Product Description

A veteran educator has compiled her most-requested homeschooling workshop material so that families can become more proficient in educating their kids. Covering issues like time management, space usage and materials, Vicki Caruana addresses a variety of organizational needs to help families structure not only their work areas, but also their thinking, their paperwork--and each other! By the book's end, she inspires readers to re-evaluate, reorganize, and form new habits, leaving behind the stress and inefficiency of a cluttered life.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #209329 in Books
• Published on: 2001-09-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

No brass tacks suggestions that I could find
First let me say that I consider myself to be a strong Christian. However, even I felt this book was a bit condescending. The tone of the book would be fine if the publisher had chosen to be upfront about what you could expect to find within it but the exterior of the book leads you to believe you are going to find some tips and techniques about getting your homeschool organized. This book is much more of a "mind set" about being organized and relying on your faith to help you attain what you are seeking. I'm fine with that premise but that's not why I picked up this book.

If you are basically organized and are looking for support in what you already know, this book might be for you. If you were not born organized and you are seeking actual suggestions to help you create a peaceful homeschool environment, I'd recommend finding another book.

Great Book, Be Patient on Action Items
This book is geared toward getting at the cause of why we resist organization. It deals with heart issues and in exchange convinces you how crucial it is to step up and take responsibility for your life and organize it. I'm about halfway through it and am just now getting to some practical ideas that can be applied to our homeschool I very much appreciate the author's push toward the "why's" of organizing. She really wants to highlight patterns of thought and motivate change from the deepest levels of who we are and how we think. This book brings hope for doing things better in the future. We're not stuck in a rut. We don't have to hang our choices on our "personality type" and never improve. The author gives us a road map of heart and then behavior changes that gets us to an orderly, purposeful life. Great read...but take your time digesting this one.

Not what it says it is at all
I never would have purchased this book if the description or back cover comments had told me what the book was really about. This is a very religious book with a hint of organizational methods thrown in. This is a complete waste of money if you are really lookiing for organizational tips. If you want bible lessons and a lot of preaching this is the book for you. I am hoping I can return it because it was sold with what I consider a very dishonest description in order to get people's money and lure them unwittingly into a lecture on god. Any other book on this topic would have to be better for a non christian.