President’s Message  We
talk each month about how quickly the month has passed. And, we
do find time slipping by, but each day brings something new and
exciting for us to think about, to act upon and to enjoy. We
like the days full and with not quite enough time to do everything we
had wanted to do. It is the
anticipation of each day that we find so vitalizing. Each of you
are a big part of our day. We enjoy talking with you, learning
about your efforts and working with your students. Thank you for the
confidence you have in us and our programs.
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When you go to a few of our
websites, you may find something new that has been added this
month. Several pages, like the Bulletin Boards and
Education Online, now have ad placements from Google. Hopefully
the ads will provide you with additional information that you may be
able to use. We have had a long standing working relationship
with Google and look forward to continuing it  in
the future. We do not and will not advertise to students,
however. Please let us know your reaction to this new
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Just because it is summer,
does not mean that our students should take a vacation from
learning. Summer learning can be more experiential and
hands-on. Students can learn a new sport, a new art form, plant
a garden, plan a bike race, create a skateboard park, plan a trip,
develop a travel brochure or document birds and insects in their
neighborhood. Let their imaginations soar. You will be  surprised
at their capacity for creating something new and different.
Summer also provides parents an
opportunity to change schedules and practices. Our days need to
flexible enough to adapt to our child's summer activities. Much
of what keeps us occupied during the rest of the year, can wait during
the summer months. If we are relaxed, our children will gain
more from a summer devoted to learning, as well as
playing. Wishing you much happiness this month.
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Don't forget to check out the resources and links at Homeschool Corner. You will find interesting information by reading through some of the postings on the bulletin board. Homeschooling is a growing phenomena. Students who are homeschooled have proven their expertise in national spelling and geography bowls. They are being accepted in top ranked universities and colleges throughout the country. e-Tutor is a favorite educational program for many homeschooling families. Learn more about the homeschool  ing movement at Homeschool
Corner.
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The trouble with the future is that it keeps getting closer and closer. |
Learning
with e-Tutor:The e-Tutor Report Card One of the important features of the e-Tutor Program is reporting student achievement. If you have not been printing these out on a regular basis, you will want to take time now to review the feature and print out reports for your student. e-Tutor sets up individual portfolios for each student. The report cards can also be emailed.
Student Portfolio
The table lists the lessons the student has accessed. These can be reviewed by clicking on the title. Quiz and exam scores may also be viewed by clicking on a given score. In the example above, Carl has read the first lesson but has not completed the quiz or exam. In the second lesson he has taken the quiz several times. Each time he takes the quiz the scores are averaged. In this case his scores are improving. In the example below, John has taken a quiz for the second lesson and his scores are going down. In the third lesson he has taken an exam and received 80 percent. This is the default score for quizzes and exams. We put a check mark by the score if it is equal to the default. If it is higher there will be a smiling face. If it is lower there will be a frowning face.
Report Card In the example shown above, the student John Smith has read the lesson "Antartica" but has not completed the quiz or exam. In the event the student was not seriously thinking when taking either the quiz or exam, you may clear the scores so the student can take them again. To print the report card, click on the printer icon next to the words "Print Report", located on the top of the page. You may also have the report e-mailed to you. To receive the report card by e-mail, your e-mail program (such as MS-Outlook, Netscape communicator, etc.) must be able to read HTML code. Please refer to your e-mail program help section on how to enable HTML emails. The book icon, under the "Study Materials" column, will launch a separate window that will list additional study materials on the topic of the lesson as they become available. This feature has not yet been activated. You will receive a message explaining this if you click on the icon. e-Tutor has many features that stimulate and enhance learning for students. It was years in planning and is continually being upgraded and improved upon. Summer is an ideal time for students to begin exploring lessons at e-Tutor. Summer learning opportunities keep important learned skills and concepts active. Ten new lessons were added to e-Tutor this month. Subscribe today for your child! |
After logging in to
e-Tutor, using your unique ID
and Password, select
"Report Cards" on the menu at the left side of the
screen.. To review student progress, click on a curricular area
tab (Language Arts, Mathematics, Science or
Social Studies). You will find a report similar to the one
below. This is a report for Science. 
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Quality is not an act. It is a habit. Aristotle |
 Raising a Healthy Child Your child's health is absolutely
critical to success.....in every stage of life, in every
endeavor. You can manage your child's health by seeing that
your child receives medical attention, by guarding her or his safety
and by providing balanced meals and encouraging physical
activities. As part of growing mentally, every child must gradually learn to become the custodian of her or his body by taking on the responsibility of individual well-being. It is a gradual process....a learning process. No one can teach a child alone. Through adequate education in health, we can provide our children with:
National Education
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The art and science of asking questions is the source of all knowledge. Dr. Adolf Berle |
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Adapted from Executive Female, Connie Sitterly and Beth Duke
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With summer here, many of us have
planned much deserved vacations. I'm always in a quandary about
just how much is enough. Your own common sense is probably just
fine, but in the event you need some help, here are some suggestions:
Adapted from Resorts and Incentives
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| You can teach a student a lesson for a day; but if you can teach him to learn by creating curiosity, he will continue the learning process as long as he lives. |
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Editing
the Key to Good Writing Although we are taught early in school
to edit our writing, it usually consists of grammatical and
punctuation errors. Some of your children or students may be
writing to Universities for entrance or to employers seeking
jobs. Experience shows that few people k
Adapted from Communication Briefings |
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Learning
to read begins at home. Just as your children naturally learned
to talk by following your example, they may naturally learn a great
deal about reading before they ever begin a formal reading program. Even if you are not familiar with the
technical side of
reading instruction, much of what you do with your child at home
parallels and reinforces good reading instruction. Following are
pointers on helping children of all ages improve reading skills:
Adapted from Becoming a Nation of Readers: What Parents Can Do |
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I asked for
strength that I might achieve....I was made weak that I might learn
humbly to obey. Anonymous This prayer was reported to have been found on the body of a Confederate soldier, killed during the Civil War. Its true origins, however, have never been documented. |
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The person who makes the 'impossible' possible is the true special educator. Anonymous |
Spare the Rod, Spoil the Child? Most parents want to raise their children to be responsible, caring members of society. In order to attain that end, they must soon or later use some form of discipline. The question of what constitutes appropriate childhood discipline is the subject of widespread debate among educators, parents, doctors and society as a whole. The parent as implementer is often caught in the middle. Spare the rod and spoil the child? Or indulge the child with unending kindness and patience so as not to damage the psyche? Experts tend to agree that physical
punishment is harmful to the child and, Experts also agree that rewards can be just a fruitless a method of discipline as physical punishment. Constantly rewarding a child for good behavior simply establishes in the child's mind a belief that she or he need not behave unless something specific is offered in return....something the child desires more than misbehaving. As time goes on, the rewards a child demands for behaving properly can become quite unrealistic. Adapted from the National Education Association |
Your Sky: Working with map skills? Help your students build a sky map. This Make a Weather Station: The interest in storm prediction is much more than simply academic in southern Florida, so this
handy educational site from the Miami Museum of Science doesn't need to add incentives to the
online study of home-based meteorology. The heart of the site is a series of illustrated instructions
on how to build basic weather forecasting and measuring instruments from simple items found
around the house and similarly constructed and equipped experiments to demonstrate and
observe the properties of moisture, air pressure, temperature and wind.
Learn about the conditions that are present when stormy weather is in the forecast. Plants in Motion: If watching plants move is your idea of a good time, here's your chance to go to town watching
your favorite blossoms grow, twist, respond to light and gravity, and germinate in a series of ten
time-lapse films (QuickTime format) from the Department of Biology at Indiana U. There are also
printable flipbook movies, tips on making time-lapse
films and sample laboratory exercises. FireWars: This Nova program looks at wildfires and how they work. There is a Braillebug: The American Foundation for the Blind created an age appropriate site
for students to learn about braille. Under games, students can see what
Enjoy a June!
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Whether you have one especially vexing
problem to resolve or many small ones, you can ease the
decision-making process. Here's how:
decision is
irrevocable; new paths can be charted. The success of what
you have planned, not just one aspect of it, is what counts.
till tip.
This is not a gratuity. (Check the bill to see if a gratuity
is included.)
now how to write well
and even fewer understand what it takes to edit their own copy.
These general editing suggestions may help you and your students:
es. All children like to find the letters in their
names. 
moreover, does not accomplish
its apparent objectives. A better course of action, they say, is
to use physical reinforcement, rather than punishment. Physical
reinforcement may mean hold a child back from something or physically
moving the child from one place to another, but it never means
striking or shaking the child. 
