A little motivation goes a long way

Every homeschool needs a bit of motivation outside of Mom. Heck, some days, without outside motivation, I fear I would leave school undone and strewn throughout the house, the dog would be barking outside (so he couldn't pee everywhere), children would lie around, vegged out to PBS kids, and I would gulp sip a glass of red wine, in my robe, at 4pm. Oh yeah, and for dinner, a pizza on the way. But I digress...

I've been building up the idea that the world wide internet gets to see their work if they win, and we are a pretty competitive family. Example:after winning a sandcastle building-contest in North Carolina, Grace quizzed the recreation director about how many judges there were (only one) and if she had actually won, or just got a "participation trophy" (my kids won, but there was only one other family who competed).

So....tomorrow I will announce the genre for next week's writing contest. The entries will be due Tuesday night and the winner announced Friday. Use this as an extra for your more motivated students, or build it into your assignments to give extra motivation, or offer this to your children who go to school as a fun weekend thing. All are invited to participate.

Happy writing!!

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