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Welcome to HEM's Support Groups Pages!
Homeschool support groups and the individuals who build networks between homeschooling families are the glue which holds the homeschooling community together. Through their newsletters, conferences, websites, discussion lists, weblogs and more, homeschool support groups and active individuals keep the lines of communication open, while offering information, resources, news and perspectives on homeschooling.
HEM has long recognized the valuable contributions of homeschool support groups and active individuals, and we hope these resources will help you locate, join, and volunteer to help your local support group or networking individual.
Access your state listing to the right to find contact information for state and local homeschool support groups. We also maintain a National listing of nation-wide homeschooling organizations and an International list of groups and organizations.
Resources for Support Groups
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High IQ Kids
From free spirit Publishing
High IQ Kids
Collected Insights, Information, and Personal Stories from the Experts
Edited by Kiesa Kay, Deborah Robson, and Judy Fort Brenneman
Profoundly gifted kids often get the least help in school. It’s assumed they’re smart enough to succeed on their own, plus teachers (and parents) feel out of their depth with these unique [...]
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Recorded Books Offers Free Lesson Plans Incorporating Audio Support
Recorded Books, the largest provider of unabridged audiobooks to schools and school libraries, is offering free lesson plans and, for a limited time, a free audiobook on the Recorded Books K-12 blog at http://recordedbooks.wordpress.com
The lesson plans currently featured are for 1989 Newbery Medal winner Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices by Paul Fleischman. Hillary [...]
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The Coastal America Ocean Art Contest
The Aquarium of the Pacific is happy to announce a nation-wide contest aimed at
increasing ocean literacy in our youth and the general public:
The Coastal America Ocean Art Contest
Students of all ages, from kindergarten through the university level, are encouraged
to submit work to express the importance of the ocean, and have the opportunity for
their work to [...]
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News and Commentary
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Educational malpractice?
Dana, of Principled Discovery, explains some misconceptions about homeschooling at Heart of the Matter.
Common Misuses of Analogy in Homeschool Criticism, 8 May 2008, Heart of the Matter
Because education involves the development of the mind and the character, educational malpractice would have to result in injury to the mind or character. We are not talking about failing to [...]
Thu, 08 May 2008 21:24:48 +0000
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Riding high, sidesaddle
Young horse rider wins honors with uncommon style, 30 April 2008, Post Tribune, Merrillville, Indiana
A young, local equestrienne, Kaile Silvert [4th photo down], started riding when she was just 6 years old. Now 12, Kaile is an accomplished rider with top honors at numerous competitions, and she does it all while riding sidesaddle.
As Orthodox Jews, [...]
Thu, 08 May 2008 20:57:27 +0000
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Groups Highlights
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HEM Classics feature in the May-June Issue of HEM
The May-June issue of Home Education Magazine offers a special feature, the preview of the newest title from HEM Books, The Homeschool Reader: Collected Articles from Home Education Magazine 1995-1999, edited by Laura Weldon. The article intro reads:
The years between 1995 and 1999 were a time when this publication and the people [...]
Fri, 09 May 2008 16:30:29 +0000
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Similar Educational Options, Yet Chemically Different
Annette has a well thought out post at her National Charter School Watch Blog that looks at the charter school at home, homeschooling issue.
She writes:
At NCSW, the goal isn’t unity between two groups of parents to strengthen educational choice. The goal is understanding what polarizes us with our focus on our two different educational options. [...]
Tue, 06 May 2008 14:05:02 +0000
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Podcast with Deborah Niemann-Boehle, Susan Ryan and Valerie Bonham Moon
I spoke with Deborah and Susan about their upcoming Central Illinois Homeschool Conference. You can listen to it here.
It was great to hear about the many workshops they have planned and I even learned that one of the speakers is a 14 year old homeschooler. Here is her bio from the site:
Katherine [...]
Fri, 02 May 2008 19:12:11 +0000
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Debbie Shwarzer and sons featured on local t.v. show
Educating your child yourself: What it takes to be a homeschool parent produced by the View from the Bay featured Debbie Schwarzer and her sons in a piece about homeschooling on a local afternoon show on May 1st. The View from the Bay can be accessed here. (Their feature can [...]
Fri, 02 May 2008 13:07:04 +0000
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