“I am now confident in what is important for my children to focus on” “I feel a huge sense of relief after completing the Teacher’s Hat. I know that we will have a great year of learning because I am now confident in what is important for my children to focus on.I know I can…
Words From a Happy Mom When my son, daughter and I discovered the Study Technology*, the three of us actually cried. It was an answer to our prayers. My kids went to a couple of different schools, but there were still challenges, one of them being time to do what they were interested in. Enter…
by Carlynn McCormick “Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen and thinking what nobody has thought.”Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, author of The Scientist Speculates In our high-tech society, the ability to research is vital to success. Yet many schools never teach it and even when they do, they usually overlook the simplest and most primary undercut:…
“I am very excited about the help I received with my daughter’s home school program at Applied Scholastics Online Academy. Earlier we had gotten to a point where she was no longer willing to read from her book. I tried many different things with her, but she would not budge and I had no idea…
Did you notice how excited first graders are to attend school? How they take great pride in their new notebooks? How they make certain that their pencils are sharpened to perfection? How particular they are about their back-packs, their clothes, and how anxious they are to arrive at school on time? What happened to…
The best way to approach school so children can get somewhere in life is to keep it unserious and keep it a game! “You want to know what sensation about living you ought to have: It’s the same sensation with which you used to play cowboy and Indian. You also know that it isn’t real…
Education: Whose Shoulders Carry the Weight? by Carlynn McCormick When it comes to a child’s education, who is the responsible party? Is it the federal government, state government, teachers’ union, school board, school officials, teachers, parents? Whose shoulders carry the burden? Certainly in one form or another, at one time or another, all of the…
“As long as children and young men and women find pleasure in study, they will continue studying throughout life — and upon that depends their happiness.”
– L. Ron Hubbard, Ron Magazine on Education
Applied Scholastics Online Academy prepares educational programs exceeding state requirements based on the educational philosophy of L. Ron Hubbard.
With the holidays upon us, we look for that perfect gift to give our children. What special present will bring squeals of delight on Christmas morning an American Girl doll, Legos, a drum set, an iPad Pro? Giving gifts can be great fun for both child and parent, but we must never lose sight of…
When we consider education, it is best to know something of the word’s history. By knowing it derives from Latin, meaning to bring out; to draw forth we better understand the method of teaching offered by Greek philosopher Socrates1. He believed true knowledge resides within each of us and with proper teaching we can realize…