Bringing Word Problems to Life
Friday, 20 April 2012
Using Creation to Build a Solid Foundation Picture this. It’s a beautiful day so you decide to take your homeschool outdoors. You head outside for a nature walk. Is this just for physical education? It doesn’t have to be. No matter where you live around the globe, the study of creation provides a perfect opportunity
- Published in Teaching Math
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Jeffery Thomas
Friday, 20 April 2012
TOS: Interest in Singapore Math is exploding in the homeschooling community Welcome to TOS, Jeffery! Can you tell us your background and how you became interested in the program? I understand that your wife, Dawn, is a Singapore native. Is that what sparked the interest, or were there other factors? JT: Our family lived in
- Published in Teaching Math
Over the High School and Through the Home … It’s Off to College We Go!
Monday, 09 April 2012
Renee Janzen Stop! Read on only if (a) you currently, or someday will, have a homeschool high schooler; (b) you want your high schooler to have a college education but have plaguing thoughts that you can’t guide your child through high school and into college; (c) you believe the maze of transcripts, applications, and assorted
- Published in Articles, High School
High School With Special Needs? Yes, You Can!
Monday, 09 April 2012
TOS Interviews Sharon Hensley, MA When we begin homeschooling, the Lord puts us on a learning curve. We must learn how to teach phonics, math, and more. When we discover that we have a special needs child, we are on an accelerated learning curve. Now we must learn how to deal with our child’s unique
- Published in Articles, High School
Talking with Dr. Stan Oakes, President of The King’s College: Part 2
Monday, 09 April 2012
TOS: In an article for Vision magazine, you wrote, “After all, a liberal arts college traffics in the ideas that move the world.”Please explain this statement in depth. Dr. Oakes: There are only a few issues that are truly important in this world. They are the issues of truth and error, war and peace, wealth
- Published in Articles, High School
Talking with Dr. Stan Oakes, President of The King’s College: Part 1
Monday, 09 April 2012
When I first met Dr. Stan Oakes, the president of The King’s College, in September last year, I might have appeared calm, but I was actually trying to compose myself after what I’d just heard. Dr. Oakes and other representatives from The King’s College in New York City were in Orlando that afternoon to promote
- Published in Articles, High School
Extracurricular Activities and the Admissions Process
Monday, 09 April 2012
Do colleges pay attention to life outside of the classroom? Do extracurricular activities really make a difference in the college admissions process? Are they a deciding factor in who gets scholarships and who doesn’t? Generally speaking, grades and test scores are given more weight in the admissions process. However, when it comes to choosing students
- Published in Articles, High School
TOS with David & Laurie Callihan: High Schooling
Monday, 09 April 2012
Imagine a school setting where guidance counselors who love and care about your children are available to help you. Imagine that these people aren’t in it for the money—they truly love the children. Imagine having access to their care and concern 24 hours a day, with consistency, from grades K -12. Well there is no
- Published in Articles, High School