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FEATURES

• 2003 Reader Awards. Find out what the 154 best homeschool products are, according to our readers. Plus sidelights on some of the people behind the winning products.
• Hiring a Tutor: what is it like and what are the legal issues?
• A Day at Our House: how a Canadian family and a Detroit veterinarian homeschool their children

COLUMNS

• Our honeymoon with the media--is it over for homeschoolers? By Chris Klicka, Senior Counsel for Home School Legal Defense Association
• Worldview training for peanuts. By Melissa Morgan, co-author of Homeschooling on a Shoestring
• How to train your preschooler's memory. By retired kindergarten teacher and author June Oberlander
• Survival training for the real world, through the magic of . . . . chores! By Mary Pride, the publisher of Practical Homeschooling and the mother of 9 totally homeschooled kids
• Forgotten American History: The greatest revival in America's history. By education expert Sam Blumenfeld
• How can you teach older and younger children at the same time . . . and when you shouldn't. By unit-studies and co-op pioneer Jessica Hulcy, co-author of the KONOS Curriculum
• How to find a develop your special talents . . . and help others develop theris. By Kristin Hamerski, Miss Alaska Teen American Coed 2003
• How to write effective essays for the SAT, college acceptance, and beyond. By Dave Marks of the National Writing Institute
• Homeschool graduate Michael Reitz reminds us of the main reason we're homeschooling.

REVIEWS

• Adorably cute Latin books (no kidding!)
• Amazingly cool rubber stamps that teach anatomy
• The Lewis and Clark book with the most "bells and whistles"
• Kyle Williams' "Seen and Heard," the first book of political punditry from a homeschooled teen
• Critical thinking software: Math Blackout, Mind Benders, and Editor in Chief
• Software to help you ace the SAT, PSAT, and ACT
• A middle school software collection that's worth the money
• A much-touted science software package that is NOT worth the money
• Spotlight Review: The Phonetic Zoo, the new spelling program from the Institute for Excellence in Writing
• Spotlight Review: Math-Teacher Plus, hotshot math software from Israel

PLUS . . .

• How to enter our Photo Contest
• How to submit "Day at Our House" diaries and "Show & Tell" success stories
• Letters to the Editor
• More contests for subscribers
• Envelope Gallery of homeschooled kids' art
• NewsShorts: a report on how homeschool grads are doing, what it takes to get into the Coast Guard Academy, and some facts on why you need a will
• "Show & Tell" showcase of homeschool kids' success: Italian tennis champ and two art contest winners

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