The Organized Homeschooler

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Genre: Home training; School management and organization; Family/Marriage; Education / Teaching; Family and Relationships; School management and organiza; Planning; Home Schooling; Curricula; Experimental Methods; Education; Christian education;

Average Review: 4 stars

Review: An ounce of organizing; a pound of preaching : I was hoping this book would give specific ways to organized your homeschool. Sadly, that was not the case. Only about a quarter of the book discusses organizing methods. The remainder is a sermon, and not a very good one. Vicki begins her book: "People marvel at how organized our home is. They even peek into our cupboards just hoping a mess is inside. They're usually disappointed". That statement sets the tone for the entire book. The book is chock full of scriptural references for prayer, discussion and pondering. Too bad I didn't buy this book with that in mind. Vicki exhorts the reader to pray for guidance regarding how to organize themselves. I have, and I thought I was going to get that information from this book. I was wrong. It's not there. She believes that organization begins in the heart; one can only be organized if their heart is right with God. Conversely, if one is DISORGANIZED it is surely because one's heart is NOT right with God, and organization is not truly desired by that person. Pity the poor souls who are struggling in their sprirituality as well as their lack of organization. Her sweeping, judgemental statements may just move them to quit trying altogether. Heaven forbid you are already discouraged with your lack of organization. While you can certainly be spiritually led to change your attitudes and actions, at some point you need the TOOLS and INFORMATION to bring about change. You can pray forever that your bathroom will be fixed, but unless you get a good book on how to fix bathrooms, or pick up the phone and call a repairman, your bathroom will not be fixed. Likewise, you can ponder the scriptures and pray without ceasing, but you may never be a well organized person because you do not have the TOOLS and INFORMATION you need to get it done. Bottom line: this book does a poor job of giving those TOOLS and INFORMATION to help you get the job done. If you want some suggestions for personal devotion time, read this book. If you want organizational help, look somewhere else. (By the way Vicki, by your logic there are no organized atheists in the world. . . )