Staying Informed

Keeping the Parent-Teen Connection Strong Through Unschooling by Laurie A. Couture The natural state of adolescence is to be joyful, playful, social and connected to parents and community. Read to Me  by Jennifer Walker The kids are still. They are silent. They are listening. They are beyond listening; Co-Parenting and Co-Schooling: by Michelle Barone Homesc […]

what are the long term ramifications of unschooling for our kids? an editorial discussion between HEM’s editor and publisher     Barb: I’ve spent the last 30 years of my life wondering whether unschooling my kids would really make a difference in how they feel about themselves, their connection to others and society, their understanding of the human conditio […]

States Hoping for Common Core Exit StrategyEducation Week posted several states’ legislative maneuvers trying to get out from under federal Common Core State Standards demands.  Many homeschoolers are concerned with the children and parents’ data collection, for one. Check out EdWeek‘s article – Exit Strategy: State Lawmakers Consider Dropping Common Core  B […]

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Unschooling, what is it?Unschooling, Un schooling what is it? Defining unschooling is a little like describing a color, and every bit as elusive. You can rely on commonly-held descriptions; for example, we generally all agree what blue looks like, but what about cobalt, aqua, navy, cyan, sapphire, azure, indigo, cerulean, turquoise or cornflower? It’s the sa […]