Category Archives: books

Are Your Past Loves Hidden?

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Do you take truth far enough in your relationship to talk about past loves? Continue reading →

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Book Zombie

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

Book zombies: people who tune out the world when they read. Continue reading →

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The State of Library Addiction

Posted on July 21, 2011 by

Library addiction–9 reasons why it’s a good thing. Continue reading →

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How The Secret Garden Saved Me

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

Adults may never glimpse the complex inner lives of children. Here’s one view. Continue reading →

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Six Ways Introduce Fine Arts Using The Happy Idiot Method

Posted on September 8, 2010 by

Enjoyment-based, jump-right-in way we’ve always gotten comfy with fine arts. Continue reading →

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Gathering Fifty Wise Homeschoolers in One Place

Posted on September 2, 2010 by

Award-winning Home Education Magazine has been published since 1984 by Mark and Helen Hegener and their third-generation homeschooling family. Each issue inspires, informs and invigorates readers.  Of all the magazines our family receives, this is one we keep. The copies are … Continue reading →

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Anyone Hear A Horn Tooting?

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

This handbook on educating the whole child provides a wealth of ideas and resources that help to preserve curiosity, awe and intellectual vigor as lifelong attributes. Continue reading →

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Horse Boy: Because Autism Pushes Past Definitions

Posted on May 10, 2010 by

We live in a time when limited definitions and restrictive boundaries no longer apply. For example, autism. People with autism themselves are changing what it means to be “normal.” The wild artist, the radical theorist, the creative scientist have long … Continue reading →

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How to Raise Global Learners

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Living on a farm we don’t have the time or the means to travel. But we want our children to be global citizens. We want them to truly understand how fully they are linked to their fellow beings on this … Continue reading →

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Open-Eyed Optimism

Posted on November 2, 2009 by

Dinner table conversation requires little from me except that I keep my eyes open. Continue reading →

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