AOA Today - January 2010
"If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man" (James 3:2).
One of the advantages of living more than six decades is that a person gains a greater perspective of time. Changes in usage and word meaning that have taken place in American English over the last sixty years are especially fascinating to me. However, one trend especially disturbs me, and that is the general coarsening of language used among professing Christians, unfortunately including distance learning students and adults associated with Alpha Omega Academy®....
One of the advantages of living more than six decades is that a person gains a greater perspective of time. Changes in usage and word meaning that have taken place in American English over the last sixty years are especially fascinating to me. However, one trend especially disturbs me, and that is the general coarsening of language used among professing Christians, unfortunately including distance learning students and adults associated with Alpha Omega Academy®....
"And ye became followers of us, and of the Lord" (1 Thessalonians 1:6a).
Who are your children's role models? Do they wish to emulate movie stars, sports heroes, or rock stars? Distance learning students at Alpha Omega Academy® are no different from other children. They also can gravitate toward today's personalities and assimilate their qualities and characteristics. However, the people who stand out in the media often reflect values and beliefs far different from those we wish to see in our children....
Who are your children's role models? Do they wish to emulate movie stars, sports heroes, or rock stars? Distance learning students at Alpha Omega Academy® are no different from other children. They also can gravitate toward today's personalities and assimilate their qualities and characteristics. However, the people who stand out in the media often reflect values and beliefs far different from those we wish to see in our children....
As a missionary child, I grew up hearing a number of languages and thinking that learning languages was fun. In fact, I enjoyed languages so much that I decided to earn a degree to become a Spanish teacher. However, when I began teaching, I quickly realized that not everyone was as excited about languages as I am, and that in the same way I struggled with math, some people struggled with learning languages. To help those distance learning students and parents, this article highlights a few helpful hints for learning world languages. Although the article focuses on learning Spanish, the hints themselves are applicable to learning any language....
A senior who lives in the state of Florida, Parker Hunsuck is an adventurous and hardworking servant of God. Currently in his second year at Alpha Omega Academy®, Parker chose AOA after learning about AOA's accreditation and flexibility from the AOA booth at a homeschool convention in Orlando....
For many people, January is a time of new beginnings. The start of a new year is a common time for distance learning students at Alpha Omega Academy® and their families to take stock of where they are and where they want to be. So, how can you start some healthy habits and make 2010 the year your dreams come true?...