2013 Excellence in Education Awards
Finding;the;“perfect”;curriculum can be quite the chore for home- school moms. It can be a daunt- ing;task;trying;to;decide;which
curricula;or;materials;to;buy;as;you;look
online, thumb through catalogs, chat
with other homeschool moms, or “stare
and;compare”;at;a;homeschool;conven-tion. Add in the restraints of a limited
budget, and the challenge increases.
If you’re glassy-eyed trying to sort
through all of the curriculum choices for
your family, the TOS Excellence in Education Awards will provide you with a
great starting point for your search. The
survey;for;these;awards;was;publicized
through;an;E-Blast;and;social;media,;and
1,751;individuals;responded;with;their
choices for the best of the best in almost
every area of study.
The survey was designed so that individual respondents entered the name of
a curriculum or product of choice for
each category; they were not given a set
of choices from which to choose. Con-
sequently,;the;winners;of;the;TOS;2013
Excellence in Education Awards were
clearly chosen by the respondents, and
the respondents were not constrained
by the crafters of the survey. After all the
data were amassed, category totals were
calculated and the winners determined.
In some categories, we’ve listed sec-
ond-place;finishers;to;provide;even;more
alternatives for you as you consider your
options.;If;responses;varied;significantly
among respondents, not allowing for
groupings of responses, only possible
place;finishers;are;presented.
This year a number of new categories
have been added, including apps. And,
you will see many categories separated by
age groups: elementary, middle school,
and high school.
Drum roll, please . . . and here are the
2013;Excellence;in;Education;Winners.
Liz Koon is a freelance writer/editor and
project manager. She also serves as executive assistant to the publisher at TOS. She
and her husband Craig have three children (all homeschool graduates) and two
grandchildren. Contact Liz at LizKoon
WritingandEditingSvcs@gmail.com.
2013
Excellence in
Education
Awards
®
By;Liz;Koon
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