ABOVE RIGHT: Jonathon & Christopher knitting
with colored pencils
ABOVE LEFT: Mercy with her caramel apple
RIGHT: Daddy with 3-day-old Jacob
school and beyond, so this issue
answers those questions and more!
Our Finishing the Race column
(page 115) has so many articles
packed in that you will be not only
inspired, but also equipped with a
wealth of information for these
“higher learning” school years. We
talk about how to create transcripts,
the benefits of CLEP tests, goal
setting, a vision for the future, and
much more.
Our second son is attending our
local junior college as a dual-enroll-ment student, meaning his college
classes count for both college credits
and high school credits. He is taking
only classes that are specific to his
goal in life: becoming a certified
interpreter for the deaf. As parents,
we are doing all we can to nurture
that desire. This is one of the gifts of
home education: a lifelong pouring
of support into the abilities and
desires and dreams of our children.
In our Chapel column, we talk
with Sally Clarkson about the hearts
of our teens and why these years are
so important (page 27). These are the
years that bring out the direction in
which our children start to turn
toward adulthood, becoming leaders,
teachers, and entrepreneurs. In light
of that, starting on page 76 we have a
special feature titled Homeschool
Entrepreneurs, where we learn about
new business ventures by homeschool dads, families who farm
together, kids who are young entre-
14 FOFTY
preneurs,
and how
to market
as well as
advertise
your new
business
venture
(plus a
little bit of TOS history to boot!).
Our goal at The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine is not only to
encourage and inspire you in your
teaching efforts all the way through
high school and even into the college
years, but we also strive to give you
the tools you need to do that. We
hope you enjoy this Fall edition of
The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine,
and we hope you’ll tell a friend about
it. Do you know families who are
considering homeschooling? We’ve
just added a new column about How
to Begin Homeschooling (page 8)
that might be just the starting point
they need. And, if you give us the
name and address of a family who is
considering homeschooling but
hasn’t yet made a final decision, we
will make sure they get a copy of the
magazine—on us. Email kprice@
TheHomeschoolMagazine.com to
submit the name and address of
someone to whom you would like us
to send a complimentary copy of our
Fall issue.
With you on the journey,
Mother-Daughter
Apple Scones
Dry Ingredients
2 cups flour
⅓ cup sugar
3 teaspoons baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
6 Tablespoons butter, cut in small pieces
½ cup (or up to ¾ cup) finely diced, peeled apples
2 Tablespoons very finely diced crystal ginger
(optional)
Wet Ingredients
1 egg
½ cup heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon grated lemon peel (or orange peel)
Glaze: 1 cup powdered sugar mixed well with 2
Tablespoons lemon juice
Instructions
Preheat oven to 400°. Grease or spray a cookie
sheet with nonstick spray.
In a small bowl, mix egg and heavy cream
together; add in lemon peel. In a separate, large
bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, and salt
together. Using two knives, “cut” the butter into the
flour mixture until you get crumbs. Make a well in
the flour mixture and pour in the mixed wet ingredients. Stir until all is just moistened.
Sprinkle flour on table or board, and knead the
dough a few times. Form dough into a large circle
on top of a prepared cookie sheet (dough will be
about an inch thick). Cut this into eight triangles or
wedges and separate them a little bit. Bake for
about 20 minutes until golden brown and the
middle of the dough is cooked. Pour glaze all over
the scones. Served warm with a nice herbal tea,
this makes a real holiday treat.
