Christian Course Credit Denied by University of California

August 13, 2008

According to this Fox News Story, a federal judge in California ruled yesterday that students who used Christian textbooks such as  Bob Jones Biology for courses in a private Christian school can be denied course credit by the University of California . It is “because those texts failed to teach critical thinking and omitted important [...]

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Messy Handwriting and Real Teaching

August 11, 2008

One problem children have with messy handwriting is not understanding the typical pattern: Writing words of a sentence on a line and continuing on the next line. For example, the child writes a sentence and the words are all over the paper in no particular order. One of our daughters did this when she was [...]

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Do You Have an Emergency Plan?

August 7, 2008

Have you thought about making an Emergency Plan for your family? Do you have Emergency Kits for your home and car? Include your children when making your emergency plan. Older children can do research and make plans. Teens can take first aid courses–also a good thing for potential babysitters. Younger children can “practice” the plan. [...]

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The Future of Our Nation

August 5, 2008

When I look at our nation, I could get very discouraged if I take the pessimistic side. But when I remember what God had done for this country, I am encouraged. When I read books like  From Sea to Shining Sea by Peter Marshall and David Manuel, it reminds me that God does have a [...]

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Math Manipulatives: It's Only Money!

August 4, 2008

My Favorite Hands-On Math Manipulative Which math manipulative can you: Recycle. Resell for 100% of what it cost you and pay no fees. Watch your children really, really enjoy learning about? It’s only money! It is one of the best teaching tools for math. Put it into a zippy plastic bag–I like the heavy duty [...]

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Learn About Earthquakes

August 1, 2008

I’ve always been fascinated by the Richter Scale. It’s amazing how it works. This week I checked at the U.S. Geological Survey for news about the California earthquake. Like a lot of you, we have family and friends who live there. That site has “real time” reporting of recent earthquakes around the world. There’s more [...]

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Who Says You Can't Teach High School Science at Home?

July 30, 2008

Who says you can’t teach high school science labs at home? Oh, the naysayers abound. Help is here with the new DIVE Science CD-ROMs. They include lectures and lab demonstrations! They will work with any high school science text for the subject because they are generic. Science lab demos and lectures mean a better high [...]

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Saxon Teacher DVDs

July 29, 2008

Update 06/09 These are available for Saxon 54, 65, 76, and 87! They should be up on our website this week. Good news! Saxon Homeschool has new math instruction DVDs for their Saxon Math series. Already available are Saxon Teacher Algebra 1 3rd Edition Lesson and Test CDs and  Saxon Teacher Algebra 1 3rd Edition [...]

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Good Advice About Math

July 25, 2008

Dr. David Shormann of D.I.V.E. CD fame has a parent help page on his website. It offers several articles with really good advice about math. Helpful topics on the D.I.V.E. Into Math Parent Help page are: “Why Students Should Finish Calculus in High School.” Should We do Math 87, Algebra Half, or Both? “Tips on [...]

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Kids of Courage

July 21, 2008

I recently learned that there is a new updated website for the children’s version of the Voice of the Martyrs, the website that keeps us informed about the persecution of Christian believers around the world. It’s called Kids of Courage and is appropriate for children. “Kids of Courage materials convey the struggles endured by persecuted Christians [...]

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