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Dear Readers,
This edition of The Way Home features two more useful articles whose topics are relevant to homeschooling: Critical thinking and Quilting! With the frozen state of most of the Northeastern U.S., quilting might offer the perfect timely craft project! Critical thinking, of course, always ranks high on the list of most important skills the homeschooling way of life helps to develop. Teaching our children not to believe everything they read or hear without critical analysis, is a sure-fire guarantee of independence of thought and self-governance in them as adults. Thank you for reading and please visit our blog-site via our website, www.homeschoolnewslink.com. - Michael Leppert |
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Portland State University
 Independent Study at Portland State University: Spanning the Globe to Bring the Best of Portland to Your Personal Classroom
As the world grows ever smaller-through a globalized economy and exponentially expanding technology-less traditional educational opportunities continue to increase and be embraced by educators and learners alike. Whether you live in Istanbul, Turkey, or Chicago, Illinois, the ability to be a global student has never been easier.
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The Cranial Gymnasium
by Emerson Sandow
One common goal of many homeschoolers of widely-varying backgrounds is critical thinking or as it is also known, logic -- the science of reasoning correctly. C.S. Lewis, (author of The Chronicles of Narnia; The Screwtape Letters and The Great Divorce), for instance, was a master at reasoning. He was taught logic at about the age of 11 or 12 by a rigorous tutor he lived with. This prepared him for his adult occupation as an Oxford tutor, where his job was to analyze and critique the weekly papers written by his pupils, illustrating their errors of logic so that they could re-write the paper the following week. By this process, he, in turn, taught them to think and reason - and become effective thinkers and supporters of their thoughts -- rather than merely opinion-formers. Reading some of his shorter works, where he takes the reader upon a journey of actual thought and rational mental work, moving from point to point, constantly building a new conclusion upon each successive conclusion, is stimulating and awakens one's awareness of this valuable skill of reasoning.
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DJ Inkers
 Clipart, Fonts & More!
Whether you're a school teacher, homeschooling mom or simply someone with artistic desires and scrapbooking interests - you will be pleased to know that you can find all the ideas and tools you will ever need at www.djinkers.com. Visit the website and view samples of cards, scrapbooks, tags, stationary, school ideas and more. Log on to their DJ Learning Center and get tips and hints on how to use DJ Inkers products such as clip art, stamps, fonts and scrapbooks supplies.
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Piecefully Yours (Concerning the Art of Quilting)
by Julie M. Higginson
We at The Link believe that homeschooling is only part of a larger world - that of family/home-centered living. We think it important for us to revive and increase knowledge and awareness of many of the family activities that our American forebears engaged in, for our home-living edification and survival in an uncertain future. Toward that end we present this article by quilting expert Julie M. Higginson, who is also a homeschooling mom in the Midwest.
CIVIL WAR QUILTS
"April 15, 1861. The storm has broken upon us. The Confederates fired on Fort Sumter, just off the coast of South Carolina, and forced her on April 14 to haul down the flag and surrender. President Lincoln has issued a call for 75,000 men and many are volunteering to go all around us. How strange and awful it seems." 1
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 Memory Book Company Yearbooks
Homeschool Yearbook Specialists
Our yearbook family can help your family capture memories with homeschool yearbooks. Memory Book Company works with homeschool groups just like yours to produce quality yearbooks that fit your budget.
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