Mar. 15, 2009
I'm Running a New Contest! Win the E-book Turning Points!
Posted in Promos
OK, here it is! I am having a contest to give away the new e-book from TOS, called Turning Points. (Retail value $12.45)
All you have to do to enter is leave a comment telling me one of two things. Either tell me what, for you, is the most difficult part of homeschooling, or tell me what has helped you through a difficult time in your homeschooling journey. OK, OK, if you're feeling especially prolific, you may tell me both!
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I have come up with a couple ways you can gain additional entries into the contest.
1. Leave a comment about any of my product reviews or promos.
2. Leave a comment about any of my personal stories.
3. Send a friend over and have them tell me you sent them.
4. Put a link on your blog to this contest.
5. Send me a million dollars.
To make sure I don't miss any of these, come back and leave an additonal comment under this post so I can give you your additional entry. You can do any of these more than once. Leave five comments, get five additional entries, send ten million dollars, get ten additional entries, etc.
If you already have a blog with HSB (and are signed in when you comment), you don't need to leave your name. However, if you don't, please leave your name with your comment. It doesn't have to be your real name, but it should be unique enough so that I can figure out who you are. Don't just put Jennifer or Debbie, put Jennifer from Saudi Arabia, or Debbie from Oak Street or something.
I will post the winner's name in a few weeks, roughly mid-march. If you think you can remember to come back and check, you don't have to leave an e-mail address. If you might forget, you will have to leave an address so I can contact you if you win.
Disclaimer: I take no responibility for anything bad that happens to you, your family, computer, your car, your life, etc. due to entering this contest. If you are typing a comment and spill coffee on your keyboard, hey, I feel bad, but that's your problem. If you lose and get depressed, I don't want to hear about it. However, if you start to comment, get on a roll, and write a best selling book about your homeschool journey, I'll expect at least 20% of the profits. After all, I was your inspiration.
So happy commenting and I hope you win! :)
~Crazy Mom
Comments
Feb. 26, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by LynnP
I posted this contest on my blog to help you out.. Good luck on this.. From another TOS Crew Member to another! :)
http://learning-by-living.blogspot.com/2009/02/win-great-ebook-turning-points.html
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Feb. 26, 2009 - Biggest Challenge?
Posted by homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com
Getting over worrying about whether or not my kiddos are learning enough and not comparing them to other students and their accomplishments. Letting them learn at their own rate without trying to fit them into some grade level.
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Feb. 26, 2009 - I've posted on my blog.
Posted by homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com
Good luck with your contest! I know how it feels to not get any entries :-(
http://homeschoolheartandmind.blogspot.com/2009/02/get-free-copy-of-turning-points-from.html
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Feb. 26, 2009 - thanks
Posted by Anonymous
Crazy Mom,
Consider adding your blog link as part of your signature line. If you don't know how to add it to your e-mail signature permanently, there's a sure bet your kids know how.
I liked the article from the heat magazine... esp. the one about basic toys.
What a great job you have! Trying new products for free ... very cool! hsmomforhim codename: vicki
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Feb. 27, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Kelly Fusinski
This is my first year of homeschooling and I thought I had everything all planned out perfectly. I had 6 to 8 weeks of lessons in every subject printed up for my two children who are supposed to be in 3rd and 9th grade. I never liked what they taught in the public schools, I always thought it was too easy for my kids. I gave them what I thought was more challenging work, I had weeks prepared. What was hard about that was my children blew my mind when they came to me three days after we started the school year and asked for more work. They jumped right into the work I had because it challenged them and they had to actually think about the answers and ask questions. They loved it and couldn't get enough. I found that I couldn't plan even a week of school work because they would get it done in a day maybe two days tops. Now I teach day by day, the only subject I stuck to with a daily schedule was spelling, I give them a page to do Monday through Thursday and Friday I test them to make sure they know the words. I am constantly challenging my children every day but I also feel we are teaching each other at the same time.
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Feb. 27, 2009 - What's difficult
Posted by april in MI
I find the hardest thing for me is to be organized and to plan ahead. I have been doing this for nine years now, you would think I would have learned by now.
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Feb. 27, 2009 - biggest homeschooling challenge
Posted by mamahobbit
For me the biggest challenge comes from homeschooling a big family, not the homeschooling itself. I'm a creative/hands-on sort of educator who likes to learn by immersion into a subject. When I had just two or three kids at a similar developmental stage it was easy- I only had to plan & schedule one activity that everyone could get into at their own skill level of. We all would get excited together about a science experiment or a trip to the Natural Science museum or the cool craft project we did at Christmas or Valentine's Day.. But once I had enough kids to cross into more than one developmental stage (and complicated it even further with a combination of special needs issues & ultra-giftedness in different family members), I couldn't give them all the individualized enrichment & programming they needed at the same time- particularly when the needs of the older kids took us outside the home more & more. Half the kids now have their needs unmet while I meet the needs of the other half in any given day. For instance- I couldn't read a picture book one-on-one with a primary school child while driving a teen to work, or help someone when they were stuck on their Calculus while doing arithmetic drills with the third grader. Teens have such very different needs than the elementary kids!
To help deal with all this, I try to find special projects that I can adapt for more than one stage whenevr possible (not often!). I let go of my desire for more creative educational activities & started using a few canned programs. I put at least part of every child's daily program in self-teaching form so they have something they can work on while I'm busy with one of the others, & I use computer-aided programs for typing and math drill & some of the technical computer skills. I also try to get the teens involved teaching their younger siblings (at least the teens who don't have social skills issues). And I leave an awful lot left undone that I used to do when the family needs were less complicated.
My motto: there is only one Messiah... and I am not He!
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Feb. 27, 2009 - Got you covered!
Posted by SisterTipster
Linking and entering!
Most difficult is staying on track with the everyday of life! AND then the obstacles of moving and other "interruptions." I found prayer and persistance and the encouragement of others so helpful! FRIENDS~yeah!
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Feb. 28, 2009 - Congratulations!
Posted by MamaDuke
Hi! I am passing the Lovely Blogger Award on to you! Thank you for such a wonderful blog! Please see my blog for more details!
http://www.homeschoolblogger.com/MamaDuke/661511/
Meredith
(MamaDuke)
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Feb. 28, 2009 - I blogged about your contest!
Posted by SevenSmiths
Wishing you many comments!
Michelle, from TOS Crew
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Mar. 1, 2009 - homeschooling challenges
Posted by info@jmdbiz.com
one of the hardest thing about homeschooling is keeping the child focus in a subject area. The child always find someway to focus on other things. And you (the teacher), rarely have time to focus on the child the whole entire time (sit by him or her).
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Mar. 3, 2009 - $1,000,000
Posted by Flag
Flag was here! I will be sending the million dollars to enter the contest as soon as I find a pen that works! LOL Have a good day and keep on homeschooling. It is a wonderful thing.
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Mar. 9, 2009 - Hardest part so far...
Posted by Jensens
The hardest part of homeschooling so far (my oldest is 9) was the transition from homeschooling one child, to adding his little brother into the mix.- Twana J.
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Mar. 9, 2009 - Second Entry
Posted by Anonymous
Twana gets a second entry for commenting on "Searching for Buried Treasure."
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Mar. 10, 2009 - Contest
Posted by Clemencia
thanks so much for the giveaway! I hope we win
storytime5366 @ gmail dot com
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Mar. 10, 2009 - Contest entry
Posted by Bookworm
There are two really hard things about homeschooling. One is all the other work screaming to be done by Mom and the other is separating school frustrations such as incomplete work from parent frustrations such as relationships with siblings.
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Mar. 10, 2009 - my struggle
Posted by SeekingHISHeart
interruptions...beautiful blue-eyed, rosy cheeked interruptions. I have a hard time staying on track with two toddlers running about the house. My son deals with it pretty well. In fact, he handles all the distractions much better than I do!
P.S. You won the contest on my blog!!
http://akiresparkle.blogspot.com
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Mar. 11, 2009 - contest
Posted by Anonymous
the most difficult challenge about homeschooling is to get over the fear of not doing the right thing or teaching them at their level as they grow. Not fullfilling their need of friendships as they have it in schools
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