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Personal Reflections – 1

We just finished reviewing another book on brain research and we have some other books in mind, but I thought we would take this summer off and spend some time with personal reflections. Ronnie and I...

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Personal Reflections – 2

After being involved in the lives of missionary children at Evangelical Christian Academy in Madrid, Spain (see photo) from 1979 to 1991, finding my niche in my new home took some time.  I tutored for...

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Personal Reflections – 3

I do not consider myself a poet, but apparently as I take this journey of Personal Reflections during our preparations for a new chapter in our life I must be accessing a different part of myself. An...

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Personal Reflections – 4

      “And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.” Isaiah 30:40 Many of you already know that...

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Personal Reflections – 5

      After so many years in Washington State (39 ½ for Ronnie and 23 for Maggie), we have been preparing for our relocation for over a year. These preparations include: 1)      Downsizing home/office...

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Personal Reflections – 6

Our Adventure A number have referred to our move to Bartlesville, OK as a new adventure for us. In many ways these friends are correct. After worshipping with Providence Reformed Baptist Church one...

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Personal Reflections – 7

Day 3: We left Burley, ID having eaten breakfast at Super 8 with a trace of protein. Ronnie’s highlight was biscuits and gravy. Our lunch packed, we took off. While we wanted to get to Cheyenne, WY...

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Personal Reflections – 9

As we approach the middle of August, our thoughts begin to consider the coming school year. Many of my students are taking off more time than I needed for moving and initial settling into our new home....

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Personal Reflections – 8

Moving In Day – July 26, 2014 To start the day we met at Grace Baptist Church where the young men of the church treated us with a hearty breakfast. From there, we proceeded to our apartment and these...

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Personal Reflections 2017 – 7 -How did we adjust as our learning center grew?

After a year of using our remodeled garage as our learning center, Master Enterprises Learning Center moved into the living / dining room area.  Ronnie’s office moved into a “bedroom”. Except for two...

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Personal Reflections 2017 – 8 – What about graduation?

Yes, homeschoolers graduate.  In Washington, many do it with the Washington Homeschool Organization or their coops or churches. Family Academy has been in existence since 1981 and for those early...

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Personal Reflections – 2017 – 9 – What happens when Monet, Copernicus,...

Our students learned about different historical figures through reading biographies.  Also, they gained public speaking / acting skills. You probably notice that we had a broad range of ages, 7th –...

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Personal Reflections 2017 – How did Academy Northwest look after 10 years of...

Click to view slideshow. Graduation, 2006 – Academy Northwest’s graduation program tells the story. All over Western Washington we have “learning centers” operated by Teacher Consultants. Our title,...

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Personal Reflections – 2017 # 15 – What about learning World Languages?

Today, homeschoolers have many opportunities to learn a world language.  First, a number of excellent curricula exist and online help abounds. While that may not have been true when homeschooling...

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Personal Reflection 2017 – 16 -Another Graduation – Achievements Recognized

During Academy Northwest graduations, graduates give speeches and perform musically. This year, one of our students played the harp. Overall, ANW graduates do well academically and go on to college...

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Personal Reflections – 2017 – 17 – Who Controls Our Time on This Earth?

“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His saints.” Psalm 116:15 Often when a younger person dies, we hear comments like, “She died before her time.” From our perspective it may seem true,...

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Personal Reflections – 2017 # 18 – How did we get to know homeschooling parents?

  WHO Convention 2000 and 2013 Through the years we had booths at the different homeschool conventions, most often the Washington Homeschool Organization’s convention which basically happened in our...

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Personal Reflections 2017 – # 19 – How did the online part of Family Academy...

Prior to 2004, the Jiles family lived in Olympia, Washington. They drove to Lakewood, Washington to attend Academy Northwest classes at our learning center. Then the dad’s work took them to Georgia....

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Personal Reflections – 2017 # 20 – What have our graduates done beyond high...

Many of our graduates have gone to college or have gone into a trade. We will feature Jered today. While in high school we attended his Eagle Scout celebration. During high school he wrote a novel...

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Reviewing Two Childhood Lessons – Memory and Rewards

1967 and 2016 By Maggie Dail Some Background In third grade, I failed penmanship and arithmetic. Apparently, the teacher told us that I had passed third grade by the skin of my teeth. Looking over my...

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