What's in Practical Homeschooling #109?

FEATURES

• Cure for the Common Core. 10 reasons why the new Common Core standards are just so wrong, and how to to stop it.
• The 5 hottest new educational trends: how they will or won't change how we homeschool
• “Flipping the Classroom.” The coolest new educational technique comes easily to homeschoolers.
• “How I Taught My Kids to Lobby.” Citizenship is more than just voting. Here's how one homeschool mom got her kids politically involved.
• More Top Questions New Homeschoolers Ask. Answers to your most commonly-asked questions!
• Do friends and family ask you, “What about college?” Meet this homeschooled scholarship winner!
• Join three Tennessee girls (and their mom and dad) for their homeschool day.
• Nominations ballot for 2014 Practical Homeschooling i-Learn Awards

COLUMNS

• Melissa Morgan shows you how to write your own preschool curriculum.
• Dr. Kuni Beasley reveals where to get money for college.
• Best-selling author Janice VanCleave teaches kids all about electromagnetic energy, with fun activities.
• Our classical columnist, Dr. Bruce McMenomy, shares strategies for how to get the most out of literature.
• World's greatest cleaning and decluttering expert Don Aslett invites you to visit his “Museum of Clean.” (Free ticket for 1 admission is in this issue!)
• Education expert Sam Blumenfeld explains why kids NEED rote learning.
• Anne Wegener sheds some light on how we can train our kids to be confident without becoming cocky.

NEWS

• More on the movement towards “internationalizing” American education. You'll never guess which two countries are the prime movers!
• New study shows that peer pressure forces kids to “like” music they actually don’t
• New marketplace for tutorial videos on all sorts of subjects

SPOTLIGHT REVIEW

• IEW's Primary Arts of Language: Writing
• IEW's Primary Arts of Language: Reading

REVIEWS

• How people handwrite all around the world
• A fun way to learn music theory
• A book of science unit studies
• How to succeed at tests

PLUS...

• Contests for subscribers with awesome prizes!
• Envelope Gallery of kids’ art
• Ads with special offers