St. Louis support group whose activities revolve around Christian principles, virtues, and character. Social and educational activities, teen group, community service projects, and legal information included.
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Mott Media's Classic Curriculum is a unique marriage of the values and principles of the 19th century and modern technology and teaching methods. Mott Media's founder, the late George Mott, spent years researching the history of education to fin
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Curriculum that is based on Scriptural principles.
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Ambleside Online is a free homeschool curriculum that uses Charlotte Mason's classically-based principles to prepare children for a life of rich relationships with everything around them: God, humanity, and the natural world. Our detailed schedules,
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Mountain View Christian Home School will work to provide you with educational tools for training children to love God and apply Biblical principles to their lives. Learn more now!
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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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This course will set you apart from the workforce, give you an edge. It will teach you how and give you the credentials to boss others around. Develop your organizational skills. Prepare yourself for management positions. DSST Principles of Supervision is a course for you.The DSST Principles of Supervision exam is a 3 credit Business exam that covers material taught in a college level introductory course in management and organizations. It includes the roles of a supervisor, management functions and organizational environment. A complete course description can be found here. This was our second business exam and we recommend taking it after CLEP Principles of Management. Here are the materials we used, our study method and what you must know to pass. Materials abound for this exam but the good news is that most of them are low cost and there is so much cross over from CLEP Management that you are most of the way there.Here is what we used: Peterson's online exams DSST Principles of Supervision (DANTES series) (Dantes Subject Standardized Tests (Dantes)) InstantCert (both the cards and the forum feedback)Our method for this exam was quick and intense. We studied the Peterson's tests, using the wrong answer study method from another post, paying special attention to the explanations of each question. One of my students said, "Test yourself silly". Study and memorize the feedback from the InstantCert forum. Take the official practice test and when you are scoring in the 60's you should be good to go. This test was updated this summer and we took the new version. Pay special attention to the details. Another student said, "They hound you on the details".You must know the core material from CLEP Management. Focus on:Leadership StylesSupervisor's RolesTheories of Supervision in practiceMake sure you can match theory to theorist, theorist to name, theory to its definition, definition to theory, theory to real lifeInternational and Domestic TradeInternational and Domestic EconomicsEmbargosTariffsBusiness LawUnionsLots of employee hiring proceduresHuman Resource ManagementHave fun with this one. Some of the questions were unfamiliar, but with logic and a little background in Team Policy debate or in the business world you may do well.
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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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So, how do CLEP exams stack up as to difficulty? It is hard to say with precision because College Board and Dantes do not publish their overall pass rates, but the military posts their pass rates online. Military testers can take CLEP or DSST (Dantes) exams for free which could influence their choice to take an exam “cold†or without a lot of preparation. That being said, here are the military pass rates, arranged easiest to most difficult.2008 Pass Rate for Computer-Based Military TestingCLEP/DSST Exam – Pass RateDSST Technical Writing – 94%CLEP Spanish Language – 88%DSST Introduction to Computing – 83% (or 53%)*DSST Introduction to Business – 81%DSST Ethics in America – 82% (or 30%)*CLEP Analyzing and Interpreting Literature – 71%DSST Here’s to Your Health – 70% (or 41%)*DSST Principles of Supervision – 69%CLEP Principles of Management – 67%DSST Business Mathematics – 66%DSST Human Resource Management – 65%CLEP Principles of Marketing – 64%CLEP German Language – 64%CLEP Freshman College Composition – 64%CLEP French Language – 63%DSST Introduction to Law Enforcement – 62%DSST Personal Finance – 61% (or 31%)*DSST Environment and Humanity – 60%DSST Management Information Systems – 58% (or 33%)*DSST Foundations of Education – 56%CLEP Western Civilization 1 – 55%DSST Fundamentals of Counseling – 55%DSST Organizational Behavior – 53%DSST Introduction to World Religions – 53% (or 30%)*DSST Astronomy – 52%DSST Principles of Physical Science 1 – 52%DSST Introduction to Modern Middle East – 49%DSST Business Law 2 – 48%CLEP Social Sciences and History – 47%CLEP Introductory Sociology – 45%CLEP Western Civilization 2 – 44%CLEP Introductory Psychology – 42%DSST Lifespan Developmental Psychology – 42%DSST Human Cultural Geography – 40%CLEP College Mathematics – 40%DSST Criminal Justice – 40% (or 35%)*CLEP Natural Sciences – 40%CLEP Information Systems and Computer Applications – 40%CLEP English Composition with Essay – 39%CLEP Humanities – 37%DSST Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union – 37%DSST Substance Abuse – 37% (or 39%)*DSST Civil War and Reconstruction – 35%DSST Western Europe since 1945 – 35%DSST Art of the Western World – 34%CLEP English Literature – 33%DSST General Anthropology – 33%CLEP History of the United States 2 – 32%CLEP History of the United States 1 – 31%CLEP Biology – 31%CLEP English Composition – 31%CLEP Introduction into Educational Psychology – 29%CLEP Precal – 28%DSST A History of the Vietnam War – 27%CLEP American Government – 24%DSST Principles of Statistics – 24% (or 49%)*DSST Fundamentals of College Algebra – 23% (or 12%)*CLEP Principles of Macroeconomics – 22%DSST Principles of Financial Accounting – 22%CLEP Human Growth and Development – 22%CLEP Introductory Business Law – 21%CLEP Principles of Microeconomics – 20%CLEP American Literature – 18%CLEP College Algebra – 17%CLEP Calculus – 17%DSST Money and Banking – 16%DSST Principles of Finance – 11%CLEP Financial Accounting – 7%CLEP Chemistry – 4%DSST Physical Geology – 2%Bear in mind a few details. These pass rates are for 2008 military on base computer versions of these exams. Some have been modified since these results were compiled. The best way to make an exam easy is to work hard, use the best materials available and study for exams that interest you. And a sure fire edge is being a member of InstantCert.More later on what makes an exam easy.*New updated DSST exams
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