dˈʊɹɹɪŋ hɪz jˈɪɹz æz ɐ hˈoʊmskuːlɪŋ ˈædvəkˌeɪt, kˈaʊɔːk wʌzɐ kˈɑːləmnˌɪst ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚɹ ˌɔn ɡɹˈoʊn hˈoʊmskuːlɚɹ ˈɪʃuːz fɔːɹ hˈoʊm ˌɛdʒuːkˈeɪʃən mˌæɡɐzˈiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɛvən dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː, lˈaɪf lˈɜːnɪŋ mˌæɡɐzˈiːn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪt ænd hˈoʊm ˈɛdʒuːkˌeɪɾɚz fˈæmɪli tˈaɪmz tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks.
During his years as a homeschooling advocate, Kowalke was a columnist and writer on grown homeschooler issues for Home Education Magazine (1997-2002), Life Learning magazine (2004-2008) and Home Educator’s Family Times (2004-2006).