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Welcome to the November 2011 issue of Home-School News,
brought to you by Practical Homeschooling magazine
and our Homeschool World website at
www.home-school.com! 

Mary Pride
 Mary Pride, Publisher
IN THIS ISSUE:
1. MAGAZINE: Issue #101 is out and coming soon to subscribers' mailboxes!
2. VOTE: Our 2012 i-Learn Nominations Ballot is online. Win a level of Rosetta Stone!
3. INFO: 12 new articles on our website
4. FACEBOOK: Join our 4,230 fans & find new surprises daily!
5. GET PUBLISHED: Write a Day at Our House diary!

1. MAGAZINE: Issue #101 is out! Subscribers, your copies should arrive in 1-2 weeks, if not sooner.

PHS 101 cover And if you AREN'T a subscriber, this is a great time to subscribe . . . and to purchase gift subscriptions!

In issue #101, you'll: 
  • Find out what state homeschool leaders and curriculum publishers are thinking, as you "attend" a national meeting with us!
  • Learn how Lois Corcoran's co-op got kids interested in writing - putting out a newspaper with a twist!
  • Love the Charlotte Mason Method? Never heard of it? Either way, you probably don't know how this famous homeschool method came to America . . . until now
  • Get a step-by-step road map to offering 2 semesters of philosophy for high-school credit - even if you never thought you could!
  • See the photos that almost won our 2012 Photo Contest (with makeover tips that will give you a boost on winning next year)
  • Learn how to experiment safely with dry ice

And so much more!

 

There's no risk! We guarantee you'll be satisfied. Cancel your subscription at any time for a full refund of all unmailed issues. 


Here's what our readers say:

 

"I don't know what I'd do without you! As a former teacher, and now a homeschooling mother, I rely on your magazine to offer a wide range of educational topics. I've learned more from your columnists than I did in college for my education degree!"

Ellen Stanclift - ME, US

 

"I absolutely love PHS! It is the definitive magazine for homeschoolers. I eagerly await each issue and devour it, from cover to cover, the day it arrives in my mailbox."

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"Practical Homeschooling is "down to earth", informative, and interesting! When I see it in my mailbox I know it's going to be a good day! I love it!"

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2. VOTE: Our 2012 Practical Homeschooling� i-Learn Awards™ Nomination Ballot is online! And you could win a great prize!

Rosetta Stone Spanish tilted It's time again to nominate the best educational software and websites for homeschoolers!

To entice you to take the time to fill out and send in this  Nomination Ballot, we are offering a fabulous prize.

The Rosetta Stone foreign-language learning system needs no introduction. The winner for years in both our i-Learn Awards™ and Reader Awards™, it's the first choice of many homeschool families.

A single level of Rosetta Stone costs $159. But you could WIN the level of your choice in the language of your choice simply by nominating your favorite homeschool software and websites! It only takes a minute to enter your top 5 choices. then provide your info in order to be included in the drawing.

Vote soon - all ballots must be completed and received before December 15, 2011!

3. INFO: 12 new articles on our website

Pecci Sight Word Table w Border We frequently add new articles to our site. These are actually "old" (but still extremely useful) articles from past issues of Practical Homeschooling magazine.

We only have time to prepare and post about 1/4 of what's in any given issue, plus it will be about 5 years before we get around to posting some of what's in our current issue. So it's a great way to tiptoe into homeschooling, but no substitute for an actual
Practical Homeschooling subscription!

Here are just a few of the articles we recently added:

To read these, and hundreds of other great articles, click here. 

4. FACEBOOK: Join our 4,230 fans & find surprises daily!

Facebook page PHS Oct 11 We just launched our Facebook page in late February, and we are very grateful that so many of you have "Liked" it already.

But we can always use more fans!

Our Facebook page is like vastly expanding the "Letters" and "News" sections of our magazine. We scour the web daily for news of interest to you, and then add our unique "twist." Then you let us know what you think, which encourages us in turn.

Lately we've also been posting occasional special offers, and new ways to get involved with Practical Homeschooling and Homeschool World.

We're building a real community, and you joining us will just make it better.

So, please visit our Facebook page and Like it today!
5. Write a Day at Our House diary!  

It's easier than you think to get published in a national homeschool magazine. We're always looking for more folks who will share their homeschool day with us.

This is for our "Day at Our House" feature in Practical Homeschooling magazine.

Just keep a diary for one day, type it into your computer, and email it to
[email protected].

Either send it as the body text of your email, or as an MSWord ".doc" attachment.

Please put "Day at Our House" in the subject line.

Please also attach a nice, clear, color photo of your family. If possible, show the kids in action, but if not, a regular posed photo is fine. Straight from the digital camera is best -- let us do the color correcting and resizing!

We can't run a diary without a photo, so scan it in or read it in from your camera, but make sure it is included!

Be sure to include your name, address, and telephone number in the body of your email, in case our editor needs to contact you.

Also please provide a "caption" for your photo, so we will know who is who from left to right.

We'd especially love to hear from families who homeschool in unusual or adventurous circumstances -- while sailing, or working with the circus, for example -- or whose kids are engaged in especially interesting or imaginative activities.

But we publish diaries from lots of "regular" homeschool families, too!

Your chances of getting published are very good.

So send your diary in!
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