Helen on April 16th, 2007

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 [...]

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Helen on April 4th, 2007

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 [...]

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Helen on February 11th, 2007

by Pat Montgomery
Melissa Busekros is a fifteen-year-old girl, the oldest of six children in the Busekros family. She lives in Erlangen, Germany. Melissa attended the Christian Ernst High Gymnasium until the summer of 2004 when she was told that she would have to repeat the grade because she was failing in Latin and [...]

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Helen on February 6th, 2007

The Wisconsin Parents Association publishes a wonderful newsletter for their homeschooling members, and they recently published a booklet explaining the history of the organization and homeschooling in Wisconsin, titled Kitchen Tables and Marble Halls. The booklet includes this interesting bit about their newsletter:
From the beginning, WPA newsletters have been written for at least four audiences. [...]

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Helen on October 21st, 2006

As noted in the post before this one, Canadian author Carol Windley writes about fictional homeschooling families in her new book, titled Home Schooling. Here’s additional information from the publisher’s press release:
Home Schooling
by Carol Windley
From the acclaimed author of Visible Light comes a collection of seven outstanding stories, each set against the rural landscape of [...]

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