About the future of the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival...

Currently, we are reevaluating the CMBC to examine how we can improve it; to make it more blogger-friendly and to encourage more blogger/reader participation. It's always most interesting and insightful when there are a variety of posts.

Based on a preliminary poll on facebook, we will continue the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival in 2015! 

The first edition of the year will be posted on January 14th.
Please submit your posts now.

ALL posts in relation to a Charlotte Mason education are welcome.

Up until now, the routine we've followed has been: A reminder e-mail is sent out. Bloggers submit their Charlotte Mason educational blog posts by e-mail to charlottemasonblogs (at) gmail (dot) com. The links are collected and forwarded to the hostess who previews, arranges and introduces each carnival submission in a blog post of her own. She then sends back the link and the carnival is publicized. This is a somewhat labor intensive process for some involved and we'd like to make it worth everyone's effort.

I'd really like to hear some thoughts about how we can improve and encourage more participation. The general principle certainly applies here: the more the merrier!

Please answer the following questions (check all that apply) and share any comments you might have below.

How can we improve the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival?

I love the carnival and try to submit a post once a month.

I enjoy hosting the carnival, and visiting a different blog every time.

I would rather the carnival be posted in the same place every time. Then, I could always find it.

I blog regularly, but I don't submit my posts to the carnival for a specific reason. I'll msg you.

I would submit posts if I received a reminder post. I will submit my e-mail to charlottemasonblogs@g

I LIKE the suggested topics for discussion and reading selections.

If it weren't for the reminder e-mail, I would forget every time.

I appreciate the carnival, I'm just busy. I do my best.

I would participate more if the carnival were to change in some significant way. I'll msg you.

I blog infrequently and usually forget to submit my posts. I will sign up for reminders.

I have some suggestions for topics/themes and/or reading selections and am willing to msg you.

I don't submit my posts because I feel limited by the topics/themes.

I wish every carnival were a free-for-all with no suggested topics or reading selections.

I think the carnival format is out of date and would prefer a facebook page.

I think the carnival format is out of date and would rather it disappear forever.

I would like it if more bloggers participated and am willing to help spread the word.

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Ways to help spread the word about the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival:

Use the CMBC logo in the sidebar of your blog and in your carnival posts.

Link the logo back to the CMBC page using this link: http://fisheracademy.blogspot.com/p/cm-carnival-schedule.html

Tell your readers about the Charlotte Mason Blog Carnival on your own blog and send a link to: charlottemasonblogs (at) gmail (dot) com.

Sign up for the CMBC reminder/announcement e-mail list and share a link to the most current carnival edition on your blog.

Share a link to the carnival on facebook.

Any other ideas??