Welcome to HEM’s Editor’s Blog!

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Welcome to the Editor’s Blog for Home Education Magazine!

My name is Helen Hegener, and I’m actually the managing editor and co-publisher (with my husband, Mark). There are two other magazine editors, Carol Narigon (Articles) and Linda Dobson (Columns), and three newsletter editors: Shay Seaborne (HEM News), Ann Lahrson Fisher (HEM News & Commentary), and Mary Nix (HEM Support Groups News). We think we have the best editorial staff in homeschooling, working to bring you all the best homeschooling publications!

Actually, there’s a lot more to Home Education Magazine than publications. As our site banner notes, HEM is “More than just a magazine…” But this blog is my little corner of this whole big operation. This is where I share what I find most interesting, illuminating, notable, quotable, whatever – if it catches my interest, you’ll probably read about it here. I’ll strive to keep it interesting, and if you find something you think I should know about, please write and tell me!

Thanks for reading, and be sure to check out some of the other terrific blogs we sponsor – the handy menu on the left side of this screen will help you find them!

This entry was posted on July 5, 2005 at 3:01 am and is filed under Exploring Ideas. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.

5 Responses to Welcome to HEM’s Editor’s Blog!

  1. Andrea R on July 6, 2005 at 6:16 pm

    Glad to see you blogging and welcome to the blogosphere. :)

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  2. Helen on July 8, 2005 at 12:05 pm

    Thanks for the kind welcome, Andrea! I clicked over to your blog to see what’s up and noted one of my kids’ favorite old cookie recipes – doggoneit, now I’m going to be craving a batch of ‘em! My favorite variation is to add coffee to make them mocha-flavored!

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  3. Natalie on July 12, 2005 at 3:23 am

    Welcome to the blogosphere! It was just a matter of time, you know. Writing and blogging go hand in hand.

    I thoroughly enjoy HEM and look forward to reading more from you here.

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  4. Helen on July 12, 2005 at 9:50 am

    You’re right, Natalie, blogging is probably the most immediate form of writing we’ve come up with to date – putting one’s stuff out there to an appreciative readership with just a few quick clicks. What could be better? Maybe a Vulcan mind-meld…

    Seriously, though, this is a form of immediate publishing. More so than, say, discussion lists, which are more about off-the-cuff discussion than actual writing. I’ve been giving some serious thought to what I might want to write here, and I’ve come up with several interconnected threads, the first of which I’ll start on with today’s first post: “The History of a Homeschooling Magazine.” Been wanting to write that for years now…

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  5. Chel on July 13, 2005 at 6:48 pm

    Helen,
    I am so thankful I can explore what others are doing at home with their children. I also feel very strongly about protecting our children from being screened, labeled and drugged. 10,000,000 children in the United States are taking psychiatric drugs daily?! That is frightening.
    Sincerely, Chel

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