February 5th, 2009 § 0
The skies are gray, the temperature’s headed back down again, somebody still isn’t catching on to fractions and keeps whining to you that it’s too hard……feeling down? Get a double shot of homeschool encouragement:
1) Dewey’s Treehouse is sponsoring this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling.
2) The February issue of “The Imperfect Homeschooler” is up. Read the whole thing here and get upcoming issues in your email by subscribing here.
There now, don’t you feel better? 
January 22nd, 2009 § 0
Wait until you see the clever way Beverly over at Beverly’s Homeschooling Blog set up this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling. It’s really cute, and she sure got a lot of submissions. Check it out!
January 9th, 2009 § 0
Blog carnivals became popular a few years ago, but most lost steam (and participants) as the novelty wore off. But not the Carnival of Homeschooling. Check out this list of education-related carnivals. Many have not published a new edition in months. Yet, of those still in the game, most are not as old as the Carnival of Homeschooling.
Who gets credit for this? First of all, the Cate family, who initiated the Carnival of Homeschooling and organized it so that, week after week, other bloggers could sponsor a weekly edition using a template, so to speak, set up by the Cates. (I was so happy to have a post in the first edition.)
Also, we have to give credit to the many, many bloggers who live the homeschool lifestyle and are willing to share regular little peeks into their lives so that other homeschoolers (and potential homeschooling parents doing research) can benefit from their experiences and advice.
I write books about homeschooling. So do many other homeschooling parents. We’ve worked hard and I think we publish some pretty helpful books. But I always recommend to new and prospective homeschoolers that, in addition to reading books about homeschooling, they visit the Carnival of Homeschooling. Surfing through the various editions of the past as well as the current Carnival will give you a very wide-ranging, informative and true-life look at the homeschooling life. As they used to say in the old Bell Telephone commercials (I’m dating myself here), “it’s the next best thing to being there.”
November 12th, 2008 § 2
You know, I’ve thought about hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling, but what’s holding me back is that I am just not creative enough to think of an outstanding theme.
Week after week, the various bloggers who host the carnival come up with the coolest ways to present the posts! Take this week, for example. Jacque Dixon is hosting, and she’s using the Homeschool Blog Awards as her theme, and it came out beautifully.
I think I’ll just stick to participating in these wonderful carnivals….that, I can handle. 
November 2nd, 2008 § 0
It’s Sunday, the day of rest. What better time to chill out with a cup of something sweet and warm (tea or hot chocolate, maybe?) and enjoy the latest Carnival of Homeschooling, hosted by the Cates? And don’t miss the adorable photo at the end of it
October 23rd, 2008 § 2
This week’s carnival is hosted by Melissa Markham, and she’s chosen a clever theme: Who Let the Dogs Out? Visit the carnival to see why she did this and what a good job she did with it. The photos are great! (And the wide variety of posts will get your brain going.)
October 16th, 2008 § 0
This week’s Carnival of Homeschooling is in honor of the Missing Day. Which day was that? You’ll have to go see for yourself. While you’re there, do take time to enjoy the wide variety of posts, all related to homeschooling and sponsored by Homeschoolbuzz.com.
