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Join us as we traverse the roads of doing Catholic College at home.
You will see how our typical day looks like, our triumphs and failures, and our lessons learned.
Most of all, it will be worthwhile to check how we try to follow God's will on a daily basis. For my children it is about fulfilling their student vocation. It is after all God's calling. Is your family called to do the same? Nov 21, 2011 Study at Home SitemapContents of Study at Home with Joy Website Permalink -- click for full blog post "Study at Home Sitemap" Nov 17, 2011 How to Get College Credits in Algebra?If you are running out of ideas to get college credits in Algebra, try ACE approved courses given by various training centers who are members of the American Council on Education (ACE). Permalink -- click for full blog post "How to Get College Credits in Algebra?" Nov 17, 2011 Joseph Claims College Credits in High School Help in College RegistrationMy 18 yo son Joseph, who is on his freshman year at a Jesuit university in California, called me up one day. He said that if it was not for his college credits he acquired while in high school, it would be too difficult to enroll for his courses next semester. You see, Joseph graduated with 24 college credits under his belt in high school, thus, his university put him in a different level for enrollment. He said, that upperclass students have priority in selecting their subjects for the next semester. Perhaps, the reasoning for this is that they need these courses to graduate and hence, they must be given priority in registration. So, since Joseph has all those college credits, he gets to classified as a sophomore and junior. Sep 21, 2011 Why many do not "get" the "teach yourself" method?The "teach yourself" philosophy seems to be heartless for many parents. This holds true if the educational philosophy you received involved professor-led lectures. Once a student learns primarily with the "teach yourself" method, a confidence emerges that makes this student invincible. Everything in the student's life is doable, or at least conquerable even if the student does not always excel in it. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Why many do not "get" the "teach yourself" method?" Jul 20, 2011 Free First Grade Curriculum for ReadingAll the books you need for 1st Grade need not be expensive. In fact, you get these first grade books for free online. Permalink -- click for full blog post " Free First Grade Curriculum for Reading " Jul 14, 2011 Now the Sitemap of Study at Home with Joy is Up!Study at Home with Joy makes it easier for you to locate the articles of interest to you. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Now the Sitemap of Study at Home with Joy is Up!" Jul 12, 2011 College Degree PlanningIn order to plan the college degree that you or your child intend to take, you must understand the basic components of a college degree in the US. Permalink -- click for full blog post "College Degree Planning" Jul 10, 2011 Overview on how to get a college degree at homeI just wrote some snippets on how to get a college degree at home. A little about ACE credits, a US Degree in a Nutshell, Credit Banking (store the results of your tests) and roadblocks, stuff that prevents you from getting a degree. Eager to start? Permalink -- click for full blog post "Overview on how to get a college degree at home" Jun 26, 2011 Benefits of Cursive over Print HandwritingThe full article on the Benefits of teaching cursive handwriting first is in this site. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Benefits of Cursive over Print Handwriting" Jun 26, 2011 Teaching Cursive Handwriting FirstIn this article, I broke down how I taught my 4 year old to write the "cursive s" first. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teaching Cursive Handwriting First" Jun 26, 2011 Teaching Cursive Handwriting FirstTo teach cursive handwriting first before print is doable. My 21 year old son started to learn cursive handwriting in his Montessori school at age 5 years old. He used it as a tool to write faster. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teaching Cursive Handwriting First " Jun 26, 2011 Teaching a 4 year old to ReadWith 9 children to raise and homeschooling, it almost seems like I am an expert on teaching a child to read. When I gave birth to my first child, I did not want to mess him up. I reviewed various reading curriculum. After 21 years, I am still here reviewing new reading curriculum that comes out in the homeschooling market. Don't I have by now a time-tested or children-tested reading curriculum in my hands? The answer is: I still think the same way. I do not want to mess my youngest one just like I did not want to mess my oldest son. So stay tuned. See how I messed them all up. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teaching a 4 year old to Read" Jun 26, 2011 Teaching a 4 year old to ReadWhat curriculum did you buy to teach your 4 year old to read? Learning to read is something that can be difficult or easy for a preschooler depending on your approach to teaching reading. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Teaching a 4 year old to Read" Jun 23, 2011 Raise SAT Scores, Read Classic NovelsThe idea in most vocabulary studies involves studying a bunch of words that frequently appears in the SAT. They call this "Hot SAT words". It lists down the words and defines it. The problem with this method is it never goes to the student's long term memory. Memorizing them is not only difficult, it becomes old. Rather than just taking the list of words from the dictionary, defining them, studying them, these SAT words from classic novels are learned by reading them "in context". Permalink -- click for full blog post "Raise SAT Scores, Read Classic Novels" Jun 23, 2011 Raisie SAT Scores, Read Classic NovelsStudies have proven that reading classic novels raises SAT scores. This is a more enjoyable alternative than memorizing a list of words and their definition. Permalink -- click for full blog post "Raisie SAT Scores, Read Classic Novels" |
