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__________________________ IHEN Journal __________________________ > #3.05 May 2003 An e-newsletter, published by the INDIANA HOME EDUCATORS' NETWORK >> The IHEN.org Web Project: Helping Hoosiers Homeschool Subscribe by e-mail > IHEN-News-subscribe@yahoogroups.com "IHEN Journal" Online & Back Issues > http://www.ihen.org/IHEN_Journal/ _____ "IHEN Journal" (c)2003, IHEN and respective authors if noted. All Rights Reserved. Non-commercial distribution rights allowed. See forwarding guidelines at the end of the newsletter. ______________________________________________ CONTENTS__________ > [1] LETTER FROM THE EDITOR meet your new "IHEN Journal" editor > [2] READERS... WRITE... LETTERS you read, you write, we read, we share > [3] JANE'S VIEW by jane casey find out what jane thinks: write to her! > [4] INDIANAHOMESCHOOLERS E-LIST DIGEST by debbie harbeson a monthly sampler from the state's "IndianaHomeschoolers" list > [5] HOOSIER HOMESCHOOLERS ON-LINE by jessica radtke units, curricula and plans ... oh my! (part 1) > [6] IHEN IN-terview: [NAME HERE] what hoosier homeschooler would YOU like to know more about? > [7] HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS from www.nhen.org what's happening with homeschoolers *not* in indiana > [8] RICK'S SCIENCE CORNER by rick beymer happy dna day! > [9] NHEN MONTHLY POV from www.nhen.org homeschooling dads (a new NHEN web site section) > [10] IN-site: JUST THE FAQ's by ben bennett ihen.org has a new faq database service > [11] POINTS OF INTEREST >> where's your point? > volunteers always in demand >> looking for a few good ads > you can help hoosiers homeschool _____ standard stuff __________ > [a] CONTACTS & RESOURCE DIRECTORY who's who; staff and volunteers e-mail addresses [un]subscription instructions > [b] COPYRIGHTS/DISTRIBUTION forwarding guidelines __________________________________________________________________ [1] ________________________________ LETTER FROM THE EDITOR __________ by debbie resnick > JournalStaff@ihen.org Welcome to the May issue of "IHEN Journal." This will be the first month I edit our newsletter, and I'm thrilled to be a part of something so important. I would like to introduce myself to all of you. My husband, Jeff, and I have been homeschooling our youngest child since he was an infant. He's 8 now, and is curious about everything around him. We have five other children, who are all grown and on their own. They're all spread out over the US. We have children in California, Alabama, Indiana, and Nevada. Our second oldest is in the Navy, aboard the USS Nimitz, currently deployed in the Persian Gulf. We also have two grandchildren, who live with their mother and father in Alabama. We homeschool in an eclectic fashion, dictated primarily by Micah's interests and immediate needs. Micah has Tourette's Syndrome and ADHD, so we do a lot of "creative modification!" I hope that I can get to know more about all of you. I also hope that you will feel free to let me know what you like and don't like, and any special topics you would like to see addressed in this forum. Thank you in advance for all your support, and I hope you enjoy the newsletter each month. Enjoy this issue! Debbie Resnick _____ RESOURCES: Donate to the IHEN.org Web Project: > http://www.ihen.org/join Write Deborah Resnick a "Welcome Letter!" > JournalStaff@ihen.org ~ [2] ______________________________ LETTERS FROM THE READERS __________ by indiana homeschoolers > JournalStaff@ihen.org Why not take a moment and let us know how YOU think we're doing? Put fingers to keys and write the editor, Deborah Resnick: > JournalStaff@ihen.org ~ [3] ___________________________________________ JANE'S VIEW __________ by jane casey > JaneCasey@ihen.org Want to know what Jane Casey's opinion is on a homeschooling matter? Got a question that needs answered? Jane's your gal! She's been homeschooling long enough to have quite an opinion (or two) about homeschooling in Indina. Find out what Jane thinks, by sending your question to > JaneCasey@ihen.org with "Jane's View" in the subject. ~ >> ---- IndianaHomeschoolers: Helping Hoosiers Homeschool ---- << Who HASN'T heard of the IndianaHomeschoolers Networking and Discussion List? Plenty! So tell a friend today, that the IndianaHomeschoolers List is just about the best place to discuss homeschooling in the state of Indiana! Subscribe for FREE!: > E-mail: IndianaHomeschoolers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Web: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndiahaHomeschoolers/join PLUS: Find e-lists, resources and more on the IHEN.org Web Project: > http://www.ihen.org/welcome/ Thanks for Helping Hoosiers Homeschool! >> ----------------------- ihen journal ---------------------- << [4] _______________________________ INDIANA'S E-LIST DIGEST __________ by debbie harbeson > DebHarbeson@ihen.org The biggest post this month came from my co-moderator Ben Bennett. He is a new father of a healthy baby girl! They decided to name her Jennifer Rachel. Now they have three girls and one boy. Congratulations to the whole Bennett crew! -dh _____ If you want to go to a specific post, go to our website > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/ and click on messages in the left margin. Once there, type in the message number in the "Msg #" search box. If you see an active link below, you can use that too! :-) You must be a list subscriber to access the archives and files. Subscription information is below. _____ Now for this month's sampler of posts to the list: LOCAL AREA RESOURCES: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9896 Art Lessons for Older Kids in Zionsville area > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9970 Homeschool science workshops in Zionsville area > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9997 Scholastic Book warehouse sale in Indianapolis > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/10041 Debate club in Northwest Indiana STATE RESOURCES: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9871 IHEN's Blue Star Families page > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9906 IHEN Web Project Polls > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9953 Link to core 40 and academic honors information > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/10001 BEN'S NEW FATHER ANNOUNCEMENT!!! > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/10010 Subsidies available for AP tests ONLINE RESOURCES: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9827 Message announcing new list for single parent homeschoolers > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9862 List of books and resources for various States and Canada > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9904 Free teaching materials > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/IndianaHomeschoolers/message/9993 Charity Christian Academy High School Program eligible for free tuition INTERESTING DISCUSSION THREADS: * Thread on high school lab science for college prep * Discussion on college admissions requirements and homeschoolers * Thread on bird call tapes/cds * Thread on grammar resources _____ RESOURCES: Subscribe to the IndianaHomeschoolers list: > IndianaHomeschoolers-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ~ [5] _________________________ HOOSIER HOMESCHOOLERS ON-LINE __________ by jessica radtke > jessradtke@yahoo.com UNITS, CURRICULA, AND PLANS ... OH MY! (Part 1) Welcome to another edition of Hoosier Homeschoolers Online. Over the next couple of months I will be featuring some of the cross- curricular, multi-subject sites that I have discovered online. Most of these sites are lesson plan data banks and all of them cover many different subjects. I find myself returning to some of these sites over and over again while looking for homeschooling resources and ideas. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have. Happy surfing! -jr _____ > http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html > http://www.teachers.net/lessons/ > http://furiousshepherd.tripod.com/Homeschool/index.html > http://www3.sympatico.ca/bkwiens/HomeschoolLinks.htm > http://www.howstuffworks.com/ > http://www.lessontutor.com/ > http://www.lessonplanz.com/ > http://www.mcrel.org/lesson-plans/ -- Next month, more of course! If you have or know of an on-line resource, or if you own or know of a Web site you would like to spread the word about in the "Hoosier Homeschoolers On-Line," send the information to Jessica Radtke at: > jessradtke@yahoo.com ~ [6] _______________________________________ IHEN IN-terview __________ by the ihen staff > INterview@ihen.org YOUR NAME HERE? We've been introducing you to some of our more prolific Hoosier Homeschoolers over the past few months. Then the thought occured to us: Who are YOU interested in learning more about? Is there anyone on the IndianaHomeschoolers list that has just helped you more than you can say? Where do these great advisors come from? Well... you'll never know unless you ASK! Let the IN-terview Staff know who YOU are interested in knowing more about. You can even suggest some questions for us to ask. Send your IN-terview suggestions to the Staff at: > IN-terview@ihen.org We'll see who gets picked next month! _____ RESOURCES: E-mail an IHEN Journal IN-terview Staff > IN-terview@ihen.org ~ >> --------- SUPPORT IHEN: Help Hoosiers Homeschool --------- << IHEN is an all volunteer, Web-based project, produced by the publisher of this e-mail newsletter: Peach Grove Press/eMedia. IHEN.org has one main goal: We want to Help Hoosiers Homeschool. If you believe as we do, that what we're doing is worthwhile, please consider supporting the IHEN Web Project. > http://www.ihen.org/join/ Thank you for Helping Hoosiers Homeschool! >> ---------------------- ihen@ihen.org ---------------------- << [7] _____________________________ HOMESCHOOLING IN THE NEWS __________ national home education network > http://www.nhen.org Headlines from the recent issues of "Homeschooling in the News" from the National Home Education Network. See RESOURCES for subscription information. _____ The Beacon Journal: Legislator sees risk in home schooling > http://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/news/local/5767674.htm State Sen. John Carey worries abusive parents may see practice as way to avoid teachers who might detect mistreatment. Cybercast News Service: Homeschoolers Not Laughing About Release of New TV Sitcom > http://www.cnsnews.com/Culture/archive/200304/CUL20030430b.html Homeschoolers are panning a new sitcom called The O'Keefees that portrays children from a "not-so-normal family" who have difficulty absorbing the realities of life in public school. The Daytona Beach News-Journal: Displeased with public schools, parents turn to home-schooling > http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/News/Flagler/flagler FLAG01042903.htm Article focuses on one family who has chosen home schooling. Seattle Times: Some black families opt for home schooling > http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/education/134685258_homeschool29.html Thousands of African-American parents are home-schooling their kids in a growing backlash against America's public-education system, whose schools many parents deem too dangerous, too judgmental or just a bad fit. Christian Science Monitor: The new face of home schooling > http://www.csmonitor.com/2003/0429/p01s01-ussc.html More and more African American families choosing homeschooling. BP News: A staunch advocate for homeschooling, Zan Tyler helps others learn ropes > http://www.sbcbaptistpress.org/bpnews.asp?ID=15808 Profile of Christian homeschooling advocate Zan Tyler. WorldNet Daily: Another crackdown on homeschoolers? > http://worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=32254 Proposed legislation that would have equated truancy with child abuse in California raised suspicions among homeschool advocates it represented a fresh attack on home-based education. The Washington Times: Learning with friends > http://www.washingtontimes.com/familytimes/20030425-82878656.htm Opportunities for a variety of learning experiences abound for homeschoolers. _____ RESOURCES: Write to this address to subscribe to "Homeschooling in the News" > publications@nhen.org Or visit the NHEN web site > http://www.nhen.org ~ [8] _________________________________ RICK'S SCIENCE CORNER __________ by rick beymer director, online science academy > http://www.onlinescienceacademy.com/ > beymer@adamswells.com HAPPY DNA DAY! (Happy Helix Day?) April showers bring may flowers, but also Earth Day and DNA Day. Check out his link to investigate and celebrate DNA Day. > http://www.msnbc.com/news/750150.asp0dm=N1HRT&cp1=1 The original article published about DNA 's discovery by Watson and Crick in Nature on April 25, 1953 was only a page long. The discovery of the DNA double helix involves several individuals, such as, Rosalind Franklin, Maurice Wilkins, and Erwin Chargoff. The importance of this work was acknowledged in 1962 by awarding the Nobel prize for medicine or physiology, the highest award the international community can give for scientific discovery, to its discoverers. Rosalind Franklin died in 1958 and Nobel prizes are given only to living scientists, so the prize was shared by Watson, Crick, and Franklin's associate, Maurice Wilkins. The human genome was mapped out on July 26, 2000 ahead of schedule and under budget. The planned date was to complete the human genome on the 50th anniversary of the discovery. Enjoy a belated Happy DNA Day. -- Rick Beymer is the Director of the Online Science Academy > http://www.onlinescienceacademy.com and can be reached at > beymer@adamswells.com ~ EXTRA CREDIT SUPER BONUS! For any of the parents who have kids that are interested in this field of science, encourage them to send an e-mail to > Contests@ihen.org with the following information: First Name: Preferred return e-mail address: Age or Grade: County: And an answer to the following question: WHAT DOES DNA STAND FOR? Parents, no fair helping out. Make 'em look it up. :-) Special recognition on the IHEN.org web site for anyone that takes the time to let us know how smart they are! ~ [9] ______________________________________ NHEN MONTHLY POV __________ national home education network > http://www.nhen.org HOMESCHOOLING DADS (a new NHEN web site section) New, to the NHEN web site: "For Dads by Dads" Fathers whose families decide to homeschool may have a lot of questions that can perhaps be best addressed by fathers who are already homeschooling. This section of the NHEN website will provide stories by homeschooling Dads who share their experiences and their ideas. Currently there is not a lot of support for homeschooling Dads but that is starting to change. If you know of other resources that will help other dads or have other comments/suggestions, please send them to > forDads@nhen.org -- TEN GOOD REASONS TO HOMESCHOOL by Greg Sherman, Ph.D Greg says: "I represent one of those conflicted homeschooling parents whose professional experiences are rooted in public education. In fact, both my wife and I began our educational careers in the classroom. Shelly was a primary grade teacher, and I taught junior high school science". "The question "Why do you homeschool?" has been one of the most difficult education-related question for me to answer truthfully. In fact, over the years I have developed no less than four different types of answers". To read the article in its entirety to find Greg's answers: > http://www.nhen.org/dads/default.asp?id=383 _____ RESOURCES: NHEN Website: > http://www.nhen.org Special webpages for New Homeschoolers: > http://www.nhen.org/newhser/default.asp?id=227 Subscribe to N-H-E-N (New Homeschoolers' Encouragement Newsletter) > http://www.nhen.org/newhser/default.asp?id=402 ~ >> ------------ IHEN.org: AN AMAZON.COM ASSOCIATE ------------ << Buying from Amazon.com helps IHEN help Hoosier Homeschoolers. [click the link below to visit the IHEN.org Books Home Page] > http://www.ihen.org/rd/buybooks.htm >> ------------------- AdManager@ihen.org -------------------- << [10] _______________________________________________ IN-site __________ by benjamin bennett IHEN.org site editor > SiteEditor@ihen.org JUST THE FAQ's FAQ pages or Frequently Asked Questions pages, are one of the most common modules on many web sites, yet the most under used. That's too bad. So many questions could be answered if one simply took a moment to read through a FAQ page. Does IHEN have one? Sure! Actually, we have an interactive FAQ page, thanks to Bravenet.com. What we have access to, is a database system, that breaks down questions into topics, and allows visitors to actually ask questions, which will be answered in a day or two, and then possibly added to the databse, so everyone can learn! Cool, yes? Check our our new FAQ database at the followng URL: > http://www.ihen.org/faq.htm or simply look for the graphic FAQ icons throughout the web site. If you have a more personal question you would like to ask, regarding the web site or the entire IHEN.org Web Project, don't hesitate to write me! > BenBennett@ihen.org And before I go, please think about helping us Help Hoosiers Homeschool. It takes so little to help us keep the site going. > http://www.ihen.org/join/ ~ [11] ____________________________________ POINTS OF INTEREST __________ > WebServices@ihen.org WANTED: YOUR POINTS OF INTEREST If you want your non-commercial support group promotional ad or meeting notice in our "Points of Interest" section, send your information to our Ad Manager before the 20th of the month. > AdManager@ihen.org ~ VOLUNTEERS ALWAYS WANTED -- ON THE IHEN-Org LIST If you're interested in helping out as an IHEN volunteer, the place to network is the IHEN-Org list. It's easy to be part of the action: just subscribe! > IHEN-Org-subscribe@yahoogroups.com ~ HAVE A PRODUCT OR SERVICE THAT HELPS HOOSIERS HOMESCHOOL? Then why not let those homeschoolers know who you are by advertising in either the "IHEN Journal" or on the IHEN.org web site. Heck! Why not both! We are running a limited time special: place an ad in the "IHEN Journal" for a year, and get a full year of advertising on the web site for free! Write for more information and don't forget to get the latest copy of our rate card: > RateCard@ihen.org (autoresponder) > AdManager@ihen.org ~ SUPPORT IHEN: HELP HOOSIERS HOMESCHOOL You can help in a big way, by supporting IHEN and Helping Hoosiers Homeschool. You'll find several ways to support the IHEN.org Web Project, including postal, payment by e-mail and credit card: > http://www.ihen.org/join/ *Special Perks in the Works coming for support of $25 or more!* ~ | See you next month and daily on the IndianaHomeschoolers list! | [a] ______________________________________________ CONTACTS __________ > who's who; what's where at IHEN HOME BASE: > http://www.ihen.org/ FREE SUBSCRIPTION: > IHEN-News-subscribe@yahoogroups.com TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE: > PGPress@aol.com SUBMISSIONS: > JournalStaff@ihen.org WEB & NEWSLETTER ADVERTISING: > AdManager@ihen.org _____ IHEN JOURNAL STAFF __________ EDITOR: Deborah Resnick > JournalStaff@ihen.org DESIGN/PRODUCTION: Ben Bennett > JournalStaff@ihen.org PUBLISHER: Peach Grove Press/eMedia > PGPress@aol.com ADVERTISING MANAGER: Ben Bennett > AdManager@ihen.org DEPARTMENTS/COLUMNS/STAFF: IN-terview STAFF: > INterview@ihen.org Indiana E-list Digest: Deb Harbeson > d.harbeson@ihen.org Op-Ed and Letters: > JournalStaff@ihen.org Hoosier Homeschoolers Online: Jessica Radtke > jessradtke@yahoo.com WRITERS/CONTRIBUTORS: Ben Bennett > BBBennett@aol.com Rick Beymer > beymer@adamswells.com Jane Casey > jccasey@mindspring.com Debbie Harbeson > Dtomboy@insightbb.com Marla James > aktundra@whiteduckwebdesign.com Deanna Maidwell-Baatz > dbaatz@comcast.net Betty Malone > bmalone444@hotmail.com NHEN > http://www.nhen.org Jessica Radtke > jessradtke@yahoo.com Joe (Coach) Stull > chess@thewordsofeternallife.com _____ IHEN WEB PROJECT VOLUNTEERS, STAFF __________ IHEN.org WEB PROJECT COORDINATOR: > BenBennett@ihen.org IHEN BOARD OF ADVISORS & VOLUNTEERS: > Advisors@ihen.org IHEN ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE LIST E-MAIL: > IHEN-Org@yahoogroups.com IHEN COUNTY CONTACTS: > CountyContacts@ihen.org WEB PROJECT DONATIONS/SUPPORT PAGE: > http://www.ihen.org/join/ "IndianaHomeschoolers" E-LIST MANAGER: Debbie Harbeson > IndianaHomeschoolers-Owner@yahoogroups.com IHEN.org WEB SITE EDITOR: Benjamin Bennett > SiteEditor@ihen.org IHEN-MARKET COORDINATOR: Tammy Marquam > t.marquam@ihen.org IHEN'S PERSONAL CHESS TRAINER: Joe Stull > chess@thewordsofeternallife.com _____ IHEN E-MAIL LISTS __________ The Indiana Home Educators' Network maintains, sponsors and affiliates with a variety of e-mail discussion lists. We only recommend the ones we find the most useful for Hoosier Homeschoolers. Above all, the volunteers here at the IHEN.org Web Project invite you to subscribe to our favorite e-mail list in the state: "IndianaHomeschoolers," a statewide, open e-mail list for networking with homeschoolers across Indiana. If you only want to subscribe to ONE e-list, IndianaHomeschoolers is IT. If you would like a list of the other e-lists IHEN recommends or moderates, go to our Web site: > http://www.ihen.org/IHEN_Contacts/ _____ [UN]SUBSCRIPTION INSTRUCTIONS __________ To subscribe to the "IHEN Journal" > IHEN-News-subscribe@yahoogroups.com To unsubscribe from the "IHEN Journal" > IHEN-News-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Subscribe UNsubscribe [b] _______________________________ COPYRIGHTS/DISTRIBUTION __________ > forwarding guidelines Copyright (c)2003, Indiana Home Educators' Network (IHEN), ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. All materials not marked as copyrighted by the author are copyrighted by IHEN. No *portion* or *part* of this publication may be used for commercial purposes without permission in writing from IHEN and/or the creator/author. Send permission requests by e-mail to > JournalStaff@ihen.org. "IHEN Journal" is a free monthly newsletter published by the Indiana Home Educators' Network (IHEN). Subscribers are welcome to reprint and/or distribute "IHEN Journal" for nonprofit use as long as the newsletter is distributed in its entirety, including copyright notices and subscription instructions. Thank you for supporting the IHEN.org Web Project, and thank you for Helping Hoosiers Homeschool. I Can Help Hoosiers Homeschool |IHEN| ____________________________________________________________________ The "IHEN Journal" is produced by Peach Grove Press/eMedia Web: > http://www.AltEdNet.org/PGPress | E-mail > PGPress@aol.com ... in partnership with the Alternative Educators' Network. "All Parents are Educators. What are You Teaching YOUR Children?" Alternative Educators' Network
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