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WHAT IS TRUE EDUCATION TRUE EDUCATION: What every parent needs to know... H. Edward Rowe; 2010 Revision

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DEFINED AS The process by which a student experiences the development of the following:

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SPIRITUAL & MORAL MATURITY

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KNOWLEDGE OF TRUTHS & FACTS

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ABILITY TO THINK RATIONALLY

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PRACTICAL CAPABILITIES & SKILLS

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PRODUCTIVITY IN ACCOMPLISHMENT OF GOALS

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COMMITMENT TO TRADITIONAL VALUES

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ADJUSTMENT TO THE CHALLENGES OF LIFE

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FACT: Good teaching doesnt guarantee proper learning. Thats where the Laws of Learning come in!

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SO, THE QUESTION THEN IS: NOT Is my child being taught? BUT Is my child learning?

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1.Students must be at a level where they can perform successfully. 2.Goals must be reasonable. 3.Learning must be controlled, and students must be motivated. 4.Learning must be measured. 5.Learning must be rewarded. THE LAWS OF LEARNING

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SO, Why are some schools failing?

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They remove Values AndEject Discipline

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They Wink at Cheating And Smirk at Prayer

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They Fail at Phonics And Pass on Illiteracy

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They Promote Sex And Flunk Virtue

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They win at Sports And Lose at Reasoning

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They Require Compliance And Reward Mediocrity

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HERE ARE THE STATISTICS

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What State And Local Leaders Need To Know About Improving Literacy For Out Of School Youth, National Center on Education and the Economy Workforce Development Strategies Group, November, 2004. Nearly half of all 17 year olds cannot read, write, and compute at the 9 th grade level HERE ARE THE STATISTICS

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Remedial Education At Degree-Granting Post-Secondary Institutions, National Center for Education Statistics (2003). 25% of young adults who enter post- secondary education are required to take remedial classes in reading, writing, or mathematics. HERE ARE THE STATISTICS

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U.S. companies are spending billion$ on remedial and other educational programs for employees. HERE ARE THE STATISTICS The Cost of Remedial EducationThe Cost to Michigan Employers, Mackinac Center for Public Policy (p7), September, 2000.

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What are the conditions for TRUE EDUCATION to take place?

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CONDITIONS 1.Parents must take responsibility for the education of their child. 2.Parents must see that their student is educated under an adequate philosophy of education. 3.Parents must insist that the method of their students education be designed to meet his/her needs as a unique individual. 4.Parents must determine that their student will take responsibility for his/her learning and be inspired to learn.

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TRUE EDUCATION Must Include: 1.Spiritual, 2.Individual, 3.Academic, and 4.Technological Content

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Always produces an educationally superior graduate, as measured by the ability to proceed to higher levels of learning, vocation, and adjust to life. TRUE EDUCATION

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Northside Christian Academy offers an academic environment which offers the Accelerated Christian Education Curriculum.

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Accelerated Christian Education curriculum and its total educational system is currently offered in many local home schools, at Northside Christian Academy and in over 7,000 schools in 140 countries worldwide.

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NCA graduates have gone on to attend Panola, Kilgore, SFA, UT Tyler, ETBU, Letourneau and many other upper level institutions of higher education.

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NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY facilities are located on East Ash Street The school includes grades PK4 12 We are small but adequate With room to grow.

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NORTHSIDE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

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Any questions or anyone wishing to tour our facilities please feel free to contact any of us at (903) 693-6366 - John Boland -Aaron Bequette -Scott Dragoo