At the time I wasn’t thinking about how my children learned to read, I was thinking about sleep; dear quiet, blessed darkness, restful repose. It was late at night, the lights were out, and my book lay on the stack next to my bed where I’d dropped it. I was falling in and out of [...]
During the past 20 years, increasing numbers of families have decided to pursue homeschooling as their educational option of choice. Here are some articles to help navigate through the various topics associated with homeschooling, including: the benefits of homeschooling, homeschooling methods, homeschooling curriculum, and homeschooling resources. Read and enjoy. Feedback is always welcome. Let us know if there is an area you'd like us to cover.
HEM’s Questions & Answers for the July-August, 2010 issue:
Should We Homeschool While Unemployed?
Should we keep on homeschooling? My husband has been out of work for almost five months and I’m working two jobs to make up the difference. We don’t want to put the kids back but in school, they’re doing so well here, but [...]
As the popularity of home education continues to rise dramatically, so too does the diversification of the homeschooling community. Families are turning to home education for reasons that are as diverse as their religious, political, ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds in ever increasing numbers. The public image of homeschoolers in America at large, however, continues to [...]
It’s highly unlikely that you and your family will be investigated for child abuse or neglect. However, there are a number of reasons why homeschoolers find it helpful to understand the process of such an investigation and think about how they would respond.
• Since anyone can file a complaint of suspected child abuse or neglect, [...]
Fireworks rocketed skyward from farms and towns across the level prairie like spouts from a school of whales on a calm sea. It was our first time on the prairie and we marveled at the Independence Day sight. To the west, De Smet, South Dakota awaited. We followed the celebration to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little [...]
HEM’s News & Commentary tracks news stories of interest to homeschoolers and the homeschooling community. Recent posts include:
The Virtues of Standardized Tests
Homeschooling and Immigration – Canada
Experts’ Vision for Future Assessments
Short-term Homeschooling: Why Bother?
WA State’s Parent-Partner Programs
It’s Not the Homeschooling
Hey! Hollywood! Leave our kids alone!
Lacking Accountability, Doing [...]
“The history of the homeschool movement is instructive, in its details and its broader lessons, for the national politics of today.”
Twenty years ago the publishers of this magazine, along with many who comprised the active leadership of the then-still-new homeschooling movement, produced a foundational piece of writing which still informs and educates, titled Homeschooling Freedoms [...]
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