Helen on October 12th, 2006

The HEM Networking discussion list has always been known for a no-nonsense approach to the most timely and important homeschooling issues. Founded in 1999 and currently listing almost 1,000 members, the list includes many veteran and pioneer homeschoolers who enjoy sharing their intimate knowledge of the history, the people, and the significant events which shaped [...]

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Helen on October 2nd, 2006

Good article from the CBS News site:
Colleges Coveting Home-Schooled Students
Subtitle: Colleges Aggressively Competing for Home-Schoolers in Quest for Best Students
“Home-schooled students – whose numbers in this country range from an estimated 1.1 million to as high as 2 million – often come to college equipped with the skills necessary to succeed in higher education, said [...]

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Susan Ryan writes a good interesting post about a study regarding expelled pre-schoolers and also about finding out what problems babies and pre-schoolers have that should be evaluated by ‘experts’ on her blog Corn and Oil » “Bureaucracy IS the `problem child’”.
Susan writes, “Also mentioned in the article was the hope by many proponents to [...]

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Helen on September 25th, 2006

There’s an interesting essay at the National Public Radio site, Doing Things My Own Way,”, by Bela Fleck. It’s part of their ongoing “This I Believe” series, and you can listen to the essay at the NPR site.
Fleck writes in part, “Sometimes I wonder if my banjo playing would pass codes. I didn’t learn [...]

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Helen on September 22nd, 2006

One of my favorite weblogs is my friend Susan Ryan’s Corn and Oil. Susan writes from her family’s farm (150 years and counting) in Illinois, and she covers homeschooling and issues related to homeschooling such as daytime curfews, mental health screening, universal preschool and more. She explains:
“I’m passionate about that pureness of every family’s characteristics [...]

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