Why we like home schooled students

What are the advantages of home schooling?

It is reasonable to ask, given advances in education over the last century, what are the advantages of home schooling? What on the surface may look like an old-fashioned teaching method is increasing in popularity across the nation. Why is that? As it turns out, there are many good reasons for parents to home school their children, not the least of which is the fact that one-on-one tutoring has been widely recognized as the most effective method of education.

1. One-on-one, individual attention
2. Variety of curriculum
3. Study time is more focused on academics
4. Home schooled students score at or above average in virtually all subject areas on standardized tests.
5. Enhances family time and communication
6. Positive social experiences

1. One-on-one, individual attention
In a large classroom setting, even the best-trained teacher is incapable of giving the individual attention necessary to help each student excel. Parents are not only able to devote much more time to their children, but they also know their pupils on a personal level. They are able to tailor their curriculum and teaching styles in ways that are most conducive to their child's productivity. This individualized attention is one of the advantages of home schooling.

2. Variety of curriculum
Because of the variety of curriculum choices available to home schoolers, parents have several options when it comes to the material used for instruction. Not only are they given the freedom to teach core subjects from a biblical perspective, but they can also incorporate their child's interests into the curriculum. Skills such as woodworking, cooking, managing money, and shopping for healthy food on a budget can be learned through real-life interactions and projects. The advantages of home schooling are both personal and practical.

3. Study time is more focused on academics
The majority of time children spend in school is not spent focusing on academic subjects; it is spent waiting in lines, waiting for other students to be done with their work, waiting for the teacher to move on to another subject, waiting for recess, waiting for lunch. Home schoolers can cut out all of this unnecessary waiting, and get their work done within two or three hours. They can move at their own pace and still have time left over in the day to explore other interests.

4. Home schooled students score at or above average in virtually all subject areas on standardized tests.
Despite shorter schooling hours, home schoolers have consistently scored at or above average in virtually all subject areas on standardized tests. Studies have shown that children whose parents are directly involved in their education are more apt to excel in academics. Indeed, a home-schooled child is aware of the dedication of his parents to his educational success.

5. Enhances family time and communication
In addition to this, extended periods of time together strengthen family relationships, not only between the child and his parents, but also with his siblings. As they get to know each other, the family members form bonds that last a lifetime. Children tend to adopt the behaviors and values of those around whom they spend the majority of their time. Therefore, it stands to reason that home-schooled children are more likely than their classroom-schooled peers to value the views of their families over the views of their friends. They will find it easier to resist the pressure they get from their friends to break rules because they won't be spending hours of idle time together.

6. Positive social experiences
A home schooler's social experiences tend to be more positively influenced; they have the opportunity to spend time with children and adults of various ages, rather than thirty or more same-age peers.

This is by no means an exhaustive list of the many advantages of home schooling, but just because the benefits seem to outweigh the disadvantages does not mean that home schooling is for everyone.

There is more than one way for parents to educate their children; we should not assume that home schooling is right for every family in every situation.

We Love Home Schooled Students

http://www.allaboutparenting.org/advantages-of-home-schooling-faq.htm

University of Phoenix Tuition

At the University of Phoenix, a distance learning institution, the tuition for a Bachelor’s degree in Education is $43,200. This amount does not include application fees, books or materials.

At Freedom Bible College a Bachelor’s degree in Christian Education the tuition is $2274 or $2047 if you pay in full at enrollment – but they also offer easy monthly payment plans. This is the FULL tuition price, not per semester. The only other cost you have is your textbooks which you keep to build your library

Theses are financially difficult times. Can you afford to throw away $41,126??

Obama's stimulus package is anti-religious

Republican Mike Huckabee, the once and future presidential candidate, is telling supporters that President Obama's stimulus package is anti-religious.

Why? Because it bans the use of higher education construction grants to modernize, renovate or repair facilities "used for sectarian instruction, religious worship … or a school or department of divinity; or in which a substantial portion of the functions of the facilities are subsumed in a religious mission."

"You would think the ACLU drafted this bill," the former Arkansas governor writes.

He urges people to protest to their members of Congress in the short term. "In the long term, we need to kick the Democrats out of Congress," he says.

His pitch: Make contributions, make phone calls, forward his e-mail to 10 supporters. "Let those on Capitol Hill know that we’re outraged that they would take such a cheap shot at people of faith," Huckabee concludes.

USA Today

Online Degrees Now Widely Accepted by Consumers and Employers

13:25 EST Thursday, January 08, 2009

High quality and cost-saving make online [distance learning] education increasingly attractive

SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumer acceptance of online education is now at an all-time high. Convenience, flexibility, and eliminating costly commutes to a campus have broadened the appeal of getting an online degree for busy adults. Over the past five years enrollments in online courses and online degrees have been growing over ten times faster than traditional higher education.

What about employer acceptance? Are employers reluctant or hiring graduates of online [distance learning] schools?

It depends, basically, on the individual job seeker. Does the candidate possess the requisite skills and knowledge to perform the job at a high level? Did he or she get the real education needed, not just a piece of paper?

These days distance learning graduates are no longer at a disadvantage, if they ever were. According to George Lorenzo, publisher of Educational Pathways, hiring managers "have come to realize that the vast majority of online higher education graduates are adult lifelong learners who are self-disciplined, reliable and have a knack for applying practical, experience-based knowledge in the workplace."

Business Exchange

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At Freedom Bible College and Seminary you will receive a real education. You will… “get the real education needed, not just a piece of paper.” You can choose from 47 different certificate and degree programs ranging from Associate through the highest degree we offer, the Doctor of Religious Research.

And, in the process, you can save thousands of dollars! You can choose distance learning or one of our resident colleges that are located around the world.
Freedom Bible College and Seminary is a non-profit 501(c)(3) ministry dedicated to offering a quality education to all that are willing to work.

Reader's Digest Recommends Distance Learning

Eight Questions that may Change your Life

Yes No
1. ___ ___ Has God given you a vision to educate your people?
2. ___ ___ Are you a gifted teacher or preacher?
3. ___ ___ Are there gifted teachers or preachers in your church that want to work for the Lord?
4. ___ ___ Do you have people in your church or ministry that need to learn more about the Bible?
5. ___ ___ Do you have a building or classroom that stands vacant two or more days each week?
6. ___ ___ Do you and your ministry have a desire to see the world saved?
7. ___ ___ Do you believe the Matthew 29:19-20 Great Commission is for today?
8. ___ ___ Do you want to see your church or ministry grow?

If you answered "yes" to one or more of the questions above, you may be a candidate to have your own Franchised, Degree Granting, Resident Branch of Freedom Bible College and Seminary!

What is the Percentage of Degrees Held?

Associate degree - 9 percent
Bachelor degree - 35 to 40 percent
Master - 11 percent
Doctorate - 1 percent

Do you want to be in that 1 percent? It is possible.

http://www.freedombiblecollege.org

Can I cut the Cost of Education?

To cut educational costs, look at distance learning or other non-traditional methods of education. Often you will find what you need in a good non-regional accredited college. This means a extreme cut in the cost of education.

To appreciate the financial advantages at attending a distance learning or Assisted Academics seminary, you need to know the facts about most on-campus seminaries.

As of 2006, the cost of attending a typical resident seminary in the United States averaged between $11,000 and $13,000 per year. Tuition averaged from $340 to $400 per credit hour. Most courses are worth three credit hours, making each course cost from $1,020 to $1,200.

One well-known seminary keeps it simple by charging a flat fee of $2,200 per course at the Th.M and Ph.D. levels.

In addition to these fees you would pay room and board, application fees, continuation fees, candidacy fees, parking fees, graduation fees and who knows what else.

In some of the older and more notable seminaries it is usual for a graduate to have invested as much as $30,000 in tuition, books and fees alone. Housing and general living expenses are piled on top of that. Often, seminary graduates will be deep in long-term debt. Sometimes they are forced to take five to fifteen years to pay off.

So, look before you leap. Check all the options. Is “regional accreditation” worth tens of thousands of extra dollars?

http://www.freedomministries.com/tuition.html