Seton Home Study School
January 21, 2014
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Several of our graders and counselors in the English Department came up with some ideas to help students to understand the different kinds of “conflict” which students are to write about in a book analysis for high school English. We think this might be useful for all our parents and students when analyzing books.
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Contributing Writers
January 6, 2014
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Have my second grader reading. - My resolution is to have more fun with teaching. - More reading aloud, more hands on learning fun. - Keep up with grading and hours. - Grade every week and to be more hands on. - Be more consistent.
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Contributing Writers
January 4, 2014
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The words of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton on the day of her first Confession are very appropriate: “How awful are those words of unloosing after a thirty years’ bondage! I felt as if my chains fell, as those of St. Peter at the touch of the Divine Messenger. My God! What new scenes for my soul!”
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Featured Families
December 31, 2013
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Pregnant and nauseous, I traveled with my husband, kids, and parents to Emmitsburg, Maryland, to sit on a rock. Yes, a rock. It’s a long story that begins and ends with Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton. As I sat on the rock from which Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton taught her first three students, with my first three “students” Gianna...
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Ginny Seuffert
December 28, 2013
9,626 Views
Every Catholic homeschooler knows the marks of the church – One, holy, catholic and apostolic. We recite them in the Creed at Mass, and they remind us of the nature of our Church. In much the same way, Catholic homeschooling has marks and characteristics too.
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Seton Home Study School
December 25, 2013
8,241 Views
A warm and Merry Christmas from all your friends at Seton, wishing you the blessings of the season and a holy holiday! For your delight, we offer below St. John Chrysostom’s "Homily on Christmas Morning”; famous for his 'Golden Throat' or words, it is a particularly beautiful and inspiring rendition of this sacred event.
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Deacon Eugene McGuirk
December 4, 2013
8,060 Views
The study of a foreign language is an important component of a good education. Many studies have been done that confirm this. A research report “Regarding World Language Education: The Benefits of Second Language Study,” was published in 2007.
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Kids Corner
November 3, 2013
6,238 Views
Caption this image! Why are the children happy? What are their names? Share your child’s comment below! What could be more fun than coloring a picture? Sharing it with someone! ...
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Kevin Clark
November 2, 2013
7,558 Views
Catholic parents seeks to shelter their children in their youth, so that they may grow in wisdom and holiness without constant battering from the world. But once they are grown and educated, these children no longer need shelter. They are able to take what they have learned and engage the world without fear.
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Bob Wiesner
October 18, 2013
11,619 Views
Longinus looked around and saw some rather unsettling sights: a tremendous storm arose, the earth trembled, the dead rose from their graves. The point is that Longinus SAW these things. You see, Longinus was all but blind, being afflicted with severe opthalmia.
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Bob Wiesner
October 11, 2013
5,758 Views
During the past several months, Pope Francis has insisted that priests and religious should go into the streets and do some heavy lifting in evangelization. Workers in the Lord’s vineyard cannot allow themselves to become complacent, but should seek out difficult tasks in the real world.
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Dr. Mary Kay Clark
October 9, 2013
9,291 Views
8. Where can I find solid information about the Common Core standards? 7. This is my first year homeschooling. Where can I learn more about how to homeschool? 6. Should I look over the children’s tests before sending them to Seton? 5. How can I help them answer literature questions? 4. What advice can you give us for finishing the book reports?
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Seton Home Study School
October 5, 2013
9,313 Views
Parents and students want to know how they can keep schedule and finish the school year by June. Lesson Plans are a guide, not the 10 Commandments!
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Seton Home Study School
10,254 Views
Explore the ways the Seton program helps you to excel - it's your best ticket to succeed in anything you do in the future, whether for college or career.
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Bob Wiesner
September 25, 2013
7,885 Views
She determined that she would run off and live an ascetic life as a consecrated religious. Her problem was that her father (by the name of Paphnutius) had the necessary resources to find and reclaim her if she simply retired to a woman’s monastery.
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Kids Corner
September 15, 2013
5,472 Views
What is the bear laughing about? Caption this image! What could be more fun than coloring a picture? Sharing it with someone! Why not encourage your child to send it to their grandmother? Or parish priest? Or someone they appreciate? Each week, connect with a loved one through your children’s art, and then share with us where it went! We’d love to know!
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Seton Home Study School
September 13, 2013
9,266 Views
Our Featured Families are as varied as you can imagine! What they hold in common though is a love of God and family and a passion for transmitting the Faith to their children. We are so appreciative that they have welcomed us into their homes to share in their homeschooling adventure!
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Seton Home Study School
September 12, 2013
8,014 Views
There’s a new book that is especially relevant for Catholic home schooling youth. What makes this story of St. Philomena even more remarkable is that it is written by a thirteen-year-old girl, the age of our young saint when she was martyred.
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Seton Home Study School
September 3, 2013
9,059 Views
Whether you are just starting to homeschool for the very first time, or are an old hand at it, a new year gives a chance for a fresh start. Although every family is different, and each family must find its own unique way of homeschooling, there are certain preparations which will help almost every family to be more successful.
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Dr. Mary Kay Clark
September 2, 2013
8,242 Views
Would it be possible for me to combine my children in some of the same academic subjects, such as science, history, and religion? Yes, many parents do that for children in adjacent grades. You need to be careful about there being too much of a difference in comprehension. In religion, you can certainly discuss the same subject, such as a particular sacrament, but when it comes to memory work or testing, unless they are close in abilities, you should use the test appropriate for each child’s grade level. For instance, you may teach two students with the same religion book if they are both in Baltimore Catechism No. 2, but you may have the younger child take the tests for the No. 1 book.
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