News & Reports p. 3-7

Mass. Court Decision: No Home Visits; Homeschooling in 1999; Trip to Italy

Kids' Newsletters p. 8-9

How publishing their own newsletters helps two homeschoolers learn about science and history

Challenges & Concerns p. 10-14

Feeling Stuck, Forced Into School, How Grandparents Become Supportive

FOCUS: Learning Through Play p. 15-19

How play helps us all learn - little kids and teens and adults too

What is Creativity? Interview with Steven Caney p. 20-23

What encourages and discourages creativity, and how to get beyond narrow assumptions

Watching Children Learn p. 24-27

Craft Fair, Math, Travel, Ceremonies, History

From Our Bookstore p. 28-29

1999 Lists of Resources p. 31-34

Helpful certified teachers, lawyers, professors, psychologists, school districts, resource people, and grown homeschoolers