Helen on July 20th, 2009

Mary Nix has collected a delightful mix of articles from past issues of Home Education Magazine under the heading ‘Homeschool Seasons,’ and it includes writings on children and learning by Amber P. Keefer, Helen Hegener, Linda Dobson, Larry and Susan Kaseman, Barbara Theisen, Joyce Kurtak Fetteroll, Karen Vogel, and Tamara Orr. As Mary notes, “…as the seasons passed, I learned to relax as if it were summer all year and I enjoyed seeing what the freedom to learn, live and explore offers a child…”

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Helen on July 9th, 2009

Barb Lundgren, long-time Texas unschooler and founder of the international Rethinking Education conference, in the July/August Home Education Magazine:

“Over the last few years I have seen an exciting, noticeable change in the hundreds of fathers that attend. Where I used to encounter much anxiety, stress and fear of child-led learning, I now commonly see confidence, joy and even exuberance in embracing the uniqueness of self and children.”

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Helen on July 4th, 2009

HEM Resources Editor Mary Nix has gathered a delightful collection of links to Independence Day-related resources, including a terrific “History of the Fourth” from PBS (”When in the course of human events…”), and a “create your own fireworks” feature complete with music!

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Helen on May 22nd, 2009

Don’t miss Mary Nix’s Homeschooling “not a matter of money” in the HEM News & Commentary.

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