Our streets are covered with ice and there’s more snow in the forecast for tomorrow. But I’m already dreaming of spring because I received my lovely Baker Creek catalog in the mail recently.
The folks at Baker Creek are homeschoolers who want to encourage people to use heirloom seeds. Their catalog is just beautiful. Snag your free copy by going to their website but don’t wait too long; they’ve been known to run out of copies!
I sent out my newsletter a week ago and just realized I forgot to post it here! Just too busy getting ready for Christmas, I guess.
Anyway, you can access a copy here. You’ll find:
articles about Christmas,
a great, inexpensive gift that everyone on your list will love,
a recording artist who’s a homeschool mom,
and an outrageous entry in the “What Our Kids Are Missing Out On” Dept.
Next month we’ll discuss “Homeschooling in a Depression.” Get your free subscription HERE.
I was so sorry to read that two of the victims in last week’s terrorist attack in Mumbai were a homeschooling dad and his daughter. How tragic for their surviving family members and friends. May God comfort them.
We spent most of our homeschooling years in Illinois. If they offered virtual schools there (state-sponsored school work kids do at home), they were too busy raiding the teachers’ pension fund to take the time to let us know about it. But here in Wisconsin, we regularly receive mail from virtual schools.
Virtual schools are not homeschooling, no matter what they tell you in the ads. If you don’t believe me, read this excellent post by a homeschooling mom of 14 (#15 is on the way) who has seen what happens to families who fall for the freebies offered by virtual schools.
BTW, many long-time homeschoolers (the Kasemans were among the first) warned everyone about this. But it’s worth repeating for those who are new to homeschooling, or might be considering it.