In this episode we listen to CollegePlus share the current state of higher education in the information age and provide us with tangible strategies on how to achieve success. The Christian Home Educators of California hosted this free webinar which was inspired from their 2012 Bay Area homeschool convention in Santa Clara where many parents were seeking options for their highschoolers after graduation. The traditional road to college did not appeal to many of these parents. Many parents wanted their children to earn a degree and gain life experience at the same time. However, the question is "what exactly does that look like today?" and "How can we achieve this in a down turned economy?" Well... collegeplus shares some interesting and eye opening insights on the current state of higher education and provides strategies for making this a reality.

Show Notes:

Episode 60: College The Smart Way: Higher Education in the Information Age

Topics Discussed:

How to get you time and money back from higher education

Help your students discover their life puropse.

Help students build a college education around their passion.

First 2 years of college are a glorified review of high school.

How to earn your college degree debt free in less than 4 years.

How to increase the percentage of finding a job after graduation

Mentorship program to keep students on track.

Study, Practice, Test, Earn

CLEP Testing

Related Links:

Interview with a CollegePlus Coach

College the smart way with Ryan Yamane

Colleges Want Homeschool Students

5 Ways To Homeschool For Free

Sponsors and Affiliates: 

Christian Home Educators Association of California (Resources for Homeschool)

Total Transcript Solution (Get your kids into college)

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In this episode join us as we talk to Gena Suarez, mother or 6 soon to be 7, speaker, author and one half of the publishing team behind the Old Schoolhouse Magazine at thehomeschoolmagazine.com. Gena and her husband Paul enjoy long country drives in the van while listening to books on CD, hanging out with good friend, and staying up late. Just thought you should know that... ;)

Show Notes:

Episode 59: Homeschooling With Love: The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

Topics Discussed:

How Gena and Paul started their homeschool journey

Testing and a mother's worry

Hyper monkey's can get A's

From eBay to The Old Schoolhouse Magazine. How'd that happen?

The Old Schoolhouse Tribe

What is schoolhouseteachers.com

Gena shares the secret of how she does it all.

Is there explosive growth coming in homeschooling? Gena Shares it All.

Closing thoughts.

Related Links:

Downloadable Homeschool Forms

How To Homeschool On A Gudget

Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore - Homeschool Wake up Call

5 Ways To Homeschool For Free

Sponsors and Affiliates: 

Christian Home Educators Association of California (Resources for Homeschool)

Total Transcript Solution (Get your kids into college)

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In this episode join us as we listen to Jennifer Pepito instruct us on how to have a "Bountiful Homeschool on a Budget". Many families are in tough economic distress and because of this many people are struggling day to day to survive. Further, adding homeschooling on top of this new financial climate makes for interesting discussions with your spouse. However, tough economic times call for even tougher economic measures. If you are ready to turn 2 fish into thousands, essentially making due with what you have and creatively thinking outside the box, then listen to this episode.

Show Notes:

Episode 58: Bountiful Homeschooling on a Budget

Topics Discussed:

Four ways to homeschool at low cost

Try before you buy curriculum: Endorsed curriculum lending

The thinking of obseleteism

Use it up, Wear it out...

Related Links:

Downloadable Homeschool Forms

Say No To 5 Year-Old Compulsory Education

Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore - Homeschool Wake up Call

5 Ways To Homeschool For Free

Sponsors and Affiliates: 

Christian Home Educators Association of California (Resources for Homeschool)

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• Awesome Keynotes; Voddie Baucham, Ray Comfort, Jessica Hulcy, Heidi St. John, Jessica Thompson.
• Senior Graduation Ceremony
• Family Entertainment
• We are giving away over $6000 in valuable prizes
• Film Camp Teen Convention
• Children's Convention
• Tons of Workshops
• 100+ Workshops to sharpen your knowledge
• Huge Homeschool Curriculum Exhibit Hall
• Used Curriculum Exchange

Still not convinced? Ok... Then come to a Free session, An Introduction to Home Education, and invite your inquiring friends and family, Thursday, 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. in the Pasadena Convention Center. After staying through the entire session you will receive a free pass to tour the exhibit hall.

We know you will enjoy the fun, fellowship and excitement at this years 2012 Homeschool Convention in Pasadena. Also, there will be a secret, hush hush announcement. Join us to find out what it will be.

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If so then keep reading...

Today, students leave college with an average student loan debt of about $30,000. Only 53% of entering college freshmen graduate within six years, and almost half of college sophomores show no significant improvement in learning compared to when they entered college. At the end of it all, students often have no idea what they want to do with their life, and, sadly, they discover that only about half of their graduating class can even find a job.

It doesn't have to be this way. What if there was a way for your students to discover their life purpose first and then build a college education around that? What if they could earn a college degree debt-free in less than four years? What if your students could be 55% more likely to find a job upon graduation because they were spiritually mentored and prepared to pursue their God-given calling?

Interested in learning more?

Join us for a free webinar hosted by the Christian Home Educators Association of California (CHEAofCA), "College the Smart Way" on May 14th, 2012 at 3:00pm or May 17th, 2012 at 7:00pm PST.

This webinar is free, but it will forever change the way you think about college.

Click one of the links below to gain essential insights and clarity about college -- the smart way.

Registration Links:

P.S. Space for this webinar is limited , don't be left out, register today!

Proof of eligibility

Your proof of eligibility must include one of the following: 

• Dated Copy of a letter of intent to homeschool
• Current membership ID to a homeschool association (for example, the Homeschool Legal Defense Association or the Christian Home Educators Association of California)
• Dated proof of purchase of curriculum for the current academic school year

You can check out the adobe education eligibility guide to find out more. http://www.adobe.com/education/teacher-eligibility-guide.html you can also purchase products from http://www.journeyed.com

Our PSP issues faculty and student ID's each year which can also be used to obtain discounts from Adobe as well as other vendors. Check to see if your PSP offers ID's as well.

P.S. You can take a photo of any of the above eligibility documents and submit them digitally when you are purchasing your adobe product.

In this episode we listen to Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore discuss the benefits of keeping your child in the home longer rather than sending them into the public education system too early. Many regard this broadcast as the start of the modern homeschooling movement. We originally broadcasted this at episode 20 of the homeschooling buzz. However, we received many emails asking to make the episode shorter and cut out the fluff... So we did. Enjoy!

Show Notes:

Episode 57: Better Late Than Early: A Homeschool Wake Up Call

Topics Discussed:

The benefits of keeping your child home longer before sending them off to a public educational institution.

Husbands be the hero for your wife and the protector of your family.

Breaking conventional wisdom.

The dangers of Peer dependency and Social Contagion.

The younger the child the more vulnerable to the group.

Most children before they get out of third grade are already tired of school.

Rest with the child, work with the child, play with the child, read with the child.

We put presures on the children.

Women's libration

Essential habits for making your child a contributing part of your family.

Related Links:

Interview with Zan Tyler from Apologia

Say No To 5 Year-Old Compulsory Education

Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore - Homeschool Wake up Call

5 Ways To Homeschool For Free

Sponsors and Affiliates: 

Christian Home Educators Association of California (Resources for Homeschool)

Total Transcript Solution (Get your kids into college)

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4 Games to Practice Phonics with Young Readers

by David Morgan

Here are a few simple tips that will guide your child down the path to becoming a confident and happy reader. Keep them short and sweet; never impose any reading exercise for more than 10-15 minutes:

1        Play “Phonic I Spy”
The sounds that make up words are called phonemes, and it is crucial that your child learns to hear them. Play the classic “I Spy” game, but instead of using the letter name, use the first sound of the word, like “sh” for shoes.

2        Play “Clink Clink Clink”
This is another simple little game you can play anywhere to familiarize your child with different sound patterns. First, you say a word. Then your child says a word that either has the same initial sound OR rhymes with the word. Repeat back and forth until someone is stuck. Here is an example; fish, wish, wine, whale, bail, sail, etc…  Both of you tao something [“clink, clink, clink”] between the words, and each player has to give the next word straight after the third clink. 

3        Play “Build-a-Word”
Get a set of plastic letters or fridge magnets. Think of a simple word that uses the basic sounds connected to each letter (i.e. a, e, i, o, u are “ah” rather than “ay”, “eh” rather than “ee”, “ih” rather than “eye”, “aw” rather than “oh”, “uh” rather than “oo”). Examples include bid, had, wed, mud, cod etc. Then try to get your child to build the word from a small group of 6 letters that include the ones needed.

4        Play “Nonsense Words”
Using the same set of letters, think of simple nonsense words like wup, pog, gub, bip, that also use those basic alphabet sounds. Write out a nonsense word with the letters and get your child to try reading it. The nonsense approach circumvents your child resorting to guessing the word instead of sounding it out.

Author bio: David Morgan is creator of the Easyread System, an online synthetics phonics course which teaches struggling readers through short daily lessons. Find out more at www.easyreadsystem.com or www.facebook.com/easyreadsystem

In this episode we talk with Jeannie Fulbright. She is is a mother of four with a love for God’s Word, her family, homeschooling, science, and encouraging homeschool parents. Jeannie began speaking and writing in college as a sportscaster for the University of Texas. Following graduation and marriage, her writing and speaking shifted to the Christian community where she focused on teaching marriage and parenting classes, in addition to writing articles and Bible studies. After her homeschool journey began, Jeannie discerned an immense need for Creation-based, scientifically sound , engaging, easy-to-use science curricula offered by Apologia. And with a background in science at the University of Texas and a lot of tenacity and coffee, the Apologia elementary science courses got their start.

Show Notes:

Episode 56: From Sportscaster to Science Guru: Interview with Jeannie Fulbright

Topics Discussed:

From Sportscaster to Science Guru.

What motivated you to start homeschooling.

What challenges did you face in those early years of homeschooling.

Curriculum drought.

How to make a bow and arrow from pencils and rubber bands.

How did you get connected up with Apologia?

The growth of an empire from hustle and flow.

Where is homeschooling heading in the next 2 - 5 years?

Jeannie's closing thoughts

Find Jeannie on her blog at www.jeanniefulbright.com

Related Links:

Interview with Zan Tyler from Apologia

Say No To 5 Year-Old Compulsory Education

Dr. James Dobson and Dr. Raymond Moore - Homeschool Wake up Call

5 Ways To Homeschool For Free

Sponsors and Affiliates: 

Christian Home Educators Association of California (Resources for Homeschool)

Total Transcript Solution (Get your kids into college)

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If you are a homeschool publisher, content creator, parent or student and have not watched the 2012 Apple Educational Keynote then you are missing the boat. Invest an hour of your time today to be informed of the changes that are coming. We are on the cusp of educational change. Embrace the digital age homeschoolers! Embrace the digital textbook.

Watch the 2012 Apple education event keynote below.