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Archive for July, 2008

Internet Safety Software Recommendations Do Not Make Up For Parental Supervision

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008

With Facebook increasing and enhancing its safety features and other social networking sites quickly following suit, it is not surprising that many a parent is convinced their kids are safer online than they ever were before. If online predators were not evolving alongside the technology designed to keep them away from kids, this might be [...]

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Lily Tomlin…

Monday, July 14th, 2008

“All my life, I always wanted to be somebody. Now I see that
I should have been more specific.” - Lily Tomlin

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Online High Schools

Monday, July 14th, 2008

by Ray Lam
Very little time and lots of tasks to accomplish; this is the biggest problem faced to a modern-day man. Man has never found himself as busy as he finds himself these days. Not even he finds enough time to do what is the foremost requirement to survive in today’s world: Get himself educated. [...]

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Do you need to take both the SAT and ACT?

Saturday, July 12th, 2008

I am sometimes asked if students need to take both the SAT and ACT and the quick answer is no. A student only needs to take one standardized test for college admissions. The question then becomes, which test.
All students should take at least one practice test of the SAT and ACT. The College Board and [...]

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Every Homeschooler is Different

Friday, July 11th, 2008

know I am preaching to the choir when I say this, but it is so true. Every homeschooler has different abilities, different skills, different needs, different learning styles, different passions, different attitudes . . . you know what I mean.
And yet, so many homeschooling moms make the same mistake. We see a [...]

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Homeschool Field Trips-Using Your Vacation to Homeschool

Friday, July 11th, 2008

My family and I are currently on vacation in Mexico. Although we are taking plenty of time to relax and rejuvinate, we are also finding plenty of ways to make our trip educational. Thus, many of our days here will be included in our 180 days of school.
On day one, we took a [...]

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Independence Day

Friday, July 11th, 2008

For me, the Fourth of July has always been a very important
celebration of the freedoms that make our country the greatest
in history IMO… and this is one of my all-time favorite political
heroes and one of his most famous speeches…
Ronald Reagan
Washington, DC
January 25, 1974
“We Will Be As a City upon a Hill”
…[ excerpt ]…
You can call [...]

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