July 9th, 2010 §
Like many people, I began homeschooling by imitating the schools of my youth. I bought a boxful of curriculum, divided it into daily assignments, and taught my kids right out of those books.
And there wasn’t anything especially bad about that, except that after the initial excitement wore off, my kids started to get bored. Instead of being excited about doing school, they ranked it right down there with making their beds and setting the table—something we have to do, so let’s get it over with. » Read the rest of this entry «
April 17th, 2010 §
….is reader Jill, whose entry was drawn by the random number generator for this week’s giveaway of a copy of my book, The Imperfect Homeschooler’s Guide to Homeschooling.
Many thanks to everyone who entered for sharing your homeschooling challenges. I sure am glad I didn’t have to choose a winner, because I wanted every one of you to win!
Be sure to enter our final spring giveaway for a copy of our new book, a reprint of an 1890 kindergarten story curriculum called Kindergarten Stories and Morning Talks With Over 125 Illustrations. Learn more here.
April 12th, 2010 §
Congratulations to reader Sarah, who won last week’s drawing for a free copy of my book, Life Prep for Homeschooled Teenagers.
I want to thank everyone who entered the drawing. Your responses to the question, “What do you think is the biggest blessing of homeschooling a teen?” just blew me away. Anybody who’s intimidated by the thought of homeschooling through high school should read all of those wonderful comments!
The deadline for this week’s drawing is this Friday, April 16, at midnight. Don’t miss out on your chance to win a free copy of The Imperfect Homeschooler’s Guide to Homeschooling….enter now!
April 9th, 2010 §
Do you feel like other people homeschool better than you do?
Do they seem more confident, more accomplished, more patient?
Do their houses look like model homes compared to yours?
No matter how it looks to you, there are no perfect homeschoolers. We all have our challenges as we do our best to teach our kids every day.
What’s your biggest challenge when it comes to raising, educating and loving your kids 24/7? Leave your answer as a comment on this post by midnight on Friday, April 16, and you’ll be automatically entered into a drawing for a brand new copy of The Imperfect Homeschooler’s Guide to Homeschooling, a book packed with information and advice gleaned from my 20+ years of homeschooling.
January 15th, 2010 §
to get your free copy (reg. $13.95) of The Imperfect Homeschooler’s Guide to Homeschooling. The deadline is midnight tonight. Don’t miss out!
January 12th, 2010 §
Last night the January issue of “The Imperfect Homeschooler” went out to all subscribers. If you’re not a subscriber, you can check it out here.
This month’s lead article is the first in the Back to Basics 2010 series; it’s called “Kids and Cooking.” Let me know what you think!
(PS…..Just three days left on the Buy One, Get One Free sale…..don’t miss out!)
January 8th, 2010 §
Just a quick reminder: our “Buy One, Get One Free” offer (save $13.95 plus shipping) expires a week from tonight. Don’t miss out! More details here.
