Recommended Homeschooling Classes, Summer and Fall 2008 and ongoing
Classes are held at the EIE Resource Center unless otherwise indicated: 2640 S. Myrtle Ave.Monrovia, CA 91016 (626) 821-0025. Some courses may also be offered online.
Many classes are ongoing with open enrollment. Please contact the individual teacher for enrollment questions, and online class availability.
Homeschooling in Action
College Preparatory English Usage
English vocabulary, usage, comprehension, grammar and composition preparation for students of any age who are capable of handling college-preparatory material. Please see our Writing Skills Playsheets for a taste of class content and style. Course includes personal instructor attention, online text, extensive resources, graded compositions, moderated discussion forums and chatrooms. Class is also available in a purely online form.
WHEN: Meets Wednesdays 9:00 - 10:30 A.M. Open enrollment during semester
COST: $15 per week or $75 per six-week block. $200 per semester.
Textbook: online text is included. Hardcopy text is available at the EIE Bookstore or
ONLINE
CONTACT: K. Titchenell (626) 798-9657
or email:
eieclass@abacus-es.com
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Homeschooling in Action
Spoon feeding in the long run teaches us nothing but the shape of the spoon.
- E. M. Forster
Homeschooling in Action
The Government's favourite formula for raising educational standards has the merit of simplicity. We are now top of the European league table in at least one respect: our children are subjected to more national school exams than those in any other country......Parents may comfort themselves with the thought that, however badly educated their children may be when they leave school, they will at least be able to do exams.
- Thomas Armstrong
Homeschooling in Action
The best education consists in immunizing people against systematic attempts at education.
- Paul Karl Feyerabend