Friends,
Our dear friend, Treon Goossen, passed away last night (Monday, May 9th) at 8:20 pm. Treon has been a tremendous champion for homeschool freedom in Colorado for many years and so this is a significant loss to the homeschool community.
The Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference is coming June 13-15! Register TODAY
Friends,
Our dear friend, Treon Goossen, passed away last night (Monday, May 9th) at 8:20 pm. Treon has been a tremendous champion for homeschool freedom in Colorado for many years and so this is a significant loss to the homeschool community.
Are you looking for ways for your child to learn trade, salesmanship, and business skills? As part of the Training and Certificate program at the 2016 Rocky Mountain Homeschool Conference, we’re offering a major upgrade in our youth vendor program. Not only will students have the opportunity to set up shop in our new Youth Vendor area, they’ll also be able to benefit from instruction and feedback and learn from AME’s two exclusive training sessions!
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By guest author Adriana Caruso
Honoring our fathers and mothers in old age is not some kind of suggestion for us as followers of Christ. It is a commandment and a privilege. As a homeschooling family, we had the honor of taking care of Grandpa in our own home for several years, most of which were enjoyed in good health by God’s grace.
God’s model for education is discipleship. Bringing Papa home was a great opportunity for our daughters to learn from him, given the wisdom of his years. Papa was a prisoner of war during World War II, and he would often tell us around the dinner table about his experiences during that time.
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How to Do Your Best on Math and Science Exams
by guest author Dr. Christian Seberino
All students want to do excellent on math and science exams. All parents want their kids to do well too. There is a century of scientific studies on how to do that. These studies show that the two best strategies are taking advantage of simulated testing and the spacing effect.
There are many methods used to absorb material in math and science classes: highlighting, rereading, summarizing, etc. In general, most students will benefit the most by taking advantage of simulated testing and the spacing effect. The motive of this article is not to eliminate all other techniques. The motive is to encourage students to make these two methods the largest part of their process.
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Dear Friends,
We are very excited to announce the HB16-1164 died yesterday morning (4/25/16) in the Colorado House Legislature! We praise God for this answer to prayer.
I want to thank each of you who spoke out on this issue. I believe the outcome that we are seeing is clear evidence that your opposition to this bill was felt at the Capitol!