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Growing Without Schooling   #137
November/December 2000

Table of Contents

News & Reports p. 2-4

Learning Foreign Languages p. 5-9

Stories about different ways to learn a second language, with ideas and suggestions for getting started.

Challenges & Concerns p. 10-12

Handling Shyness, Support for Grown Homeschoolers, Feeling Isolated in India

Ask Grace Llewellyn p. 13

FOCUS: Families with Young Children p. 14-19

Parents write about homeschooling with young kids and what kind of support is helpful.

Unschooling Math p. 20

How Much Math Do Kids Really Need? p. 21-25

The Tests Kids Crave p. 26

Susannah Sheffer on kids' desire to be tested in meaningful ways.

Building Resilience Through Mentoring p. 27-29

A conversation with Rebecca Yenawine, founder of an arts-based city mentoring program.

Watching Children Learn p. 30-34

Space and Dinosaurs, Mom Watches Kids Create, Unusual Field Trip, Changing Their Minds

 

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