Me neither. But once I read this email that was sent by Maria Miller of Math Mammoth (a resource that I love, by the way!) I was very impressed. I’ve already made my curriculum choices for this year, but I will definitely be giving this a look next year. I hope this helps you if you’re still on the fence for next year. J The email from Maria is below: We came across a useful resource recently and thought we would reach out to Brett Walter, the founder, to learn more about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op. Maria: Welcome, Brett. Please tell us about the Homeschool Buyers Co-op and how it helps homeschoolers. Brett: Sure. The Homeschool Buyers Co-op is the world’s largest purchasing cooperative for homeschooling families. In a nutshell, what we do is use our members’ collective purchasing power to get volume discounts on high-quality curriculum from educational publishers. Maria: What a neat idea! Does it cost anything to join? Brett: No, membership is absolutely FREE. In fact, we give new members 100 SmartPoints (Co-op currency) when they join! Maria: That’s great! What would you say is the single biggest advantage of becoming a member? Brett: Huge savings — anywhere from 20% – 90% — on their curriculum purchases. Plus, members gain access to lots of award-winning curricula that they wouldn’t be able to get on their own because it’s either too expensive or not offered to individual homeschoolers. Maria: Brett, thanks for your time today. We are including examples below so our subscribers can get an idea of what types of deals are available from the Homeschool Buyers Co-op. Publisher Product Retail Group Price Savings ALL-IN-ONE BrainPOP® $195 *** *** Houghton Mifflin® $150 $59 61% PLATO® Learning $349 $299 15% Renzulli Learning® $179 $99 45% Waterford Learning® $490 $239 51% ELECTIVES Auralog® $319 $160 50% DriversEd.com $99 $59.40 40% Homeschool Programming $50 $30 40% Learning.com® $110 $60 45% LEGO® Education $76 $40 47% Mark Kistler® $90 $40 60% Meet The Masters.com $90 $45 50% Simply Music $90 $58 35% Rosetta Stone® $249 *** *** Sunburst Technology $89.95 $39.95 56%
tr> Thinkwell® American Government; Macroeconomics; Microeconomics; Public Speaking $115.00 $59.95 48% HISTORY Chester Comix $185 $79 57% World and I Online® $56 $28 50% LANGUAGE ARTS ClickN’ Kids® $60 ** ** EPS® $60 $35 42% Homeschool Buyers Co-op $50 $10 80% Fable Vision $150 $50 67% Vantage Learning $100 $50 50% FableVision® $70 $49 30% Loyola Press® $43.90 $32.92 30% MATH Adaptive Curriculum® ** $49 ** Learning.com® $120 $60 50% Houghton Mifflin® $60 $20 66% ExploreLearning® $149 $52 35% 3P Learning® $99 $54.45 40% Barnum Software® $40 $29 30% Thinkwell® $95 $55 42% YourTeacher.com® $139 $50 64% RESOURCES Discovery Education® $375 $199 45% Thinkronize® $60 $42.45 30% SmartDraw® $297 $49 83% SCIENCE & HEALTH Adaptive Curriculum ** $79 ** Discovery Education® $530 $129 75% Discovery Education® $265 $139 50% ExploreLearning® $149 $52 35% PLATO® Learning® Middle School Life Science, Earth and Space, Physical Science $139 $49.95 63% PLATO® Learning® $135 $49.95 63% Thinkwell® $95 $55 42% TEST & ASSESSMENT American Education Corp. $70 $50 29% Let’s Go Learn $20 $15 25% Let’s Go Learn $20 $15 25% Kaplan® $400 $50 88% THINKING SKILLS 5MinuteMystery.com $9.95 $9.95 *** Learning Enhancement $240 $79 68% * Prices depend on member participation; availability and pricing are subject to terms and conditions posted at each Group Buy offer web page. ** Our price is so good we’re not allowed to advertise it! Check our website for pricing. *** Earn SmartPoints which you can redeem for other curriculum available through the Co-op.
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