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Weather: Another (Often Overlooked) Reason for Online Schools
As I type this, Hurricane Irene is threatening the east coast of the Carolina’s, near our online school’s home base. Public schools closed today in the county in which I reside. As the chatter and mild chaos for most parents … Continue reading
Bible Verses on Education & Learning
“These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you … Continue reading
Top 5 Reasons for Online Schooling
The reasons for choosing the online schooling option are numerous. However there are five primary reasons to consider: Flexibility: Many online schools have asynchronous learning, which means that the student chooses the time and days to work on assignments rather … Continue reading
Rise of the Online Degree
The integration of information technology into mainstream society has created a combination of flexibility and accessibility that enables a parent to home-school their child; an entrepreneur to operate an international business from her living room; and an information seeker to … Continue reading
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Tagged degrees, Education, Home-school, learning, Online, schooling
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A History of Online Schooling
When do you think the first seeds of online education were planted? Would you guess 10, 20, 30 years? What about 300 years? Of course there were no computers and certainly no Internet in the 1700′s but something called “distance … Continue reading
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Tagged distance, history, learning, Online, Schools, virtual
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Online School Option: Making Home-Schooling Easier & Better
If you’re a homeschooling parent, you are likely feeling a combination of excitement and anxiety over back-to-school time: A new school year is exciting; however, your desire to give your child the best homeschooling experience possible creates increasing challenges and … Continue reading
Can Virtual Schools Provide ‘Real’ Education?
A common objection to online schools is that the virtual setting cannot effectively replace the brick and mortar setting. Rather than take the expected route to answering the question of the effectiveness of virtual schools, I’ll simply provide more questions … Continue reading
Online Christian School Testimonials
If you are considering enrolling your child in an online Christian school for the 2011-2012 year, and you are looking for some friendly advice from people just like you, look no more! Here are some testimonials from parents of our … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, 2012, Christian, enroll, Home-school, Online
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Secular vs Non-Secular Education: What’s the Difference?
What is ‘secular’ education and how is it different from ‘non-secular’ education? Let’s begin with a completely generic definition of the word secular from Dictionary.com: of or pertaining to worldly things or to things that are not regarded as religious, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian, non-secular, Online, Schools, secular
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