for free. It requires no materials other than pencil and paper, and a Good Samaritan [...]

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