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Usually enough time elapses between checkouts that germs can't survive. However, with the H1N1 scare some of the library boards I'm on have indicated that some libraries were taking extra precautions by not shelving things as rapidly. At our library we are much more conscientious about wiping down computers, keyboards, mice, and telephones than we are the books we use, but I am in an academic setting.
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My younger sister went to IWU and even though she received a nice financial aid package, my parents found their office difficult to work with. Augustana truly is a great school.
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1) What is the definition of a "Christian college?" I am just wondering what criteria is used to classify a school as "Christian.
There are several definitions of a Christian college. Some Christian colleges are more rightly described as a Bible college. Although they may have other majors, the main emphasis of all degree and majors is ministry in the church or serving in para-church organizations. They will often state that all students major in Bible and something else often requiring students to have 30 hours of Bible credits.
Other Christian colleges are liberal arts colleges where the Bible/theology is taught and there are some manner of faith acceptance by faculty/staff/students. However, you can major if many of the same things you can at other colleges such as the sciences. There can be a great deal of variation in how Christian a Christian liberal arts college is. They have varying requirements on how many Bible courses students must take, service hours, chapel attendance, etc. Some of these colleges require students to take a great deal of Bible while others simply require a Bible overview course.
There are also some colleges that are in-between. They require the 30 hours of Bible credits, but also have majors in non-ministry related subjects but not the entire gamut of majors.
2) Accreditation: My understanding is that some of the colleges listed in theChristian college stat list are nationally rather than regionally accredited. We had a discussion at a home school moms' meeting about the difference and my understanding was that the credits from regionally accredited schools were more widely accepted (in a transfer situation - not sure about admission to graduate school????) than credits from a nationally accredited school. Just sort of the idea that national accreditation wasn't as desirable??? If this is wrong, PLEASE correct me! I am wondering if this was a factor in your decision-making process about where your dc would attend college.
Many Bible colleges are accredited by ABHE (Association of Bible Higher Education) which a national accrediting association that has been around for a long time. A more recent player is TRACS (Transnational Association of Christian Schools). Many of the Christian liberal arts college are member of the CCCU (Council for Christian Colleges & Universities) but it isn't an accrediting body.
The regional accrediting bodies are ones like North Central, also known as HLC, SACS, Middle States, and I'm certain there are others. These bodies accredit colleges based on their academic standards and are the accrediting bodies for state universities, private liberal arts colleges, and community colleges. Regional accreditation makes it much easier to transfer credits although not foolproof.
There are also some accrediting bodies that are tied to majors such as NCATE for teacher education programs.
Many Christian college are accredited by more than one association. For example, my employer is accredited by ABHE, ATS (American Theological Schools for seminaries), and the Higher Learning Commission. This ensures they offer enough Bible courses and service hours to be authentically Biblical but also that they are offering academically rigorous courses that will transfer to other institutions and their degree ought to be accepted by graduate schools. However, some colleges will see the word "Christian" in an institution's name and decide that college isn't academic even with regional accreditation. For example, I have a former student who is now also a librarian who was admitted to library school on probationary status even though he had a 4.0 from his undergraduate and graduate degrees at our institution.
3) Is there a list on-line somewhere of how individual colleges are accredited? To see whether they are nationally or regionally accredited?You can go to any accrediting organizations website to view a list of member institutions and the accrediting standards. Most institutions should list their accreditation status as well.
Please let me know if you have any other questions.
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I work at a conservative Christian university and am finishing up my 11th year. Our hiring process is such that by the time your are hired they know that you are a believer but signing a statement of faith was not required. It is required that you attend one of the churches in our movement though unless you have received special permission from our president. Our student admissions requires an essay describing your personal faith journey and extensive letters of reference including your minister and a church leader. So, keep in mind there are other methods of assuring professor and student belief than signing a statement of faith.
An earlier post recommended looking at the campus bookstore to see what types of books are being used in courses. While that is very helpful, many colleges no longer carry their texts in the bookstore. For example, our college in the past has always kept texts behind the desk and obtained the books for students rather than have students locate the items they needed. It is my understanding that this decision was mainly a space consideration issue. However, beginning in the fall, our course textbooks are going to be availablae through an on-line distributor with whom we are contracting. I can tell you that all of our Bible and theology texts are published by Zondervan, Baker, and IVP. Science, psychology, sociology, and other texts are more likely from major textbook publishers with supplemental texts from Christian publishers.
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It boggles my mind that half day kindergarten is still a viable option. When I went to school way back in the dark ages, my class was the first to have full day every other day kindergarten. By the time my sister started kindergarten five years later, everybody went all day every day. Granted, I think both decisions were due to transportation costs as it was a very rural district.
It also boggles my mind that a school would charge for full day kindergarten. I would be interested in what other surrounding districts do and most likely would cause a stink about it.
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Well, many factors would be taken into consideration, but my answer would most likely be a definite yes. Are you in a job that will help pay for further education? Will classes allow you to continue your current job and homeschooling? What does the assistantship entail? Will it be a conflict with your current position? How many hours a week would it require? Our there online programs that might be a possibility?
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Welcome to the afterschooling crowd! You will find that some do their own curriculum and others do more enrichment based on what the school is doing. The beauty is that you can do whatever makes the most sense to you.
Since you are planning on a short time span in public school, you could keep moving through whatever curriculum you are using now but plan that it will most likely take the entire three semesters to work through or at least longer than you would normally allow.
Keep in mind that homework may take up some after school time depending on the ages of your children and the requirements of your school. Also make sure to build in plenty of play and just hanging out time as they will be in a more confined environment for a good portion of the day.
Blessings on your journey!
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Give him plenty of space and time. It is still early in the grieving process and it simply takes time. My MIL passed away in 2006 and there are still times when I look at my husband and just know he's dealing with memories. Remind him that you miss his mom too and that you are all grieving to some extent.
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I tend to think librarians are a certain type - I don't think of them as Dead Heads! I wonder how many will apply.
I think you would be quite surprised. Librarians come in all shapes, sizes, and music preferences.
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Two copies in the whole entire state of GA? Seriously?
Worldcat.org shows over 24 copies in GA. I stopped counting after a while. It could be that it is really popular and everyone is looking before they buy the book.
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Our school also requires purchased snacks. They haven't eliminated cupcakes yet but highly recommend sugar free and healthy snacks. We take grapes!
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Any suggestions?
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That is tough as both are excellent schools. I previously worked in a high school and a graduate I knew well went to Augustana for pre-med. I think he ended up in plastic surgery. My sister went to IWU but in music. The library at IWU is absolutely beautiful, but the library at Augustana won the best academic library of the year a few years ago.
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My kids don't participate in many extra-curriculars yet. DD does an art class (1x per week). DS is doing soccer this spring and might continue. DD used to do dance and might return but again that is one night a week. Both kids do Kid's Club at our church, and I hope to add music lessons for dd this year. None of these activities require the large time commitment your daughter has. Granted my children are young enough they pretty much don't have homework yet or at least much. I also work so we don't finish supper until 6:30 p.m. or later. We don't do something terribly structured every day but try to do something most days of the week. We also try to make good use of our weekends. I'm trying to really clamp down on my kids' TV viewing as it has gotten out of control and am encouraging dd that if you're watching TV you need to be doing something else (drawing, crafts, etc.). I find my goals are bigger than my time, but I figure something is better than nothing. I also remind myself that life activities such as cooking, gardening, playing games, and other things have a lot of educational value as well.
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Suggestions:
Make good use of the commutes as it sounds like you'll be in the car at least an hour + a day. This is a great time to get both required and fun reading done or to listen to books on tape.
I'd check to see exactly what kind of homework expectations there are. Is this class being held this year so you could check with other parents?
You may find that the extra-curricular activities require enough time that anything beyond school work is going to be too much.
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Does DS have a specific medical school in mind? If so, he might inquire about specific students who have gone there. If not, I would say go with #1 and save your money for med school.
I have a good friend whose daughter went to a state university in our state and was offered acceptance at many med schools including MAYO, Loyola, Wash U, and others. She liked program best however at our local state U med school as it would prepare her best for being in family practice and taking medical mission trips.
Has your son considered doing med school at Vanderbilt rather than UG? Several years ago we had a horrific medical emergency while on vacation in Nashville which resulted in my dd having emergency surgery at Vanderbilt's children's hospital. We were quite pleased with her care and with the top-ranked surgeon who took care of her.
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Our two children are several years apart in school (dd2nd grade; ds preK). I'm trying to work with both of them but never feel like I'm quite succeeding. Although it's quite exciting to see ds sit in on chapter book read-alouds with dd I know I haven't read nearly as many picture books to him as I did dd. Yet when I try to do some one on one with ds, I worry that I need to be helping correct bad habits dd is learning in math. Help! How do you handle afterschooling multiple children? This is also complicated by the fact we don't usually get home until 5:30 pm or later which means supper is 6:15ish and the golden time is between about 7-8 p.m. if there is nothing else scheduled. :glare:
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It sounds similar to a wringer washer. My grandmother used a two tub wringer washer until she was unable to get to the basement to use it which was well into her 70s. I loved helping grandma do the wash because it was more involved than simply dumping in the clothes and soap.
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I took a YA literature class in college and a children's literature grade course 6 years ago. Th YA class was cross-listed as UG/GR credit and had lots of teachers in it since it was during summer school. I found it really helpful as I majored in English ed and then wanted my MLS to work in a school library. It was also helpful as I had kind of skipped from reading high level children's books straight to adult books and hadn't read a lot of YA books while in JH or HS.
Later I took the children's literature course as a just for fun because 1) it hadn't fit into my MLS program 2) I needed it just in case I ever decide to go back to school librarianship (not likely) 3) I hoped it would maybe allow me to teach children's lit at my current institution (not happening) and 4) I wanted to become familiar with more recent children's literature. It was a weekend format course for teacher's working on their master's. I found it quite helpful, but there is no substitute for simply reading lots of children's literature.
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My dd is in 2nd grade and currently learning cursive. As I walk up and down the hallways viewing posted work, I notice that after 2nd grade, and definitely 3rd, is posted in cursive or is typed. Our elementary goes up to 8th grade.
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Knox has a beautiful campus. It is a smallish, highly regarded liberal arts college. I have a cousin who went there--I think she was a math major after having gone to the Illinois Math & Science Academy. I also had a graduate student who worked for me and had gone there. He was a history major and really enjoyed it. My husband also had several classmates who went to school there (Knox is about an hour from where he grew up). I have had some contact with librarians on their campus through my work. Sorry that I can't comment specifically on their music program.
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Good grief! He forgot to take customer service 101.
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I have to confess my kids are absolutely spoiled by school lunches. Whole grain bread and pasta and vegetables and fruit (usually fresh) every day. Our school has a grant to improve school lunches and they are good enough that sometimes I have gone into eat with my kids.
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A couple of different thoughts come to mind:
1. It really disturbs me to have each students record so out in the open. I know it's supposed to be about positive motivation, but it doesn't work that way. I've been pleased that at our school, their pictures are put up once they reach a total of 20 points and then they get a star and lunch with the principal when they hit 100 and each 100 pt. increment after that.
2. There are lots of picture books and non-fiction books that have a higher reading level but because they are so short take no time to read and have only a 0.5 or 1 pt reading level. Could you use those as half-way point?
NJ: ILL will cease on May 1st due to budget cuts!
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It is part of their job but tax payer money pays for their job. Part of ILL going away will also mean some individuals who work at the library will probably lost thier jobs too. A big part of ILL particularly at the state level is delivery systems. As the previous poster indicated, there are also the costs of participating in OCLC and other consortial systems. I'm not in NJ so I'm not familiar with the specifics of the systems used there. I know in Illiinois where I live the state funds our delivery systems both within the academic libraries and at the regional system level for public and school libraries. We also have state provided access to a set of databases through OCLC which includes access to WorldCat and provides the ILL mechanism. My guess is NY plans to cut that service. Some larger well-funded libraries might be able to make up the difference on their own but smaller libraries will be instantly thrown back several decades service wise.