Curriculum Advice from Victoria Botkin Giveaway

In 2009 I wrote a review of Curriculum Advice from Victoria Botkin.  Apparently many people are interested in what Victoria has to say because that post is one of the top ten posts on my blog as far as traffic is concerned.

Curriculum Advice by Victoria Botkin

Victoria Botkin is the wife of Geoffry Botkin, the maker of The League of Grateful Sons. A couple of years ago we were able to meet the Botkin family and I was struck with how articulate their children were and at how much they had done in their young lives. While I thought I knew what their educational philosophy must be before asking, I just had to ask Victoria any way. I asked her what curriculum they used in their homeschool. I am sure now that she has had many people ask that same question, but she was gracious enough to talk with me briefly. The only curriculum they use is Saxon math. Nothing else. No other curriculum, but lots of reading, writing and one-on-one discussion time with each other and as a family. Knowing this was so very freeing for me. We struggle between wanting to educate our children according to their individual bents and focusing on Scripture or educating to the world's standards with a college degree being the goal.

We recently met up with the Botkins again and, to my mortification, Jeff shared with them that I was experiencing some homeschool burnout (oh, the shame!) A few weeks later we received a package including all of the Botkin family cd and dvd products. We already had everything with the exception of the Curriculum Advice by Victoria. Jeff and I were both convicted as we listened to this two cd set on our recent trip. The Lord has been showing us a better way for our family to live and learn together in the last few weeks and this was just one more glimpse into what that could be.

In the two years since writing this review Jeff has worked with Geoffrey Botkin on a couple of projects and has spent some time visiting in their home.  The Botkin's are the REAL DEAL, folks.   They have a warm, welcoming home whose inhabitants are gracious and service oriented.  The family works together for the good of the family and reaches out to their community and to the larger homeschooling community as well.


I have both volumes of Curriculum Advice from Victoria Botkin to share with one blessed reader.  Volume 1 offers practical help for beginning homeschool mothers while volume 2 offers help for intermediate home educators.  I truly think any of you would be encouraged by Victoria's testimony about homeschooling her own children and hearing from several of the children themselves.  Victoria Botkin is truly a Titus 2 woman!


If you would like to receive this 2 CD set please leave a comment telling me what is your most challenging aspect regarding homeschooling.


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If you would like a fourth opportunity to enter:  The Botkin's son, David, is getting married this weekend!  Please lift David and Nadia and both of their families in prayer as they finish up wedding preparations and pray that the wedding ceremony will be a testimony of God's amazing goodness in bringing these two together to become one.


That's it! You have four opportunities to win,  Entries end next Wednesday, May 18, and I will post the winner on Thursday, May 19, which just happens to be Kaelan's 12 birthday!!  Then I'll do another giveaway of a CD that Kaelan really enjoys!  Stayed tuned!