The Great Shalom Podcast : Overcoming Learning Disabilities
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Yes, You Can Homeschool
I was asked to say something about this. I hear that there is a wave of new moms who are just bewildered about educating their children at home. I was told, "It is not like it was 10 years ago." Okay,
Overcoming Speech Problems – Speech Therapy
I will tell you my own grandchildren's struggles and the victory we found. Sometimes a good speech therapist is the answer. Other times just an engaged adult is the answer. Sometimes the right educati
Now, Your Children Can See How to Achieve!
Eyesight, or more properly, being able to see well, is foundational for academic achievement. You may think you know that and say to me that schools always screen for vision. Well, they do screen, but
Labeling is Real : Identify it and Overcome it
Thomas Scheff and David Rosenhans, among other sociologists and psychologists, have explained to us how labeling hurts people. People tend to live down to the labels they are given. Nowhere is this mo
Learn at Home for Great Shalom
Many people are fleeing from government schools. Much has been unmasked. Many school systems, even in conservative counties, are finding that porn is in their classroom by decree. Teachers are leaving
Prayers for Healing
Clearly, we need prayer these days. This is an older episode, back when we were live on the radio. Hope you enjoy it.
Testimony of an English Teacher – Phonics Saves Students
I read and comment on the testimony of a high school English teacher. When he used the program Alpha Phonics for only 10 minutes a day with his students, he got a dramatic reduction in discipline prob
THINK AGAIN : Hall, Lyons, Novak ON SCHOOL VOUCHERS
Concluding out series on the hot topic of "school choice" actually meaning "vouchers." Like so many other issues, the words used are used in order to deceive. Styled as educational freedom, this is an
School Choice: A Reasoned Approach: Diane Douglas, Dr. Marlene McMillan, Dr. Douglas Pietersma
School Choice, or really vouchers of government money to private education is a hot topic. Everyone is reacting emotionally. Here are 3 reasoned approaches. - Diane Douglas relates the experience of
School Vouchers : Ray Moore, Douglas & Hawkins, and Alex Newman Weigh In
As promised (finally!) I unpack what people are saying about "school choice" i.e. vouchers. Is this a boon? Free government money? Government money for private Christians schools? For homeschoolers? R