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Dear Readers:
This issue we bring you articles we hope will further your knowledge and improve your homeschooling experience. First, we have a practical article about Proofreading & Editing from one of our staff writers, offering some tips on the importance of this often-ignored skill. Secondly, Ms. Rose Shane, a now-grown homeschooler, offers her insights and experiences. We think that knowing homeschooling from the perspective of a child makes a parent’s job easier and more effective in the long run. As always, thank you for reading our magazine, E-newsletter and our websites.
Michael Leppert
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Proofreading and Editing
by Gary Grammar
Here is a common scenario: Having purchased a new software program for your computer, you seat yourself, ready to install and use the new program with heaving breath; racing mind. You wend your way through the initial steps contained within the user’s manual, only to find that something is not right. You back track and start anew only to reach the same dead end. Depending upon how new you are to such a journey, you repeat the installation or run procedure a number of times, reaching the same non-conclusion, until your patience and enthusiasm are finally exhausted and you leave your computer as quickly as possible to relieve your disappointment and consternation at the sloppy work someone has done with the user’s manual. The culprit is poor proofreading.
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The Autry Museum (Los Angeles)
Presents National Day of the Cowboy
Dust off your boots and shine up your spurs! Join us as we pay tribute to the American cowboy and cowgirl on the 7th Annual National Day of the Cowboy! Sponsored in the U.S. Senate in 2005, 2006, and 2007 by Wyoming’s late U.S. Senator, Craig Thomas, the National Day of the Cowboy is a day set aside for Americans to celebrate the contribution of the cowboy and cowgirl to America’s culture and heritage.
If you live anywhere near Griffith Park, Los Angeles, treat yourself to the fun and entertainment the Autry Museum has to offer attendees!
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Two Ways To Educate
by Rose Shane, a grown homeschooler
When I answer the question, “What school do I attend,” I have learned to expect one of two responses: One reaction is that the person becomes very interested in the conversation, and has a great deal of questions. Others respond with a puzzled look and they repeat my answer to their question, “Home school.” After they have had time to think, the questions start coming in at full speed. The questions from both individuals are very similar.
“Do you enjoy Home School? Do you have any friends and is socialization a problem? Do your parents really teach you? What is your relationship with your parents like? Do you miss public school?” and the questions don’t stop there. Through the few years I’ve been homeschooling I have learned to simply smile and politely answer their questions. But I’m not like most homeschoolers you meet. I haven’t been home-schooled my entire life. I know what it’s like to go to public school and to be continually pushed to grow up faster and to constantly be tempted by my peers.
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Creative Writing
Ask homeschooled kids what they love about learning at home and you're likely to hear the same things: personal attention; learning in a way that fits their style; and getting the help they need when they need it.
But no matter how great a kid's homeschooling set-up is, there's always one drawback: they don't get the chance to interact with their peers in a classroom setting. That's why online programs like Gotham Writers' Workshop teen writing classes can be so meaningful to homeschooled kids. They bring kids with shared interests together, providing a true sense of community, and giving homeschooled children the best of both worlds.
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