Homeschool World: News: What's in Practical Homeschooling #70?

What's in Practical Homeschooling #70?

PHS 70

FEATURES

An inside report on the first ever Homeschool Special Needs Conference
How five homeschooled siblings managed to put out a debut CD that was #1 on the Classical Music chart
Meet the 16-year-old homeschooler who just won the Siemens Westinghouse Competition - arguably the most important math/science/technology competition for high schoolers in the world
Home Ed expert Regina Hogsten gives tips for taming your "stuff"
Ever wonder what it would be like to model professionally? Beauty and skinniness are NOT always required!
"Day at Our House" diary from a busy Indiana family.

COLUMNS

Why it's never too soon to start thinking about college and career, by PHS publisher Mary Pride.
Home School Legal Defense Association Senior Counsel Chris Klicka takes you "behind the scenes" of how the rules have changed for homeschoolers who wish to enlist in the military.
Homeschool success story Austin Webb has a perfect 1600 score on the SAT and was named the top all-around National Merit Scholar, among too many other achievements to list. You better believe he has some GREAT tips on preparing for those all-important pre-college tests!
M.I.T. graduate Bill Pride explains exactly what states and colleges require for high-school science.
The joys of early reading with "Tot Lit." By Melissa Morgan, co-author of Homeschooling on a Shoestring.
Education expert Sam Blumenfeld reveals the amazing legacy of the Declaration of Independence.
Teaching critical reading and reasoning - can there be rules for this? Yes, and here they are. From Canada Post Literacy Educator of the Year Michael Maloney.
Jennifer Thieme shares seven home management tips that can make a new homeschooler's life easier.

NEWS

Baptists to exit public schools?
How to find out exactly how much YOUR state is spending on education, and how it's changed since 2000.
Dangerous characters in your neighborhood? Check it out online . . . for free.
The school "suicide game" fad. One more reason to keep them home . . .
4-H alert: USDA wants to force you to implant a microchip in each animal and fill out paperwork each time you move them anywhere . . . say to a fair. There's still time to fight this, so read the article.
Remember how we were skeptical about the "public school test scores rising" hoopla? Find out how entire STATES are cheating to prop up their scores.
Local control of schools? Find out what school board members and administrators really think about who is running their schools.

SPOTLIGHT REVIEW

Before you assume every career that makes money requires you to spend your life behind a desk, take a look at THIS career prep curriculum!
Evolution? Creation? Here's a curriculum with answers.
"Treasure boxes" full of science activities and materials - enough to supplement a good chunk of your K-8 curriculum.

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