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It would actually be helpful I'd suspect to have a listing of resources to buy as a sticky no?
Having read in the above about "timberdoodle" I googled it and came up with: http://www.timberdoodle.com/ a Christian family-owned company that's been around since 1985, claim to sell at steep discounts. I LOVE that they say this in their
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Stay with what works. Educational supply journals are full of marketing gimmicks, while educational equipment companies are repackaging duds, all with the goal of selling to the inexperienced and easily intimidated home teacher. What works in a classroom can be totally unsuitable for a home school setting. Most school programs must use a lot of busy work so that the teacher has time to attend to paperwork or the other thirty students. Time is too valuable for both you and your child to spend it doing this type of grunt work. Likewise, just because a product is new does not mean it is better. Even if a reviewer, including myself, finds a product outstanding, that does not mean that your child will benefit from its use. Is your child making the kind of progress you desire using your current curriculum? Does the approach take into account your child's learning style? Is the subject matter challenging but not tear-provoking? Does it fit within your budget? Does it meet your family's standard for content? If you answered yes to the majority of these questions, then you should seriously ask yourself, "Why am I thinking of changing? What needs will be met by the new curriculum which my current program cannot meet?" At Timberdoodle we sell only those products that we deem the finest. But what is best for our family may be totally unsuitable for yours. We invite you to look beyond the glitter and glimmer, beyond the reviews and recommendations, and consider goals, learning styles, and needs. It has been said that advertising and catalogs exist solely to promote a spirit of discontent. If that is the case, then we here at Timberdoodle embrace an unconventional aim. We want you to be successful at teaching your children, with or without our products.
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What would you say is your philosophy of education?
Schoolwork is for families who don't have a life. The logic is that schoolwork is done to prepare a child for life, and a family that is living live will naturally be involving their child in their activities and training them to take on responsibilities. Does this mean that we do no schoolwork? No, we typically devote 1-2 hours a day to covering those subjects which are not naturally taught in everyday life, like history; or which are worthy of a specific time investment, such as reading.
It's given me renewed hope through my browsing of their site that yes, I can DO this and that you can start with children as babies! It said the co-owner (Mom Deb) was homeschooling her kids at 1. You even set aside special time and call it "school time" to get the children thinking about it and doing it early.
I'm concerned about buying supplies just because they look or sound good and as Timberdoodle suggests---just because a kit works in a classroom doesn't mean it will work for homeschooling and likewise, just because it's hyped up doesn't mean it works.
That all said...
If you have some great places you've bought from in the past would you please provide the link and give a brief description of what we could expect from them or their products?
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