Helen on February 22nd, 2010

Homeschooling father and essayist Earl Gary Stevens wrote with rare common sense when he advised, “Whatever our individual circumstances, whether or not we have children in schools, we must still be able to express our misgivings about schooling in general and to offer support and encouragement for those who are searching for a way out. [...]

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Helen on February 1st, 2010

Back issues of Home Education Magazine are available individually or in annual sets for the last ten years, from 2000 through 2009, but further back in our 27 year publishing history the available issues start getting a little thinner, and some issues can no longer be ordered. Only single issues are available for 2001, 1999, [...]

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Helen on January 19th, 2010

A collection of articles by and about fathers who homeschool their children includes some insightful writing and thoughtful perspectives on the subject of dads helping their kids learn. From Gary Wyatt’s observation that “Children need more of their fathers and fathers need more of their children,” to Earl Gary Stevens’ “For me the adventure turned [...]

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Helen on December 10th, 2009

The Home Education Magazine Back Issue Index spans a twelve-year period of HEM online, and a sampling of articles and columns from each issue are available free in these archives. You can quickly find specific topics with the search feature.
Home Education Magazine consistently publishes the best articles, interviews, columns, resource reviews, political commentary and [...]

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Helen on September 15th, 2009

The American Homeschool Association has been collecting and compiling good quotes about education since the organization first took shape in 1995. The AHA site includes a page dedicated to quotes relating to homeschooling, learning, children, families, freedoms, personal responsibilities and more.
Among those quoted are David and Micki Colfax, Earl Gary Stevens, Isaac Asimov, Margaret [...]

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Helen on August 19th, 2009

Earl Gary Stevens discusses making the decision between homeschooling and public school in this column from the March/April 1997 issue of Home Education Magazine:
“…Several parents have told me that they have enrolled children in public schools after having practiced home education, in some cases for many years. Some of them speak in a matter-of-fact way [...]

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