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Homeschooling

Attention Deficit (Hyperactivity Disorder): Facts and Myths

September 2, 2010

Today our guest was Dr. Sandra Doran. Dr. Doran has worked with parents and teachers for more than 25 years and enjoys conducting workshops through her business, www.TheTeacherTrack.com. She has taught on every level from pre-school through graduate school and holds a doctorate of education from Boston University. On both a personal and professional level [...]

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Managing and Maintaining a Homeschool Alliance

August 25, 2010

By Cathy Jackson It sounds hard, doesn’t it? Managing and Maintaining are both big words. And they mean work. So is it work? According to Cathy Turner, Chairperson for the Christian Homeschool Alliance of Texas (CHAT), the answer to this question is a big, resounding YES. But it’s a rewarding job, as well. Cathy Turner [...]

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The Heart of a Child

August 16, 2010

Jesus said, Except you’re converted as a child, you won’t enter the kingdom (paraphrased Matt 18:3). Our understanding of the “heart” of a child is of eternal importance, so I invited Elizabeth Causey to help me with this recent radio show topic.  Elizabeth was born outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, but grew up in the South. [...]

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Video Gaming/Pros and Cons

July 6, 2010

What is video gaming, and how did it start? It all started in 1949, when a young engineer named Ralph Baer was given an assignment to build a television set. He wasn’t supposed to build just any television set, but one that would be the absolute best of all televisions. This was not a problem [...]

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Reach for the Stars

June 23, 2010

Reaching Your Star We’d all like to have a million dollars in the bank, successful career, loving family, nice community, and maybe be a little famous? What is your “star” (goal)? What do you desire most from life? These are some important steps I use to reach my goals and as I listened to Jessica [...]

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Unstained by the World

June 16, 2010

Norma Nashed was born in Palestine but was raised in Jordan. She experienced extreme poverty as a child because her father spent all the family’s income on alcohol. She believes this experience prepared her heart to be sensitive to the needs of others. Her motto is: “remain unstained by the world.” How do you remain [...]

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What’s so Special about the Flag?

June 10, 2010

By Dr. Rose Gamblin Norma Swanson joined Homeschool Companion in a rousing discussion about the U. S. Flag. Norma is the founder and president of Window to the World, Inc. She is a long time teacher and educator and has served as a confidential assistant to the Deputy Undersecretary of Intergovernmental and Interagency Affairs at [...]

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Restoring Culture through the Arts

June 3, 2010

By Cathy Jackson Today I had so much fun being a guest co-host on the show, Restoring Culture through the Arts. What, exactly, does that mean? Today we were honored to have Vivian Doublestein as a guest on our show. She is the founder and Executive director of The Master’s Academy of Fine Arts, based [...]

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