David and Laurie Callihan

• What about Youth Group?
  When should we allow our children to become involved in church youth groups?
  Friday, July 4, 2008
• What About Sports?
  There are a lot of parents who get very concerned about home schooling their children when they start thinking about sports. Can parents give their children the same quality of experiences...
  Friday, April 6, 2007
• Testing, Testing, 1-2-3 - Part 3
  Tester beware! It is very important that you discern what achievement tests can accurately measure, and what they cannot. Achievement tests are graded and scaled using one of two common methods --...
  Friday, February 17, 2006
• Testing, Testing, 1-2-3 (Part I)
  Friday, February 3, 2006
• Mission Trip Anyone? (Part II)
  Friday, October 14, 2005
• Mission Trip Anyone? (Part I)
  Friday, October 7, 2005
• Record Keeping for the High School Years - Part II
  We are discussing some ideas about keeping records during the high school years. This week we want to talk about three important areas: progress reports, GPA calculation, and standardized-test...
  Friday, April 30, 2004
• What about socialization?
  Friday, April 16, 2004
• Give Your High Schoolers A Leg Up
  If your homeschooler masters Biology, U.S. History, or English Composition why take it again? Although in some cases it might be appropriate to take the same course in college as a part of the...
  Friday, April 2, 2004
• Testing, Testing, 1, 2, 3 (Part 3)
  Friday, January 23, 2004
• The Learning Tree Bears Fruit
  The fruit... the productive portion of the Learning Tree occurs as the student brances out into various areas of life and bears fruit. Be sure to check out this final part of the Learning Tree...
  Friday, December 19, 2003
• The Learning Spiral
  Institutional schools teach their students via what we call the "spiral method." The spiral begins with the kindergarten year, which is designed to assimilate the child into the institutional...
  Friday, November 21, 2003
• The Learning Spirial Part II
  How does spiral learning differ from what homeschoolers are doing to train their children? Find out in this continuation on The Learning Spiral
  Thursday, November 20, 2003
• Staying the Course - Part 2
  As a homeschooler, it can be invaluable to regularly reassess how you and your children are doing. Consider your children's progress, their eventual goals, how the methods you use are working, and...
  Wednesday, August 13, 2003
• Staying the Course - Part 1
  As you prepare for fall and the increased activity of a new homeschooling year, take the time right now to evaluate, reflect, and think. As you do, pray for wisdom from God, so that when things...
  Friday, August 1, 2003
• Where is Dad - Part I
  Where is Dad? It's not our aim to place blame or guilt. To the contrary, we hope to establish some positive thoughts that will encourage us all that Dad's role, while certainly critical, doesn't...
  Friday, June 6, 2003
• Instilling Good Morals--Part I
  Make sure the Bible is central to your children's daily learning. Pray with your children. Encourage them in Christian practices like giving to the poor, ministering to the lost, and developing a...
  Friday, May 16, 2003
• CLEPs and the Secondary School - Part 1
  With the increasing interest in using alternative approaches to learning, there is a real opportunity to assist homeschooling students in "double crediting" high school and college using College...
  Friday, April 25, 2003