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    Published on 09-01-2010 07:20 AM

    Congratulations to our August Giveaway Winners!!


    The following members each won a set of eight Chester Comix books...comics that bring history to life!
    • camaro
    • paganmomblog
    • shakeisha (alternate winner)

    The following member won a free eight-week writing course of their choice at Time4Writing!
    • spookygirl
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    What is zen? Zen is the practice of choosing peace over drama, balance over dogma, and compassion over judgment. So then...what is Zen-schooling?? In her newest book, Zenschooling: Living a Fabulous and Fulfilling Life Without School, author Tammy Takahashi tries to explain.

    "In Zenschooling, I attempt to capture this essense of what creates our dramas and how we can deal with these stories we create with compassion not only for our children, but for ourselves and the world we live in, while still being homeschoolers who have to make decisions about curriculum, socialization, and how to find time to do the laundry."

    Two (2) lucky winners of this month's giveaway, Zenschooling,
    will be able to bring a little Zen into their education at home, and use the power of experience, mindfulness, and acceptance to create an amazing homeschooling life.

    To find out more about Zenschooling and other homeschool-related wisdom from Tammy, be sure to check out her blog, Just Enough and Nothing More. And to pre-order Zenschooling: Living a Fabulous and Fulfilling Life Without School for yourself, drop by the publisher's website.
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    The award-winning website SpellingCity.com has become sort of a phenomenon among homeschoolers and traditional schoolers alike. I mean, who couldn't like a site that offers:
    • Over 42,000 spelling words and customizable sentences
    • A REAL person who says each word and sentence
    • Free home pages for teachers and parents to save lists
    • Teacher training videos to show teachers and parents how to use SpellingCity.com
    • Customizable sentences for words with multiple meanings (e.g., a scale for weighing, to scale a mountain, the scale on a map)
    • Free printable handwriting worksheets for handwriting practice with your saved lists
    • Free teaching resources with lists and lesson plans for teaching high frequency words, compound words, sound-alike words (their, there, they're), contractions, possessives, and more. There are also lists for learning state capitals.
    • Twelve games to play online or to print: Spelling, Word Meaning, Vocabulary, Alphabetical Order
    • A free forum and newsletters with more vocabulary and spelling resources
    And if you like SpellingCity.com, you are going to LOVE SpellingCity's new premium membership! In additional to all the great SpellingCity features, premium members also receive these benefits for one full year:
    ...
    Published on 09-01-2010 07:37 PM

    That's right. You heard it here folks. Homeschoolers have issues with socialization. Now this may be shocking to you - - especially to those of you who are new to this whole homeschooling thing - - but I'm letting the cat out of the bag, right here, and right now. But please don't let it get out, or else we might have people actually start asking us questions about socialization in places like the supermarket checkout line. We might even be hassled by our hair dresser, or even our mother-in-law!!

    So this poll is completely TOP-SECRET, okay?? No one in the general public is to EVER associate the words "socialization issues" with homeschoolers...this is Just. Between. Us.




    Hahahahahahahahaha

    Now that you have had your laugh for today, let's take a little closer look at this whole socialization "issue" and see how you really feel about it......

    Weigh in on this week's poll about socialization here.
    by Published on 05-19-2010 01:39 PM
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    My boys and I will be embarking on a study of the 50 states soon and I was wondering if anyone was up for a postcard exchange. I've never been in one before, but I think it would be a neat addition to our study. Any takers?
    Thanks to jab300 for getting us started on a fun new project for the members of SecularHomeschool.com!! If you are interested in participating, we have a new private password-protected forum expressly for this purpose! All you have to do is use the Contact Form, Private Message me (Topsy), or email me at info@secularhomeschool.com with your site username to let me know that you want to participate and I will send you the password for the forum so you can safely post your child(ren)'s name and mailing address for the exchange!

    Note: You MUST be a member of SecularHomeschool.com to participate in this project!!
    by Published on 09-02-2010 11:46 AM
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    Who says Topsy never listens when you speak?? When member Teri inquired about a locator map for our more "visual" members, I really tried to pay attention - - even though there were lots of bright shiny objects (and a bag of Dove Dark Chocolate sitting on my nightstand) to distract me.

    Fearing that I might never get back this momentary bout of concentration, I went right to work and created our new SecularHomeschool.com Member Map!! If you would like to see where other secular homeschoolers are located, simply click on the link to view. Hover over each pushpin with your mouse to see the member username.


    To be added to the map, simply click on the "Additions" drop-down menu, and click on "Simple Addition" to add your site username and city, state, or zip code.

    Of course, you may still use our Member Locator feature to find other local members as well.
    Published on 08-27-2010 12:50 AM
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    New to SecularHomeschool this week:

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