Homeschoolers Perform

Mark on December 5th, 2009

In the upcoming January-February 2010 issue, Sandra S. Gaffigan relates the experience of a group of Maryland moms sponsoring a drama class and theater production for homeschoolers.
Sandra writes, “The goal of Stagelight is to help the kids carry their success into other areas of their lives, to help them become comfortable in their own [...]

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Homeschool Boys Book Club

Helen on December 4th, 2009

“Just after lunch, one Monday each month, there is an audible buzz in the children’s room of our local library. The hubbub begins at the door as a group of five enthusiastic homeschooled boys race one another into a much anticipated book club meeting. They are an eclectic group, but the chattering is nonstop and [...]

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The War on Kids

Helen on December 1st, 2009

The trailer for a new film titled The War on Kids includes quotes from longtime homeschooling advocates Patrick Farenga and John Taylor Gatto, and it’s been raising reviewers’ eyebrows across the nation, as evidenced by this paragraph in the Nov. 18th New York Times: “Arranged in sections that range from merely interesting to downright horrifying, [...]

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Nov-Dec Issue of HEM

Helen on November 14th, 2009

In the November-December issue of Home Education Magazine our featured writers address homeschooling children of different ages, helping children become interested in and respectful of the natural world, learning history by producing a short drama, helping older kids and young adults learn about financial management, using writing contests to encourage kids to write, and how [...]

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Where Do You Want the Sandbox?

Helen on November 11th, 2009

“When our kids were younger, Ken and I had a long discussion that really boiled down to this question: Where do you want the sandbox?
“It was a serious question. We were already making lots of choices that set us apart, what with home births and extended breast feeding — and now that our babies were [...]

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Andrew O’Hehir, Part II

Helen on October 19th, 2009

Editor’s note: This is the second in a series at Salon.com. To read the first installment, Confessions of a Homeschooler, click here.
Home schooling: How we do it
By Andrew O’Hehir
It all started with the hero of “Cars,” Lightning McQueen.
As I wrote in the first installment of this series last month, home schooling sneaked up on us, [...]

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