Don't forget the contest at Simple Schooling!

Just a reminder of the classroom contest at Simple Schooling! I know I've mentioned it before. If you go to the web site you'll see that you don't really have to have a classroom - just show your space where you have school - whether it's in a special room, the corner of a room, in the kitchen (where we are most of the time), or under a tree!

Go on and let everyone see your space!


(Picture from the University of Melbourne web site: “This fifteenth century classroom is believed to be the one to which the young William Shakepeare crept 'like a snail unwillingly to school'. Only recently has a more flexibly organised room begun to emerge”. K-6 Best Years of Their Lives?, Primary English Teaching Association (of NSW), 1979.)

The Curriculum Choice

(Picture from Family Education)

Curriculum Choice is a new site where you can get curriculum reviews as well as learn about different homeschooling philosophies and styles. The site is authored by a diverse group of homeschooling parents. They also have curriculum give-aways!

The site is new, so if you go to the site looking for a curriculum and it isn't listed, let them know. This is from their web site:

If you would like us to review a particular curriculum, send us a product to give-away to a lucky CC reader or advertise on this blog then go here for more information.

The CC Team

Check it out!

Why are there more girls than boys being homeschooled?

At least this is the case according to the latest statistics on homeschooling from The Condition of Education 2009.

According to Greg Toppo of USA Today, "The ratio of home-schooled boys to girls has shifted significantly. In 1999, it was 49% boys, 51% girls. Now boys account for only 42%; 58% are girls."

Mr. Toppo asked one of our own homeschooling bloggers, Henry Cate of Why Homeschool, about the trends in homeschooling presented in the report.

Please check out Why Homeschool and participate in a couple of extremely short surveys - very, very short (one question each)! Even if you only have girls (as I do) be sure to vote in both and help out Henry Cate and the other folks at Why Homeschool!

Thanks!

Homeschooled Kids Blog Carnival is up!

Inspiration! edition. The Homeschooled Kids Blog Carnival is up at On Living by Learning. There is a lot going on from the introduction of a brand new blogger, to a word challenge, a berry delicious recipe, a challenge to play outdoors, coin collecting, karate, twittering - and much more!