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Homeschool Faculty
10 Meet Our Staff, Contributing Writers, and Columnists
From Our Family To Yours
16 Spring Has Sprung a New Column! ....................
Deborah Wuehler
Editorial
18 AGraduationSpeech.................................
Deborah Wuehler
The Informed Homeschooler
24 Child Abuse of Public School, Private School, and
Homeschool Students:
Evidence, Philosophy, and Reason . . . . Dr. Brian Ray
Teachers’ Lounge
30 From Our Readers
Schoolhouse Report
32 ThePowerofPerseverance..............................
Amelia Harper
Homeschool Support
34 EveryParentHomeschools..................................
Sam Sorbo
Show & Tell
38 Home Education: Choices, Challenges, and Faith . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pam Havens
Hey, Mama!
42 ThatDayWillCome ....................................
Gena Suarez
Homeschooling While Working
44 It’s Not All About Money: Pros and Cons of Parents
Who Work While Homeschooling .....................
Cheri Blomquist
48 Homeschooling and Working: How We Do It . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Karen Robuck
HisStory
50 Smart Moms Who Don’t Like History. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michelle Howard Miller
Language Arts
52 Understanding Literature and Nonfiction Texts:
Simple Tools for All Ages and Reading Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dawn Burnette
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