Claire

Claire

Teaching Children Public Speaking

September 18, 2009

Last year I attended a home educators’ convention and it was a fantastic experience for me. On my way out I picked up an audio of a session from the previous year’s conference, titled Teaching the Most Feared Activity: Public Speaking, by Theresa Moon.
Mrs. Moon is part of an organization called Communicators for [...]

Highlighting: HSLDA’s Homeschooling Thru High School Newsletter. Topic: Science in High School

“Even though neither of us were Einsteins, the Lord provided each of us with a way to teach high school science at home, and He’ll do the same for you!” That’s what HSLDA High School Coordinators, Becky Cooke and Diane Kummer, report in their newsletter “High School Science: Bane or Delight?”
A few great thoughts on science [...]

College Plus!

College Plus! Is a college program (Christian based) that offers phone coaching and ways to earn a college degree quickly through distance learning–mostly via testing for college credit with the CLEP or DANTES programs; also how to earn college credit at the same time you are doing high school.
The description of College Plus! from their website:

Who We Are
CollegePlus! [...]

Books…

Books…

A couple of books here that we’ve checked out lately and enjoyed exploring with our children in their daily devotions. We recommend them for ages 6 and up.
The Case for Christ for Kids
The Case for a Creator for Kids
The Case for Faith for Kids
(By Lee Strobel and Rob Suggs)
.
You might find them at Amazon.com
And [...]

You Know You’re a Missionary Kid When…

Growing up as a missionary kid in a family of eight, life was certainly an adventure. When I tell my story (Yes, it does include the phrase “Then we went to…” many times, at least nine major times.) I often get the response ‘Wow! What an education that must have been!’
Uhuh.
I’ve always known [...]