David and Laurie Callihan

• What about Youth Group?
  When should we allow our children to become involved in church youth groups?
  Sunday, July 13, 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
• 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
• 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
• When is a CAP not a Hat?
  For those who would like your child to have an experience that is even more relevant to selecting a military career direction, another organization that may be of interest is the U.S. Civil Air...
  Friday, March 21, 2003
• More Military Options
  We are presently talking about the military options for home schoolers. Not only are there a lot of great organizations like the Boy and Girl Scouts, as well as Civil Air Patrol, there are other...
  Friday, March 14, 2003
• Learning, Family Style - Part 1
  Any family that has taken the step to home school is well on their way to providing their child a great education; but beyond that, homeschooling can be the means for preserving and enhancing a...
  Friday, February 14, 2003