This cardboard and fleece tree performs the amazing feat of keeping all your holiday cards organized.
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Ten tips for controlling clutter, coordinating schedules, helping kids track homework, and more.
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On Saturday, May 2, Exploring Homeschooling will be hosting
a Homeschool Information Night featuring a panel of homeschool support group
leaders. The panel will include:
Janice Henry is currently a member of the
Regional Advisory Board of the statewide organization, Christian Home Educators
of California (CHEA). In 1992 she and her husband, Kirk, entered homeschool
leadership, in spite of the fact that they had just begun to homeschool
themselves. Â The initial group of people, who were simply interested in getting
information about homeschooling, developed into a CHEA Support Group and
Independent Student Program. Â With members in Los Angeles, Orange, and
surrounding counties, Southern California Christian Academy (SCCA) continues to help
families homeschool with joy and excellence. Janice's warm yet thought
provoking messages encourage parents to build strong children and youth for the
Kingdom of God through private Christian education in the
home.
Debe Haller, wife to Danny for 35 years, and
mother of four home-schooled graduates, has been a respected leader in home
education for over twenty years. Â With truth and humor she shares Biblical
principles and practical applications she has learned by the grace of God in the
areas of being a wife, creative ways to get children to cooperate, teaching
techniques, and home school organization. Â The Haller family own and operate Hope Country Schoolhouse
Homeschool Book Store and Hope
Christian Academy PSP in Garden Grove. Debe is the author of The
Challenge of Raising Cain and Mrs. Mom: Agonized or
Organized?
Rebecca Kocsis, is a veteran homeschooling
mother, Support Network Director for the Christian Home Educators Association of California. Â Along
with her husband, Ed, she graduated all five of her children from their
homeschool and is proud to say that her grandchildren are now being
homeschooled, as well. Â Rebecca serves as the Director of Olive Tree
Christian School, a PSP serving Riverside County and much of the surrounding
Southland.
Terri Bonstrom and husband Greg recently
celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. They have one son, Jimmy, who will be
16 in May of this year. Â Jimmy has been homeschooled since birth. Â Greg and
Terri currently lead a support group for families, South Orange County Christian
hOmeschoolers (SOCCO), which offers a private website for members to share their
homeschool trials and triumphs, and to volunteer their God-given resources with
each other to support one another in their homeschool journey. For more
information on SOCCO, please visit the public website: www.socco-online.com
Toni Muus and her husband Jerry have been
married for 33 years and have homeschooled their three children since 1988.
 Their youngest son will be graduating in 2010.  Along with homeschooling Toni
has been in some form of leadership with Whittier Christian Schools
PSP and has been its Director since 1999.
Posted by Considering Homeschooling.
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On Saturday, May 2, Exploring Homeschooling will be hosting
a Homeschool Information Night featuring a panel of homeschool support group
leaders. The panel will include:
Janice Henry is currently a member of the
Regional Advisory Board of the statewide organization, Christian Home Educators
of California (CHEA). In 1992 she and her husband, Kirk, entered homeschool
leadership, in spite of the fact that they had just begun to homeschool
themselves.  The initial group of people, who were simply interested in getting
information about homeschooling, developed into a CHEA Support Group and
Independent Student Program.  With members in Los Angeles, Orange, and
surrounding counties, Southern California Christian Academy (SCCA) continues to help
families homeschool with joy and excellence. Janice's warm yet thought
provoking messages encourage parents to build strong children and youth for the
Kingdom of God through private Christian education in the
home.
Debe Haller, wife to Danny for 35 years, and
mother of four home-schooled graduates, has been a respected leader in home
education for over twenty years.  With truth and humor she shares Biblical
principles and practical applications she has learned by the grace of God in the
areas of being a wife, creative ways to get children to cooperate, teaching
techniques, and home school organization.  The Haller family own and operate Hope Country Schoolhouse
Homeschool Book Store and Hope
Christian Academy PSP in Garden Grove. Debe is the author of The
Challenge of Raising Cain and Mrs. Mom: Agonized or
Organized?
Rebecca Kocsis, is a veteran homeschooling
mother, Support Network Director for the Christian Home Educators Association of California.  Along
with her husband, Ed, she graduated all five of her children from their
homeschool and is proud to say that her grandchildren are now being
homeschooled, as well.  Rebecca serves as the Director of Olive Tree
Christian School, a PSP serving Riverside County and much of the surrounding
Southland.
Terri Bonstrom and husband Greg recently
celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. They have one son, Jimmy, who will be
16 in May of this year.  Jimmy has been homeschooled since birth.  Greg and
Terri currently lead a support group for families, South Orange County Christian
hOmeschoolers (SOCCO), which offers a private website for members to share their
homeschool trials and triumphs, and to volunteer their God-given resources with
each other to support one another in their homeschool journey. For more
information on SOCCO, please visit the public website: www.socco-online.com
Toni Muus and her husband Jerry have been
married for 33 years and have homeschooled their three children since 1988.
 Their youngest son will be graduating in 2010.  Along with homeschooling Toni
has been in some form of leadership with Whittier Christian Schools
PSP and has been its Director since 1999.
Posted by Considering Homeschooling.
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Debbie Williams talks about organization and keeping things in balance, Tammy reviews Poetry curriculum
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Are you pursuing a business degree? Do you see yourself as an entrepreneur? Do you need to set yourself apart from other entry-level employees at work? If you said yes to any of these, maybe CLEP Principles of Management is a course for you.The CLEP Principles of Management exam is a 3 credit Business exam that covers material taught in a college level introductory course in management and organizations. It includes operational and functional aspects of business and human resources. This was our first business exam and it proved to be a good place to start. Here are the materials we used, our study method and what you must know to pass.Many materials are available for this course but the good news for the cost conscious collegiate is our favorites were almost all free or low cost. We purchased the REA Principles of Management Guide with the CD-ROM practice tests but found other materials we preferred. We used:Principles of Management (Cliffs Quick Review) Peterson's Online Practice examsInstantCert ($20 a month) plus the feedback on the InstantCert forum (priceless)CLEP Official Study Guide 2009 A good study method always works in phases and this course was no exception. First we read through the Cliff's Notes Management text, made flash cards and took notes from it and the InstantCert forum and studied the InstantCert material. Next we began the practice test phase, beginning with the Peterson's tests (see the post on studying wrong answers for more details on this process) and ending with the CLEP Official test for a final exam. As soon as both students were scoring in the 60's or 70's on their practice tests we made the appointment with our local testing center. We are pleased to report that they both passed but not with the scores they would have liked. Here is their advice:Peterson's test were by far the most helpful of all the materials. We were glad to have taken them each twice, at least.CLEP Official was good but it was not a true indication of what would be on the test.Be ready for 20 or more names of management theorists and their theories, some we had not encountered in our practice materials.InstantCert was great.Find another source, like Wikipedia or another textbook for more of the theorists.Take notes at the testing facility during your test (they provide paper for this). Sometimes this helps with eliminating incorrect answers.Make sure you know and understand:1. Types of Power (reward, legitimate, coercive, expert and referent)2. Authority (functional, line, staff)3. Types of management structure (formal, functional, mechanistic, network, organic, team)4. Types of teams (functional, cross-functional, self-directed)A complete exam description can be found at College Board.Sometimes the best part of an exam is when you are finished, and while this is partly true we learned so much about the evolution of management here in the United States, how we manage our homes, how the church is managed, how employees respond to different types of managers and how unions affect business. Having spent time in a large hospital we have new insight into how the staff was organized. I pray that the Lord uses this insight for His glory in the lives of my children.
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Teaching analytical English and literature online provides much satisfaction thanks to digital tools employed by teachers to share well-organized notes with students. Instructors have the ability to upload documents that are available to students for a limited period, and they have the option to use an outline to explain the main points of their lessons. Moreover, they can share the computer screen to take a look at teacher-made PowerPoints or other digrams. The author believes the pros of online teaching outweigh the cons regardless of whether one is instructing a group or an individual. The author has had fourteen years of experience in teaching and learning online in addition to twenty-five years of expertise teaching in the classroom. This article applies to teach all ages in individual or group lessons.
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This e-course entitled Tips for Starting Homeschooling, is designed to give you a clearer understanding about homeschooling, what it entails, how to get organized and understanding different methods.
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