My daughter’s in her first year of tech college. She’s working toward an associate’s degree, and so far it’s been an interesting experience for her. Since she was homeschooled from the time she was little, this is her first year of regularly attending classes. So she comes home every day with reports of what goes on there, because it’s all new to her.
Some of the things she’s told us has surprised us. Of course, it’s been a long time since we went to college, but still……
I just did the random drawing for Giveaway #2, and the winner is reader Janet, who wins a hardcover copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People. Congratulations, Janet!
Thanks to all who entered for your great responses…..don’t forget to enter this week’s drawing for a copy of another classic Dale Carnegie book, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. The deadline is this Friday, 3/26, at midnight. I’ll also post Giveaway #4 this Friday 🙂
That’s right, the winner of Giveaway #1, chosen by the handy dandy Random Number Picker, is reader Anna, who wins the hardcover copy of Life on the Edge by Dr. James Dobson. Congratulations, Anna!
Many thanks to all who entered the drawing with your wonderful remarks. Do try again with this week’s drawing for a hardcover copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie.
By the way, the March newsletter is now up. It answers questions such as
Why is it so important that 21st century kids know how to handle money?
Where can you find a downloadable dollhouse (with furniture) printable project?
How do you make Resurrection Eggs in preparation for celebrating Easter?
You’ll find the answers to these questions plus much more in the March issue of “The Imperfect Homeschooler.” See it here, and sign up to get your own copy by email each month here.
Escape those winter doldrums with a visit to this week’s Carnival of Homeschooling. There are quite a few interesting posts this week about things like:
science project ideas
scrapbooking
life stress and homeschooling
how to use free audio books
And much more….check it out here.
Last week, I posted about the questions I’ve been getting lately having to do with surviving the homeschooling life. It occurs to me now that while I addressed some difficulties that come with homeschooling and how to handle them, I should also remind those newer to homeschooling of all the advantages of this lifestyle.