Okay, I dated a few guys in college. I need to clarify this--before I went to Bible college, where I met my husband the day I walked on campus. That succinctly took me off the market at Bible college, but before I transferred I went to a state (party) school.
A guy I briefly dated, we'll call Mr. Video Pitstop. Just go with me here, okay? It was a crash and burn relationship that lasted maybe a few months. But it was mutual when it ended, and it needed to end. I found him on Facebook. He's a Facebook "friend" now, virtually, which is all that is needed with him.
Guess what he does for a living now? He is a teacher in another state for an online virtual school.
Oh my word, the irony.
Apr 29, 2009
Apr 27, 2009
ORCA Local Promotional Video
If you have ever seen a promotional video for Connections Academy (CA) it is from a national level and it well done, but quite generic. Here is Oregon Connections Academy's (ORCA) locally done promotional video. I know many of these people personally, and have enjoyed seeing how ORCA has met their needs with excellence. Thought you might like to see it, and maybe pass it onto to someone else if someone is checking out online learning.
Also, listen to some of the testing scores mentioned. Perfect? No. Off the charts? For a charter school, yes. Considering that Oregon, as a whole, only 3 out of 5 kids read at grade level. ORCA is much higher. Slam dunk. Why would the state not want to take notice of success? Money money money money money......
Also, listen to some of the testing scores mentioned. Perfect? No. Off the charts? For a charter school, yes. Considering that Oregon, as a whole, only 3 out of 5 kids read at grade level. ORCA is much higher. Slam dunk. Why would the state not want to take notice of success? Money money money money money......
LEAP
What is that? It stands for Longitudinal Evaluation of Academic Progress. Why do I care? Here is where Oregon Connections Academy (ORCA) saves me a huge headache. It's the annual progress testing built in to the whole program that tells me if my kid made his benchmark progress this year.
My printer is spewing out, count 'em, 44 pages of testing materials. Yes, it is a huge test, and I am feeling a bit nervous. Why? Not because I don't think he can't do it. As all of us people who school our kids at home know, our kids have their little rebellious moments where they decide to be a little passive/aggressive and not do something. Well, it can't be when we're taking this test, that is for sure. I am always afraid of that, because JM has a way of doing such things. I just told him if he doesn't try his best on this test (doesn't mean they all have to be right) he won't go on to third grade and will have to redo everything we are about to finish. His eyes bugged. Let's hope that will do the trick.
This is something ORCA is very proud of. ORCA's test scores for their students are unmatched in any Oregon public school. Traditional homeschool kids blow this test out of the water. We are proud of it, and have every right to be. Even on our worst days with our kids, watching them excel at these benchmarks makes our hearts swell with pride. Honestly, we wish the traditional public school world could get this excited about testing scores.
FYI--many of you know our home has caught some weird electronic bug. All things electronic have either broken down, or are on the fritz. No joke. BIG huge thanks to Tracy's husband, Brett, who spent his weekend uninstalling my whole hard drive, and reinstalling it all. As a result, my printer is actually printing--my laser printer. That printer hasn't communicated with my computer in about a month. Now, wish my fridge would stop making strange sounds and all the lightbulbs were working.
My printer is spewing out, count 'em, 44 pages of testing materials. Yes, it is a huge test, and I am feeling a bit nervous. Why? Not because I don't think he can't do it. As all of us people who school our kids at home know, our kids have their little rebellious moments where they decide to be a little passive/aggressive and not do something. Well, it can't be when we're taking this test, that is for sure. I am always afraid of that, because JM has a way of doing such things. I just told him if he doesn't try his best on this test (doesn't mean they all have to be right) he won't go on to third grade and will have to redo everything we are about to finish. His eyes bugged. Let's hope that will do the trick.
This is something ORCA is very proud of. ORCA's test scores for their students are unmatched in any Oregon public school. Traditional homeschool kids blow this test out of the water. We are proud of it, and have every right to be. Even on our worst days with our kids, watching them excel at these benchmarks makes our hearts swell with pride. Honestly, we wish the traditional public school world could get this excited about testing scores.
FYI--many of you know our home has caught some weird electronic bug. All things electronic have either broken down, or are on the fritz. No joke. BIG huge thanks to Tracy's husband, Brett, who spent his weekend uninstalling my whole hard drive, and reinstalling it all. As a result, my printer is actually printing--my laser printer. That printer hasn't communicated with my computer in about a month. Now, wish my fridge would stop making strange sounds and all the lightbulbs were working.
Apr 26, 2009
Apr 25, 2009
Our Weekend Plans Changed a Bit
This little guy is my fever kid. He spikes a fever on a dime. Here is our day. We dosed him earlier with Tylenol, and here he is as it wears off. Glad to know Pablo is taking care of him.
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