This campaign has been fun to follow. My children were so excited to be able to vote for a candidate that appealed to them, that seems to be of their generation. I see a huge generational difference in my own family concerning Obama’s appeal. Thanks for your comment!

Seriously, I can’t wait until my kids are old enough to vote, too. We had so much fun following the campaign, and now we’re excited about the inauguration, too!

I was so excited to see the amazing give away deal of the Discovery Videos for ALABAMA FAMILIES!!…NOW that you have all these videos, wouldn’t be nice to have a curriculum to go with them and have your free videos streaming throughout aligned with every topic your studying? Well have I got a deal for you!

eTAP is a K-12 electronic curriculum that was designed specifically to accommodate the Discovery Videos. Thousands of discovery videos are aligned with each subject matter. The videos can be played right in the middle of the study with a click of a mouse. The curriculum is aligned with national standards and includes the four core course: English, math, social studies and science. It’s the only curriculum in the world of it’s of its kind.

ALSO……Each subject matter contains hundreds and hundreds of internet websites matched by, age, grade level and subject matter supporting a variety of learning styles. There are games, exercise, projects, experiments and more!

This format encourages exploration and independent learning. It is used as an independent home school curriculum, an electronic teachers assistant in the public and private schools and as an after school supplement. THE KIDS LOVE IT! It has shown to boost test scores dramatically because the kids are actually empowered and directly involved with their learning. Perfectly aligned with national standards, it prepares students for exit exams that are becoming mandatory for high school graduation across the US. It also includes prep courses for SAT and ACT test. ONE PRICE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY!

Because of it’s versatility and successful results, eTAP is now being used across the country and internationally at home and in private and public schools.

eTAP is used by home schoolers …… currently at $359 for a one year subscriptions for the whole family. That is a deal in itself!

BUT, I represent eTAP exclusively for home school families (homeschooled all my children since 1985) and can offer an amazing whole sale co-op discount:

Number of Families:
50 - 249: $299: ($60 savings!)
250 - 499: $259: ($100 savings!)
500- 1999:$199: ($160 savings!)
2000+ $159: ($200 savings!)

Tell your churches, friends, and homeschoolers, CO-OP’s, etc. Be sure to share this with families who have children in school: schools who use e-tap have significantly improved test scores! This is a small investment to help any child be more successful.

Check out the free demo—be sure to have your kids give it a test run, too! You can put your APT code right into the curriculum subject matter section and the videos will pop up right on your computer in the eTAP curriculum.

FREE DEMO: http://www.etap.org/demo/index.html.

TO JOIN THE COOP: E-mail flowerford3@yahoo.com and request the eTAP discount coupon code.

This co-op opportunity ends on October 31st. The more people the lower the price.

On the evening of October 31, I will e-mail all the families that have contacted me with the code and instructions for your whole sale price with your free Discovery Videos streaming throughout.

If you are interested in receiving an accredited high school diploma, please visit The Learning Community International (www.tlci.us) TLCI honors the eTAP national standards curriculum. With TLCI enrollment you will also receive your own personal consultant to assist you in designing an individualized learning plan as well.

QUESTIONS? Nancy at flowerford3@yahoo.com

Now, after two years of homeschooling, I can’t even believe I considered putting him in school. Once you are doing it, your philosophy becomes almost militant and you feel sorry about the poor kids in school all day! I have seen SO many benefits for both of my children, I would not consider doing anything differently. And the good thing for our kids is that WE have the knowledge and experience to make decisions for them. Five year olds do not have that. My son wanted to go to school, too. Keep in mind that I had been preparing him for school for a couple of months before I pulled the rug out on it. So I had to undo what I had created. For a couple of months into “school” he said he wanted to go to school, but as he woke up at 11 am I reminded him that he would have been in school already for THREE hours! It’s the little things they don’t think about until they are in the middle of it and realize school at home is fun and gives you the freedom to learn what you want, when you want.

I still hold true to my feelings on this. EVERY child is better of at homeschool if his/her parent is not abusive or neglectful. Even parents with barely a high school diploma are better for a child than sitting in a class with an educated teacher. This has been statistically demonstrated!

I agree, though, about younger children. They really don’t know what they want or what’s best for them. I love the ideas about getting them a backpack, going through a simulated day, etc. Those things worked for my kids in the younger years.