A Homeschooling Meme

Submitted by Lynn on Sun, 08/13/2006 - 9:15pm.

This is the first time I've been tagged with anything; Theresa got me:

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED

"Real Learning" By Elizabeth Foss (same as Theresa)--I'm reading it now. I'm not Catholic or even Christian, but I'm enjoying it greatly. I'm going to cheat and also add Linda Dobson's "The Art of Education."

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT

The library! We have a fabulous library.

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT

Live Education kindergarten curriculum. A waste. I hear their grades curricula are better but this was bad.

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR

The Melissa and Doug sort-of abacus we got. We use it for lots of things, not just math.

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR

Ambleside Online, though we won't be following that schedule.

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

Cuisenaire rods. I just don't have funding right now.

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED

In-home foreign language tutoring that I could afford. We want to learn Spanish together.

8 ) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING

Don't read any, unless you include Amazon as a homeschool catalog. Smiling

9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY

I really don't, nothing specifically homeschool that isn't a blog. I read bunches of those via RSS.

10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS

Shaun! Honey! Susannah! umm...I'm drawing a blank! Who else here homeschools again? *sigh*

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OK I'll bite

Submitted by Shaun on Mon, 08/14/2006 - 9:38am.

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED
I found Diana Waring's Beyond Survival to be reassuring and hopeful.

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT
Hmm, I do refer to my Well-Trained Mind book a lot, even though we are not really Classical homeschoolers. Otherwise, the Internet.

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT
Beginners Guide to Homeschooling (I think that's the title, I can't check because it's in the yard sale box.) Totally for traditional school-at-home.

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR
I have found Rosetta Stone language software to be wonderful and well worth the money! (We're doing Mandarin Chinese, in case you hadn't heard Eye-wink )

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR
The art museum. DD7 loves art, and I want to take advantage of the great art resources around here.

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY
Hmmm, maybe a great telescope, for all of us to enjoy.

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED
"How to make your daughter doodle less and do more in 10 easy lessons." Either that or "Turning your child into a editorial-cartoonist-prodigy for fun and profit."

8 ) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING
Prufrock Press, which is a gifted/talented press, not a homeschool catalog.

9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY
My homeschool blog, I guess. I have enjoyed "meeting" other homeschool parents with "highly gifted" kids. It helps.

10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS
OK, I'll tag my friends from my other blog -- Cher Mere, Sarah, Mamita, Maureen, and . . . someone else . . .

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Me too

Submitted by knittingwoman on Mon, 08/14/2006 - 4:45pm.

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED
The Homeschool Sourcebook by Donn Reed (first edition) it's half personal story and half resources.
2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT:
I don't know if it counts but high speed internet is a huge homeschooling resource
3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT
Saxon math books, my oldest kid wanted to do regular sit down math but nobody ever used them and i eventually sold them all.
4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR
Hmm magnetix?
5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR:
French for Dummies, it's not a bad beginning french book (I am a translator)
6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY
Small water colour paint set for my daughter
7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED
Hard to choose there, probably good online courses (free) for teenagers in my province
8 ) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING
I also don't read any homeschooling catalogs. I used to read chinaberry book catalog when my boys were younger and also Hearthsong
9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY

I've been homeschooling for 15 years, started before there were websites. I don't visit any homeschooling website very often.
10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS
Ah, umm??? I don't know any other homeschoolers who read this site but anyways, ariannah, sara, shan and...

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I'm in

Submitted by Honey on Thu, 08/17/2006 - 12:25pm.

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED

Free Range Education edited by Terri Dowty - a collection of chapters written by various UK homeschoolers about their experience.

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT

The internet.

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT

All the textbooks and workbooks that we never used!

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR

Amazon! Smiling (too much) Also, my friend who is a Maths teacher (can a person be a resource? Smiling )

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR

College! DS will be 16 next year and plans to study towards some GCSEs.

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

I can't think of an answer to this question, but DS15 says the only thing he wants is a time machine! Big grin

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED

see above Big grin Big grin

8 ) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING

Don't read any.

9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY

None, though there are several that I have used occasionally. I read several homeschooling blogs too.

10) TAG FIVE OTHER HOMESCHOOLERS

umm Jamie, Jana, Sarah (if she's still reading along here)....can't think of any others.....

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Checking in so I will play.

Submitted by Jana on Thu, 08/17/2006 - 8:10pm.

1) ONE HOMESCHOOLING BOOK YOU HAVE ENJOYED

The Well Trained Mind

2) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULDN’T BE WITHOUT

The library! The internet

3) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH YOU HAD NEVER BOUGHT

I am refusing to buy much so no disappointments yet.

4) ONE RESOURCE YOU ENJOYED LAST YEAR

First year.

5) ONE RESOURCE YOU WILL BE USING NEXT YEAR

Ambleside Online

6) ONE RESOURCE YOU WOULD LIKE TO BUY

Telescope and a nice art easel

7) ONE RESOURCE YOU WISH EXISTED

A couple extra arms!

8 ) ONE HOMESCHOOLING CATALOGUE YOU ENJOY READING

Don't really read any.

9) ONE HOMESCHOOLING WEBSITE YOU USE REGULARLY

Mostly blogs of home educating families.

Jana

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