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In her editorial for the July-August issue of Home Education Magazine, HEM publisher Helen Hegener explains the roots of the homeschooling movement in the U.S., beginning with John Holt’s astute observation in How […]

Of all possible homeschooling resources – after, of course, such pipe-dream unobtainables as unlimited time and money – next-best is a library card. Kids vary certainly, but there’s no doubt, as Neil Postman said, […]

Defining homeschooling 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 on what blue looks like, but what about cobalt, […]

In every issue of Home Education Magazine two questions of interest to homeschoolers are selected and posed to our readers, and in return our readers are invited to respond to these questions with their own […]

In the current July-August issue of Home Education Magazine, in her article titled Math Lessons, homeschooling mom Cheryl Trzasko writes about the lessons she learned as a child, while sailing around the world […]

“My husband and I received some great advice when we first got married: Two can live as cheaply as one…provided one of you doesn’t eat! That’s true with kids, too. Raising kids costs. With five children and one […]

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 […]

Use of A Beka’s Christian curriculum closed Bloomfield School District’s public school (Family Home School) down.

Bloomfield board votes to close Family Home School Posted: 05/13/2009
By G. Jeff Golden

The […]

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Established in 1994, Farm Goods for Kids offer sone of the largest selections of farm toys and old-fashioned, classic play sets that today’s adults remember from their childhood, offered at competitive pricing […]

Got geeks? If so, you’ll want to check out a premier resource for those who dabble in the explorative sciences: Edmund Scientific – an outstanding source for robotics, electronics, magnetism, optics, solar, […]

Learn to Draw: from About.com offers beginner’s drawing lessons for kids or anyone interested in learning to sketch, from the beginning steps of selecting the best art materials, to how to hold a pencil properly, […]

“The Deepwater Horizon oil spill recently created by a leaking well in the Gulf of Mexico – now a blob of goo three times the size of Rhode Island that threatens Gulf fisheries, the Florida Keys, and the Louisiana […]

Following up on the post that Valerie made of Illinois focus on homeschoolers-as-truants continue, I ran into an editorial from the Lincoln Courier titled Be careful with truancy ordinance.

Published Saturday, […]

The theme for this Carnival revolves around quotes from the popular movie The Princess Bride, one of the most quoted movies of all time and a particular favorite of homeschooling families. Familiar lines such as […]

Fun commentary from a homeschooling dad who blogs in northern Idaho: “There was a time when I cared about the clothes I wore. But then children came along, and then homeschooling, and suddenly there was not even a […]

Whereas legislators are considering tax breaks for homeschoolers; and
Whereas a homeschool group representing a fraction of the community lobbies for said tax breaks;
our representatives need to know the true […]

Link: Home Education Magazine.

When talking to new homeschoolers we often hear concerns about the law. Is homeschooling legal? Who do I have to notify? What do I have to teach? While the legalities are a concern […]

Link: Home Education Magazine.

Homeschoolers are people who ask questions, from the first “Is it legal?” to ongoing concerns such as “Is there a conference near me?” and “What about college?” From this page […]

Link: Unschooling.

Unschooling.com is the premier website for information about unschooling. Free articles and essays, a discussion list, newsletter, weblog, and tons of great resources make this a site to […]