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Online Registration for Searcy Convention Closes Wednesday.

May 11, 2009David CoxEventsEvents, Home School Convention, searcy

The home school convention in Searcy is this Friday and Saturday. Time is running out to pre-register online. Online registration will remain open until Wednesday. After that, you can register at the door on Friday or Saturday.

Registration is good for both days at the home school convention. Don’t miss this opportunity to browse volumes of books, CDs, and videos designed to help you educate your children. And don’t forget about Saturday’s performance of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat! This performance is your chance to enjoy a quality, family-oriented play while supporting home schooling in Arkansas.

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Ask the Readers: What’s Your Favorite Curriculum?

Apr 30, 2009David Cox1 CommentPollsAsk the Reader, Curriculum

Home School Curriculum. There are as many preferences as there are choices. In my experience, nearly every home school family has a particular group of curricula they use for educating their children.

Growing up, the big names in home education were A Beka, Bob Jones, and Saxon. Some years, my brothers and I had a different curriculum for each subject! One thing’s for sure: Home schooling allows parents to mix and match the right books for their child’s needs.

I want to hear from you. What’s your favorite curriculum? Does your family use one curriculum for math, another for history, and still another for english? Tell us about it!

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Using the Internet for Your Home School Group (Part 3: Blogging)

Apr 28, 2009David CoxTechnologyTech Support, Technology, Using the Internet

Alright, so your home school group has mass email and it has a Facebook account; what now? If your group is extremely active—or if you personally are, and you want to tell the world about it—then I suggest you start a blog.

The Basics
First things first: Let’s get a few semantics out of the way. “Blog” (like many internet-terms) is an abbreviation. It’s short for web log. I know it doesn’t seem like that much trouble to write the letters W and E, but for some reason internet gurus thought better, so the term was shortened. Today, “blog” is the only term you’ll hear thrown around on the net.

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