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	<description>Exploring homeschooling issues, ideas, and more</description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not the Homeschooling, ctd.</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4516/its-not-the-homeschooling-ctd/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 21:25:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Activist homeschoolers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Child Abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Letters to Editors]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calista Springer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[child abuse]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children with special needs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Pearl]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[stricter homeschool laws]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooler Jamie Rhodes has her Viewpoint published:

Parents choose to homeschool for a variety of reasons by Jamie Rhodes.
This is in response to the editorial, article and letters calling for stricter homeschool guidelines and laws. There are many points of view, however the general theme seems to be that public institutions offer a place where children [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short-term Homeschooling: Why Bother?</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4524/short-term-homeschooling-why-bother/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Mar 2010 15:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Writers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reasons to Homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Temporary Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Laura Brodie]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love in a Time of Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reason to homeschool]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Psychology Today blogger, Laura Brodie, decided to give her daughter a break from the school routine:
Many lifelong homeschoolers will wince at the thought of short-term ventures. For them, homeschooling is a way of life, not a year off. The potential benefits of home education (strong family ties, increased academic achievement) develop gradually over time, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WA State&#8217;s Parent-Partner Programs</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4514/wa-states-parent-partner-programs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4514/wa-states-parent-partner-programs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:35:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recapturing Homeschoolers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alternative education program]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school programs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[WA homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Homeschooling is distinct from a &#8216;parent-partner program&#8217; described in, Vashon&#8217;s alternative education program offers families support. The difference is hard to tell from the article, except on this point:

Data on Vashon’s homeschooling population is hard to come by, in part because some homeschooling families who aren’t a part of FamilyLink aren’t documented and because parents [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It&#8217;s Not the Homeschooling</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4507/its-not-the-homeschooling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4507/its-not-the-homeschooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:30:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reasons to Homeschool]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[indictment of homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nature of kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[schools and kids]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Su Penn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tape Flags and First Thoughts]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Writing on her blog, Tape Flags and First Thoughts, Su Penn explores, the nature of kids, school and us adult humans: 

This morning I was thinking about a long note I wrote on Facebook a few months ago, about how we homeschool. When I posted it, I knew that there would be at least a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lacking Accountability, Doing Just Fine</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4493/lacking-accountability-doing-just-fine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4493/lacking-accountability-doing-just-fine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Mar 2010 15:56:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Education Reform]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Education Trends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op/eds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[accountability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[creativity and imagination]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[experienced voices]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[learning styles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[school teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sidney Trubowitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[test scores]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[workbook exercises]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[At the risk of more chiding because I find encouraging words from a teacher &#8211; who may belong to a union &#8211; I am suggesting you read Lacking Accountability, Doing Just Fine, A Teacher&#8217;s First Classroom&#8211;50 Years Ago, by Sidney Trubowitz.

[The] persistent soundings about accountability and test results have caused me to look back to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stereotype Buster</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4461/stereotype-buster/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4461/stereotype-buster/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:54:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Blogs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[children and learning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool moms]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool stereotypes]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Misty Krasawski]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[religious homeschoolers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Stereotyping homeschoolers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Stereotypes are easier to find than people looking for balance and understanding. From
Misty Krasawski&#8217;s article, 1 Corinthians 13 for Homeschool Moms:

And if I give all my possessions to feed the poor, and my formal dining room gets turned into a schoolroom and our family vacations look more like educational fieldtrips, and if I surrender my [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Anniversary, Honey</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4454/happy-anniversary-honey/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4454/happy-anniversary-honey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Family Matters]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[family life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling dad]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A story on the NewsObserver.com site by correspondent Diane Morris is just a nice story.

Thanks, partner, for making my life worth living
In the years since our two sons were diagnosed with autism, I have discovered Greg is kinder and more generous of heart than I could have imagined back when we were first married. He [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fumbling &#8220;Homeschooling&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4409/fumbling-homeschooling/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4409/fumbling-homeschooling/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:11:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Distinctiveness]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Language Police]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Public-School-at-Home]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas Virtual Academy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[state benchmark tests]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most reader know I have strong opinions about how the term &#8216;homeschooling&#8217; is used &#8211; it is a matter of maintaining our distinctiveness. This piece from the Little Rock Homeschooling Examiner fumbles around with &#8216;homeschooling.&#8217; 
The Arkansas Virtual Academy, located in Little Rock, is accepting lottery applications for the 2010-2011 school year.
~~~
This is a huge [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Science as Homeschool Culture</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4411/science-as-homeschool-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4411/science-as-homeschool-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:38:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles About Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool science]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jenny Lind Schmitt]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychology Today]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[science geek]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Science as Homeschool Culture.
Jenny Lynn schmidt writes the &#8220;Adventures in Homeschooling&#8221; blog on Psychology Today&#8217;s website. Her March post is a story about science in her homeschool:

I am exhausted. Today was Science Co-op. Science Co-op tends to wear me out, but I love it. I confess that I am an artsy-fartsy science geek posing as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Certified teacher joins homeschool world</title>
		<link>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4351/certified-teacher-joins-homeschool-world/</link>
		<comments>http://www.homeedmag.com/newscomm/4351/certified-teacher-joins-homeschool-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:32:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles About Homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Encouraging Words]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Op/eds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regulations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[elementary education degree]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschool support group]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[homeschooling]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[public school teacher]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[regulating homeschooling]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This article is a must read:

In 2006, I took the leap from public school teacher to home-school mom for my kindergarten daughter. I did what most home-school mothers do and joined a home-school group for support. To be honest, I thought I would be lending most of the support. I had the elementary education degree [...]]]></description>
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