The 65-minute full cast production, which was written, directed and engineered entirely by homeschooled high-schooler Forrest Brazeal, presents eleven original creation science songs in a Wild West storyline.

Gary Emory, the longtime producer of the Patch the Pirate series, called the new recording

a hilarious look at a serious argument-Does evolution make scientific sense? Can a creationist view be based on facts? Forrest Brazeal paints a masterpiece of musical satire that reveals the real truth about this “WorldView” debate. Set in the West, scored in the Big Band Musical stage and loaded with zany characters and a compelling story your family will love!

The fully orchestrated songs tackle classic creation/evolution controversies like theistic evolution, the fossil record and the age of the earth.

“It’s a white hats – black hats thing,” explains Forrest, now a student at Bob Jones University. “I’ve always been interested in creation science, and the Western angle is a unique, fun way to address concepts that are very important to me.”

GoldSpike Audio’s previous production Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar Remixed premiered in 2009 to acclaim from the homeschooling community. Cindy West of Old Schoolhouse Magazine called it

a humorous jaunt through the high points of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. … In fact, the silliness and songs may actually help [teens] understand the real play and historical significance in a way that might be difficult to grasp otherwise.

“My goal with every project,” says Forrest, “is to create engaging, dynamic media that entertains and educates simultaneously.” He’s certainly managed that with Creation vs. Evolution, turning essential creation science concepts into a rollicking, Bible-supporting adventure. Hear clips at GoldSpike Audio.

This week GoldSpike Audio is giving away five copies of Creation vs. Evolution. Leave a comment here and on Friday we’ll pick five winners.

B. Mark Anderson of Grass Fed Recipes just released an ebook Eggnog: Not Just for Christmas Anymore.

50+ recipes for delicious eggnogs that people love, plus info on egg health & nutrition (it turns out they’re even healthier than you thought).

$4.95 (50% off Holiday Sale right now) 

Purchase your ebook here.

Grass Fed Recipes is giving away five copies of this ebook. Leave a comment below and on Friday we’ll pick five winners.

Home Educating Family is hosting a giveaway for their best-selling Well Planned Day planner. Three Trivium Pursuit Blog readers will win a Well Planned Day planner and three others will win the popular On the Go planner. Leave a comment saying you’d like to be entered and you’ll be included in the drawing.

Organize your busy days all in one place with this beautifully-designed planner. The Well Planned Day is a family homeschool organizer, designed especially for moms. This effective, yet easy-to-use format will ensure that each day at your home is smooth and profitable.

Details of the Well Planned Day planner:

· Spiral Bound with Three Holes Drilled to Fit into Binders

· Over 230 Full Color Pages

· Full Year Planner: July 2011 – June 2012

· Home Management with weekly cleaning schedule, monthly projects, greeting card registry, and monthly budgeting.

· NEW in 2011, Holiday Organization Section: Greeting card registry, activities and event schedules, gift giving, around town shopping, and internet shopping.

· Organize and plan for up to 4 children in one convenient book.

· Four Student Class Plans: Schedule each student’s class assignments.

· Four Student Time Schedules: Track each day by the hour.

· Weekly Schedule: Organize your week with class assignments, weekly priorities, prayer requests, dinner menu, and notes.

· Month at a Glance: Plan field trips, enrichment activities and books to read

· Semester Attendance & Progress Reports

· Perforated Report Cards

· Menu Planning: Plan weekly meals and conveniently shop with perforated shopping lists.

· Family Worship: Read through the Bible in a year.

· Insightful homeschool articles and tips to inspire you throughout the year.

· and much more….

In addition, the first 30 of my Trivium Pursuit Blog readers to comment on this post will win a free year PRINT subscription to Home Educating Family magazine. The upcoming November issue includes an exclusive interview I did with presidential GOP candidate Ron Paul.

Also, if you haven’t already, enter the Extreme Homeschool Sweepstakes. 1500 winners will win $56,000 in prizes!

Teaching the Trivium is traveling. Meet Zeraiah Moret — what country is she in? The 15th person to email me (bluedorn @ triviumpursuit.com) the name of the country wins two books — Already Gone and Already Compromised, both books by Ken Ham.

Spring Contest

Starting Friday, May 27 at 9 AM CST filmmakers around the world will produce a three-minute story on video. 36-hours later, 9 PM Saturday the 28th, they will upload their video to YouTube. Judges will score entries on Story, Cinematography, Sound, Performance and Editing.

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College credit for Rosetta Stone Spanish? Yes! Now you can. Rosetta Stone recently announced a partnership with James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA to offer Spanish 1 for 3 college credits to students who are at least at high school junior level academically. In order to help get the word out to homeschoolers, they contacted me with a contest offer to our blog readers. They’re giving away Rosetta Stone branded mp3 players to 5 winners.

HERE’S HOW YOU ENTER.

Post the information below (the paragraphs between the ***’s) on your blog – and if you have multiple blogs you can enter multiple times with separate entries.

Don’t have a blog? You can still enter by posting the information on your Facebook page.

Easy, yes? Make sure to include the link back to this original post when you blog and/or Facebook and then leave a comment here on this blog post letting me know so I can enter you to win.

Don’t forget to include your email address so we can notify you if you’re the winner!

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Do you know a high school Junior or Senior who would like to knock out 3 college Spanish Credits without setting foot in a classroom (except maybe the one in their home)? Rosetta Stone has partnered with James Madison University, a fully accredited four year institution, to offer college level Spanish 1! Enrollment is now open, and learners can start in as little as 8 days from today! Online courses begin every Monday, and the complete intensive program takes 16-weeks to complete.

In addition to Rosetta Stone online coursework, the program includes live online sessions with a tutor who’s a native Spanish speaker. This beginner-level course also gives students access to their own Success Agents dedicated to helping students succeed in Spanish.

This is a strictly limited offering open to the first 500 students to enroll. In other words, courses begin on Mondays only as long as there are still openings, and once there are 500 students enrolled, no more classes will begin. To be eligible, students must be at least high school junior level academically, OR at least 18 years of age.

To learn more or enroll today, visit www.RosettaStone.com/coursecredit.
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HERE’S HOW YOU ENTER.

Post the information below (the paragraphs between the ***’s) on your blog – and if you have multiple blogs you can enter multiple times with separate entries.

Don’t have a blog? You can still enter by posting the information on your Facebook page.

Easy, yes? Make sure to include the link back to this original post when you blog and/or Facebook and then leave a comment here on this blog post letting me know so I can enter you to win.

Don’t forget to include your email address so we can notify you if you’re the winner!

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Now is the perfect time to give your child the gift of possibilities for the holidays with Rosetta Stone Homeschool — and you can WIN a Level 1 Homeschool program, language of your choice (valued at $249)!

Right now Rosetta Stone is having a special Holiday promotion on our Homeschool Edition program and we’d like you to help spread the word! Everyone can save up to $150 on Rosetta Stone Homeschool by visiting our website at http://www.RosettaStone.com/hsw1110.

By helping us spread the word you can win a Rosetta Stone Homeschool Edition Level 1 program, language of your choice, valued at $249.

This is a computer based curriculum and Rosetta Stone will also include a headset with microphone, and a supplementary “Audio Companion” CD so you can practice lessons in the car, on the go, or where-ever!

Students participate in life-like conversations and actually produce language to advance through the program. Rosetta Stone incorporates listening, reading, grammar, vocabulary and writing along with speaking and pronunciation lessons. For parents, the new Parent Administrative Tools are integrated into the program to allow parents to easily enroll up to ten students in any of 12 predetermined lesson plans, monitor student progress, grade completed work (the program grades the work automatically as the students progress), and you can view and print reports for transcripts. Homeschooling a lot of kids at your house? This program is designed to enroll and track up to ten students (five users on two computers) and will work for nearly all ages — from beginning readers up to college students.

To win this program, copy these paragraphs and post them in (or as) your next blog post, and/OR post about this contest on your facebook page. Then go to the original page at http://www.triviumpursuit.com/blog/2010/12/28/rosetta-stone-giveaway/
and leave a comment saying that you’ve posted about, or have linked to, the contest. Please make sure the link works to get back to the original contest page when you post, and good luck!

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Contest closes at midnight CST on January 11, at which time a winner will be randomly chosen and notified by email. The program will be shipped to you free of charge and is open to US residents only (sorry, my international friends!).

You may enter multiple times by posting on more than one blog and by also Facebooking the contest information. Submit those entries with separate comments here on this page for more chances to win. Don’t forget to include your email address so we can notify you if you’re the winner!

In the comments below, describe your favorite wedding — one you’ve attended or the one of your dreams, or maybe even your own. I’ll pick a winner in a few days — the winner will receive one of our children’s picturebooks.

Adam and Johannah Stanford, August 2007

Hans and Desi Bluedorn, September 2010

Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, December 1973

Visual Latin is a video-driven, self-paced curriculum for anyone who wants to learn Latin. Lessons 1-10 are currently available at a cost of $25 — this is the first half of first semester Latin and includes four introductory lessons, ten Latin lessons, and all the worksheets. Available in DVD or instant download.

The winner of this contest will receive a free download of Lessons 1-10. In addition, every fan of Facebook Homeschooling with the Trivium will receive a coupon code for 25% off the introductory price for Lessons 1-10. Subscribe to Facebook Homeschooling with the Trivium to receive your coupon code.

Here is the contest question: In the comments section below tell us why you think learning Latin might be useful. We’ll pick one winner later this week.