The things I'll do for the people I love

Having written at least some of, read, reread, proofread, and galley-proofed this new issue, the last thing I feel like doing is giving it another glance. But for you, o cool and groovy reader, I will summarize the articles contained therein, so that ye may decide if they are worth your hard-earned buckaroos.

We have letters, hooray! Including some actual hate mail. Haven't had any of that for a while. Helps me keep it real.

Also, letters from the editor. The Daily Mail felt my wrath (oh, yeah, they were scared), as did ABC News (ditto).

Some of the ranting in "Here We Go Again" was no fun at all for me, especially the stuff about Robin West's horrifying anti-homeschooling article. But I thought it needed saying, plus once I start raving it's hard to stop.

Just to balance that out, we had some amazing overachievers in "Hot Chocolate!", including several young and brilliant individuals plus the entire homeschooling population of New Hampshire.

Brandy Bergenstock, a frequent contributor, gave us an intriguing article about the importance of letting our children fail now and then, painful though it is.

Sue Landsman, a terrific humor writer, wrote "Until We Reach the Sea," a short piece that is both funny and touching.

The Bitter Homeschooler (remember her?) spouted off about how sick she is of people who start apologizing all over the place when they hear that she homeschools. This is one of the free-to-read articles.

Three short pieces about the home education situation in England -- a press release from one of the fighters on the front, an interview with a Northern Ireland home edder, and some letters from English home edders about what their choice means to them.

Home Scholars has a lovely selection of nonfiction, poetry, and comics.

I took a trip down memory lane and put together some ideas that worked for me about enjoying homeschooling in the early years.

The hilariously sweet Nancy Gauvreau shared more of her family's homeschooling adventures in "Homeschooling Is Our Way." This is a great article -- not just a day in the life, though we always love those, but inspiration and honesty from someone who has tried both school and homeschool, and who is always a delight to hear from.

For those readers who remember Tina Smith, lone homeschooler in the Netherlands Antilles, we have an update on her legal battle.

Teenaged homeschooler Sjanna Liptak offers advice and insight about homeschooling and the college admissions process.

Yours truly finally wrote that article she's been working on about teaching the Bible for cultural literacy. I hope that the ideas I offer may be of some value to every homeschooler, regardless of philosophy. Plus there's Legos. Erm, "bricks." This one’s also free to read.

Michelle Dalrymple offers readers the benefit of her own experience with homeschooling a child struggling with dysgraphia.

And there are product reviews!

Pretty packed, if I do say so.

And now I'd better get to work mailing it out.