{"id":1761,"date":"2008-08-05T18:45:12","date_gmt":"2008-08-05T18:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.janice-campbell.com\/?p=87"},"modified":"2015-08-31T18:58:55","modified_gmt":"2015-08-31T18:58:55","slug":"test-prep-workshops-and-special-links","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doingwhatmatters.com\/test-prep-workshops-and-special-links\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Prep Workshops and a Few Special Links"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bontom.ac\/Images\/cherry.jpg?resize=94%2C169\" alt=\"cherry tomatoes\" width=\"94\" height=\"169\" \/>I saw the first yellow leaves falling today; the pinks, hollyhocks, and marigolds are all setting seed; and homeschool groups are scheduling SAT and Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshops&#8211; fall must be on its way! It really seems too soon. It seems as if we&#8217;ve just settled into our evening ritual of circling the garden and sampling its delights&#8211; cherry tomatoes were the treat <em>du jour<\/em>. The figs aren&#8217;t even close to being ripe!<\/p>\n<p>Because I&#8217;m still working with this pinched nerve, I&#8217;ll just let you know about the workshops that have been scheduled, and share a few announcements. Short, but I think you&#8217;ll find something of interest here. And please- enjoy the last remaining days of summer!<\/p>\n<h3>Announcements<!--more--><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/b2sb1ast\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Back to School Blast<\/strong><\/a>: It&#8217;s Time for the <strong>Back to School Blast 2008<\/strong>! I know that many of you have enjoyed the virtual seminar series that Cindy Rushton puts together. I certainly have! I&#8217;m always amazed at the feast of encouragement she shares, and the number of helpful resources she gathers, and I keep some of my very favorite workshops on my iPod, so I can listen again and again. Here are some of the highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Online Seminars<\/strong> in the comfort of YOUR OWN HOME!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Free Gifts<\/strong>&#8211;ebooks, audios, downloads!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Special offers<\/strong> from our event sponsors!<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mp3 Downloads<\/strong> for all audios&#8211;preview chats AND seminar sessions!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can get more details, listen to <strong>free preview calls<\/strong>, and get your tickets at:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/b2sb1ast\"><strong>http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/b2sb1ast<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blog Carnival<\/strong>: I&#8217;ll be hosting the Carnival of Homeschooling on August 19, so if you&#8217;d like to submit an entry, you can be working on it. I&#8217;ll post the submission link next week in the blog and e-zine. This week&#8217;s Carnival, which includes our grammar post from last week, is hosted at <a href=\"http:\/\/haloscan.com\/tb\/btrl8hnvr\/533321351824840256\">The Homeschool Cafe<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/homeschoolcafe.blogspot.com\/2008_08_01_archive.html\" target=\"_blank\">,<\/a> which is celebrating &#8220;Not Back to School Season.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshop<\/strong>: This much-anticipated workshop has now been scheduled for Saturday, September 6, from 10-2:30 at First Mennonite Church at 601 E. Parham Road, Richmond, VA. It&#8217;s sponsored by the <strong>Richmond Regional Home Educators<\/strong>, and you will find complete information at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rrhe.org\/\">rrhe.org<\/a> forum (for members), or at my website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.EssayWorkshop.com\">www.EssayWorkshop.com<\/a> (the date needs to be updated on the site, but the rest of the information is all there).<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.everyday-education.com\/sat-prep\/index.shtml\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"border: 1px solid black; margin: 1px; float: left;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.everyday-education.com\/images\/sat-book-front-cover.jpg?resize=212%2C253\" alt=\"Conquer the Test- SAT Prep for Homeschoolers\" width=\"212\" height=\"253\" \/><\/a><strong>SAT*-Prep Workshop<\/strong>: If you&#8217;d like to catch the &#8220;<strong><em>Conquer the Test! 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My <strong><em>Excellence in Literature<\/em><\/strong> assistant just shared a delightful blog link with me: <a href=\"http:\/\/houseoffame.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Geoffrey Chaucer Hath An Extreme Blog: Go England! It ys Rad! .<\/a> I&#8217;ve read only a few entries so far, but I can tell you that it&#8217;s best not to be drinking coffee as you read;-). Since I haven&#8217;t reviewed it all, I won&#8217;t guarantee it&#8217;s all as funny as the first bit, but you may find it worth a visit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #808080;\">*Standard Disclaimer: <\/span><span style=\"font-family: arial,helvetica; font-size: x-small;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">SAT and PSAT\/NMSQT are a registered trademarks of the College Board and National Merit Scholarship Corporation, which were not involved in the production of, and do not endorse, this product nor this blog, nor probably even Chaucer.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I saw the first yellow leaves falling today; the pinks, hollyhocks, and marigolds are all setting seed; and homeschool groups are scheduling SAT and Beat-the-Clock Essay Workshops&#8211; fall must be on its way! It really seems too soon. 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