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Ace Ministries .............................. 17 Hemisphere Travel ....................... 56 Online Science Mall..................... 77
American Science Surplus ........... 47 Herbal Healer ............................... 27 Our Learning Folio ...................... 70
Apologia....................................... 29 Hewitt Homeschooling Resources73 Pearson VUE ................................ 88
Apprentice Doctor ........................ 55 Hilaria & Ludi .............................. 86 Peterson Direct ............................. 53
Art Instruction School .................... 2 History at our House .................... 50 PhonicsQ ...................................... 30
Bilingual Press ............................. 71 Home Tutoring Plus ..................... 72 Portland State University ............. 39
Birdcage Books ....................... 23,66 Homeschool Spanish Academy.... 71 Practical Learning Online ............ 34
BluTrack....................................... 83 Hugg A Planet .............................. 61 Professor in a Box ........................ 49
Bright Lines Paper ....................... 16 iPrep Press.................................... 40 Rod & Staff Publishing ................ 31
Building Blocks ........................... 83 Ivy Bound..................................... 34 Schola Publications, Inc. ......... 18,68
Cedar Valley Publishing ............... 47 Keen Skills, Inc. (QuickCert)......... 7 Schoolside Press........................... 81
Center on Congress ................. 10,11 Kitchen Specialties....................... 60 ScienceWorks ............................... 85
Children’s Software Online.......... 34 Kits For Kids ................................ 12 Scotto’s Place .......................... 30,77
College Plus ................................. 54 Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum ..... 16 Sea Mineral .................................. 79
Continental Academy ................... 16 Laurelwood Books ....................... 28 Sierra Madre Games .................... 84
Crafty Secrets ............................... 59 Learning By Grace ......................... 3 Sing N Learn ................................ 83
Creative Crafthouse ..................... 21 Lekha Publishers .......................... 67 Soft Star Shoes ............................. 45
Creekbed Tech......................... 46,76 Literacy Unlimited ....................... 74 Stanford University ...................... 37
Curriculum Design for Excellence32 Little Pim Company ................ 30,46 SuperCamp................................... 78
Databased Intelligence, Inc.. ........ 48 Maestro Learning, Inc. ................. 84 Swansbury, Inc. .............................. 6
Dee Walden Learning Solutions... 85 Maine Cloth Diaper Company ..... 23 Talking Fingers .............................. 9
Design a Study ........................ 23,79 Math Mammoth ........................... 72 Tattler ........................................... 26
Dianne Flynn Keith ...................... 61 Michigan Tech University ............ 87 The McHale Report...................... 35
Discovering Music.net ................. 40 Microscope Store, The ................. 13 The Oaks Private School.............. 67
Earth & Sky Magazine ................. 57 Middle School Science Activities 78 The Writing Musician .................. 41
eHarvey ........................................ 18 Monart School of Arts.................. 24 Toy Garden................................... 74
E-Tech .......................................... 36 Montessori Services ..................... 52 Troy University ............................ 61
Excellence In Education .............. 20 Moonjar ........................................ 13 University of Nebraska ................ 38
FACE............................................ 79 Mother Board Books .................... 66 Wall Words ..............................62-63
Find the Fun ................................. 80 National Institute for Genealogical Websters Academy ....................... 15
Fire Station Buddies, Inc.............. 64 Studies .......................................... 58 Wholesale Chess .......................... 76
Folkstyle Productions................... 15 Needak Manufacturing................. 19 Winsor Learning, Inc. .................. 75
Fraction Kits................................. 86 NEMC National Educational Music Woodloch Resort .......................... 44
Gotham Writer’s Workshop ......... 26 Company ...................................... 40 Wordsmiths Jensen Grammar ...... 80
Haan Crafts ............................. 68,85 New Jammies ............................... 14 Workbox System .......................... 35
Harris Communications ............... 22 Noodle Head Inc .......................... 14 Writing C.L.A.W, Inc. .................. 47
Article Index
Is Your Child Employable .............. 6 Scheduling a Charlotte Mason Day by Woodloch Resort .......................... 42
Homeschooling Intrigues Me - Where Do Sheila Carroll and James Carroll . 22 History of US Series by Joy Hakim
I Start? by Greg and Moira Bell..... 8 Non-Judgmental Drawing: The Monart Review by Michael Leppert ......... 43
Primary Sources and a Virtual Way by Mona Brookes................. 24 Waiting for “Superman” by Stacey
Congress....................................... 10 Art Instruction School .................. 26 Kannenberg .................................. 46
Why Can’t Saltwater Fish Live in Fresh Writing With Sharon Watson.com 30 Dr. Maria Montessori by Linda K.
water? by Connor Bernstein......... 12 AHA! Unit-based Instruction by Dr. T. Foster............................................ 52
Celebrating Our Children and Ourselves Roger Taylor and Dr. Beverly M. What Do You Mean by
by Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis, M.S.14 Taylor ........................................... 32 “Normalization?” ......................... 53
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How Much History Do Kids Need? by Ivy Bound SAT and ACT Prep ..... 34 Hemisphere Educational Travel by
Scott Powell ................................. 16 You Bought it, Let’s Use It! by Sue Michael Leppert ........................... 56
Yes, My Grown Homeschooled Children Patrick .......................................... 35 Giant Energy Bubbles in our Milky Way
Are Odd by Diane Flynn Keith .... 18 The Increasing Prevalence on Online Galaxy by Beth Lebwohl and Deborah
When All Else Fails, Play a Game! by Learning in Education .................. 36 Byrd.............................................. 57
Carolyn Forte ............................... 20 Michigan Technological University Pre- Genealogy: A New HomeSchooler
Do Smart People Play Chess or Does College Outreach ......................... 40 Opportunity by Louise St Denis, National
Playing Chess Make People Flink Learning by Emerson Institute for Genealogical Studies 59
Smart ............................................ 21 Sandow......................................... 42 Our Learning Folio ...................... 70
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tant social skills? unleashing of adult peer
owadays, it is solving opportunities,
What do well-social- pressure if you decide
rare to meet an wh ich a r e t hei r ow n
ized kids look like any- to pursue homeschool-
American par- best tutorial.
way? ing. This is a hot issue
ent who hasn’t at least Yo u m ay s t a r t h o -
• Are they the teens and one that causes peo-
heard of home school- meschooling thinking
you see hanging around ple to react defensively
ing. Those looking at about “academics” and
the mall? about their own school
ho m e s cho ol i ng f r om “subjects”, but as you
• The kids who take choices, no matter how
t he out side rout i nely progress, you’ll discover
weapons to school and gracious you may be.
express two chief con- that the essence of suc-
use them? Try not to be shocked
c e r n s: 1) “ H o w c a n cessful homeschooling
• The kids who dis- when you’re hit with un-
homeschooling parents is less about “school-
cuss last night’s sitcoms solicited judgment. It’s
tolerate being with their i ng” a nd more about
as though the actors and wise not to announce a
kids 24 hours a day?” “ h o m e ”. Yo u m i g h t
situations are real? decision to homeschool
and 2) “What about so- realize that families are
• Those subdued with until you’ve done the
cialization?” the building blocks of
d r u g s t o m a ke t h e m research you need to
SO W H AT IS HO - human life and see that
“manageable”? become firm in the idea
MESCHOOLING R E- each child is constituted
• Those that pressure and observe for awhile.
ALLY? differently right from
each other to look, act, You will be char t i ng
In a nutshell, home- the beginning and their
speak, and believe just your own course. What
schooling is the process s t yle of nu r t u r e a nd
like the rest of the ado- other people think ho-
whe r e by r e s p o n si ble needs are unique.
lescent herd? meschooling is may be
parents choose to train, AT HOM E W I T H
When we’re willing to quite unlike your expe-
equip, and launch their MY KIDS ALL DAY?!!
face the facts, it’s obvi- rience. Many critics are
ow n c h i l d r e n a s r e - Much of the surliness
ous that a well-social- silenced when they see
sponsible, literate, and that kids exhibit toward
ized person is one who your children thriving
skillful on-going adult parents and siblings is
can respect and interact and learning.
learners. It differs from an outcome of spending
w it h t hose older a nd If you’ve ha d ch il-
traditional public/pri- too much t i me ever y
younger than himself; dren in school and are
vate schooling in that day receiving the verbal
m o r e k n owle d ge a ble br i ngi ng t hem home,
parents are the direct a nd e mot ion al abu se
and less so. give yourself and them
overseers of the child’s of other children in an
Some say that chil- a g r a c e p e r i o d of 6
l e a r n i n g p r o c e s s . It i n st it ut ion al set t i ng.
dren need to be with a months to decompress.
results in family glue When your kids realize
room full of age mates When your kids realize
rather than family frac- they have innate value
all day to learn to “face they have you all day,
ture, fostering real-life and uniqueness that is
real it y” a nd toug hen ever y day, and sense
maturity, from a young not being th reatened,
up. This does not har- that your attention is
age, and can be cus- they change for the bet-
monize with the “real t u r ne d t owa rd t he m ,
tomized to the learning ter.
world” adults inhabit. they will need you less!
style of each child. It SOCIALIZATION
You do not work with Don’t envision yourself
fosters genuine social What’s the real ques-
others your age, or so- chained to your kitchen
g races th rough inter- tion behind “What about
cial or economic back- t able, t e a ch i ng m at h
action with people of socialization?” Are we
g rou nd; why should facts ‘til you’re blue in
all ages. It is bursting laboring under the no-
children? the face.
with real-life problem- tion that kids need lots
C R I T I C I S M YO U continued on page 50
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ive students the artifacts, and more. TPS
real story about resources, offered free of
at Indiana University historical events. charge to all educators, are
Help them understand how organized in collections
our government works around five themes:
and what it’s like to be a Public Criticisms of Con-
Member of Congress. Find gress: A Look at American
new, engaging resources to Political Cartoons – Get a
teach about Congress, rep- historical perspective on
resentative democracy, and the place of political car-
citizen participation. toons in our representative
The Center on Con- democracy, explore public
gress at Indiana University criticisms of Congress, and
(www.centeroncongress. develop your own views
org) has developed a rich about Congress.
collection of resources – in- Critical Thinking: Ana-
teractives, lesson plans, pri- lyzing Congressional Floor
mary source sets and more Debates – Examine the
– that gives students unique main components of an
access to primary sources, effective, thoughtful argu-
www.centeroncongress.org bringing government and ment in Congress, analyze
history to life – and takes examples of Congressional
YOUR SOURCE FOR them inside the workings debates, and learn how to
TEACHING ABOUT CONGRESS of our government to ex- present a case on a particu-
perience first-hand what lar issue.
• Interactive learning modules it’s like to be a member Consensus Building
• Facts of Congress short videos of Congress through the and the Virtual Congress
• Videos on compromise and Virtual Congress. To help – Delve into consensus
how Congress works educators learn more about building in the legislative
• Lesson plans these resources and how process by examining
• Teaching with Primary Sources to use them, the Center is historical examples and ex-
offering a series of webi- perience the process first-
• Virtual Congress
nars throughout spring and hand by taking on the role
• and more… Visit summer 2011. of Members of Congress
democracykids.org The Center’s Teaching
with Primary Sources
within a virtual world – the
Virtual Congress.
(TPS) project (www.tp- Still in development are
“Our mission is to improve the
scongress.org) is designed two more themes: The
public’s understanding about
to help teachers access and Impact of Congress: A
Congress and to encourage civic use the digitized online Look at the First Congress,
engagement.” primary source materials 1789-1791 – Examine bills
of the Library of Congress passed in the first Congress
THE CENTER ON
– documents, photographs, that still impact our lives
CONGRESS
AT INDIANA UNIVERSITY maps, speeches, cartoons, today; and Importance
letters, songs, journals/ of Citizen Participation:
diaries, autobiographies, American Social Move-
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that they see themselves as
he New ebrate their children for the marvelous individuals
Ye a r who they are. Every single they are? Here are a few
has be- one of our children has ways:
gun! For many unique gifts and unique 1. Celebrate your chil-
of us that means contributions to make dren for who they are,
leaving behind the holiday to our world. If children NOT for the quality or
parties, perhaps making are not celebrated and quantity of their school
New Year resolutions and, ack nowledged for the work.
in general, looking for- wonders that they are and 2. Get into the habit
ward to new beginnings. for their unique contribu- of pointing out what is
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birthdays, Valentine’s Day, true “calling” during their interests, talents, and the
graduations, etc. We love growing-up years. contributions they make to
to celebrate! Too often, children are the family.
As we move into 2011, evaluated in terms of how 4. Encourage them to
newjammies.com I challenge parents (and they perform in school, pay attention to their own
teachers!) to really cel- and only those who do positive characteristics and
“well” receive acknowl- actions.
edgment. Children quickly 5. Teach them to rec-
lose heart when day after ognize their accomplish-
day they don’t do well ments.
on assignments, or fail a Compare these two sets
test, or are told they are of comments:
not measuring up. Or, “When are you going to
they become unmotivated get it right?...Well, if there’s
Get out and play! and even depressed when a way to mess it up you’ll
urged to go in a direction find it...You’re so clumsy...I
Travel & Adventure that is counter to their tal- know you’ll lose it...You’ll
ents and natural gifts -- in probably forget like you
many cases, the adults in a always do...”
child’s life force the child “Wow, thanks for re-
into a career or life of the membering to pick that
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brightlinespaper.com ously, and over the duration cently, I had seven year old
of their academic career. students unselfconscious-
Each stage of this process ly saying that what they
allows students to progress were learning was “cool.”
through natural levels of (When was the last time
awareness and ultimately you heard a student call his-
to emerge as historically- tory that? We were study-
minded adults. ing the Athenian Golden
The proper goal of early Age, which by any proper
history education is to standard certainly is one
help children develop the of the coolest things in the
“history habit.” To put world–ever!–but do most
the matter plainly, to learn kids think so?) Students
history children first have were learning for the first
to develop an interest in it. time what a democracy is
For that to happen it must by studying the example of
be presented in a manner Athens. When this same
that is compatible with their class of lower elementary
level of thinking and their students learned that Ath-
natural interests. History ens had lost the Pelopon-
has to be taught as an excit- nesian War against Sparta,
ing story, with characters I could hear voices crack-
and story lines as amazing ing. (Yes, I have actually
as any work of fiction. But seen tears shed by young
children must also learn to students in history classes,
appreciate the unique value continued on page 72
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am sick and tired of They stand out from the
defending homeschool- crowd, and a trained eye
Learning is ing from the ques- can spot them a mile away.
all about! tion, “What about social- Now, please understand
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socialized. We laughingly and practical examples of
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School, brings the “S word.” We deflect the well-socialized. You know
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and complain loudly about less morning by inserting
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magine that it’s Mon- D o e s t h is s c e n a r io
day morning. It’s about sound possible to you? It
9AM, and after fin- is. Charlotte Mason under-
ishing their chores, your stood how children really
children sit down at the learn and laid out a set of
kitchen table and begin principles to make it pos-
school. Because they have sible to inspire children to
learned that all real learn- learn by their own self-ef-
ing begins with disciple- fort. To bring this wonder
ship, they study the Bible about, the teaching parent
with you. Following that, must first understand his
each knows they must or her role. “The children,
check their schedule of not the teacher, are the re-
readings and written work sponsible persons; they do
to be sure of the learning the work by self-effort.”
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things. When you grasp raphy, picture study and
this single truth it will composer study.
change your understand- Ms. Mason once re-
ing of your homeschool counted her response to a
and your children. question which included
My Own Story the phrase, “I use your
For three years I waffled method more or less . . .”
in my consistent use of . Mason said, “Then you
Charlotte Mason’s prin- will achieve the results I
ciples such as narration. I promise . . . more or less.”
also “curriculum hopped”. The Magic of Short Les-
But I wasn’t seeing the sons
results I thought possible; Recently a mother asked
Bridgett had a very short for guidance in prevent-
attention span. Finally, in continued on page 68
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millions. w it h lo ok i ng for t he
his article needs W hen I talk about praise. When teaching
to be understood non-judgment, the av- a dva nce d t e ch n ique s
f rom t he ba sic erage person assumes l i ke p e r s p e c t ive a nd
premise that I do not I am referring to criti- shading, a teacher needs
believe that there is “a cism. But if there re- to show the student the
r ig ht way t o do a r t ” ally is no such thing correct skills, but once
and that “everyone can a s “go o d ” o r “ b a d ”, those skills are learned
learn to draw”. I realize then I see no need to the student should have
that there is a right way i m p o s e o p i n i o n s o r the right to disregard
to do many subjects; preferences on a child. t h e m , t h e s a m e w ay
l i ke pl ay i ng a s o ng, When I explain this to many famous artists do.
solving a math problem, a child who is fishing As a serious art stu-
or reading a language. for compliments, they dent, I knew I had to Inspired by “Arty”
However, if you f re - truly understand, seem f ind out the teachers’ a stuffed toy
q ue nt a r t ga l le r ie s I relieved, and quickly prefe re nce s a nd p e r-
challenge you to tell me become more creative for m i n t hat st yle i n
what is “really” right or and confident. Yes, I am order to get good grades
wrong or good or bad actually suggesting that a nd receive pr aise. I
a r t. T here is end less you refrain from prais- eventually noticed that
variety in preferences ing a child’s drawings. the same piece of work
and judgments in the You can praise a child could end up with praise
visual arts. Sometimes for the way they work, or criticism from differ-
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these preferences sim-
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hen we think demand for cartoonists
of “distance would be growing, so
education” as they added cartooning,
part of homeschooling, color work and perspec-
we might not realize that tive d rawing, as well
Art Instruction School, as other specialized art
with their ubiquitous classes to their curricu-
“Draw Me” ads, is one lum.
of the oldest distance Today, AIS is recog-
educators in the country. nized as the top home
AIS was founded in 1914 study art school in the
and began its distance country. Much of this
art instruction programs success is a result of
shortly thereafter --long AIS graduates, such as
before the Inter net or Charles Schultz of “Pea-
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Dr. Maria Montessori her Scientific Pedagogy as
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out that the “environment
children of the streets of should reveal the child, not Ironically, she did not de- education begins at birth
the San Lorenzo slum mold him/her. Casa dei rive her methods from any and that the first few years
on the outskirts of Rome Bambini developed in its extant pedagogical wis- of life (the formative years)
and opened the first Casa first year into a revolution- dom. She had sidestepped are the most important.
dei Bambini (Children’s ary new kind of school that the more traditional edu- She believed that children
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fortlessly and unconscious- tiny students of Casa dei her methods promoted her show their spontaneous
ly from the surrounding Bambini. The astonishing belief that children have an interest in learning and
environment. Based on her success of Montessori’s innate drive to learn. Prior should be allowed to learn
belief that a child absorbs early efforts generated a to Montessori’s time, it as much as possible.
learning from the physical large following, not only was assumed that children Montessori discovered
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lives, she created the pre- her help, but of teachers instruction -- being lec- other children in a small
pared environment of Casa desperate to learn her tured by an adult. range of ages, i.e., birth
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