{"id":2387,"date":"2017-05-22T15:30:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T19:30:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/?p=2387"},"modified":"2019-04-13T21:51:36","modified_gmt":"2019-04-14T01:51:36","slug":"choosing-valuable-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/choosing-valuable-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Choosing Valuable Online Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Choosing Valuable Online Learning<\/h2>\n<p>Written by <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/home\/our-mission\/bios\/staff-bios\/jeanette-whittaker\">Jeanette Whittaker\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3098\" title=\"Choosing Valuable Online Learning\" src=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ONLINE-LEARNING.png\" alt=\"Choosing Valuable Online Learning | How to Choose Valuable Online Learning\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ONLINE-LEARNING.png 735w, https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/ONLINE-LEARNING-200x300.png 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Choosing Valuable Online Learning<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re homeschooling through high school, it may be beneficial to find ways for your student to learn from an outside teacher with all the convenience of staying at home. With your guidance and oversight, well-chosen online learning can greatly enrich your student\u2019s homeschool education.<\/p>\n<p>Naturally, you\u2019ll be looking for online learning in subjects you feel under-prepared to teach. That might be mathematics, perhaps foreign language, upper level science, or quite often a course fulfilling your requirement to teach high school government.<\/p>\n<p>In some cases, your student may have a particular interest they are passionate about pursuing. Online learning could be a great option for expanding their learning in a specific field.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also possible for a high school student to earn dual credit for both high school and college via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildyourbundle.net\/shop\/build-your-own-premium-bundle-of-five\/ref\/PilgrimInstitute\/\">online classes.<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>How Will You Choose?<\/h3>\n<p>But how will you choose? Budget limits and time commitments will no doubt be a factor. Make a point of seeking your spouse\u2019s insights concerning the choices you are considering. Let your student suggest options. Check the requirements for graduation and think about which credits would best be earned at home, in a coop, in a homeschool class, or via online learning.<\/p>\n<p>Be prayerful throughout this process. Wait for God\u2019s leading and only move ahead when the direction is clear.<\/p>\n<p>As you explore options, look carefully at student expectations. Will your student be required to attend an online class at a specified time? What are the deadlines? How will student work be evaluated? What are the course objectives? What views are promoted in the teaching? What materials will your student study? Does the thinking align with your family\u2019s values?<\/p>\n<h3>Biblically-based Resources<\/h3>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for a Biblically-based resource that highlights the influence of God\u2019s Word upon our nation, you\u2019ve come to the right place. Link?? <a href=\"http:\/\/www.buildyourbundle.net\/shop\/upper-grades-1-bundle\/ref\/PilgrimInstitute\/\">Restoring America\u2019s Biblical Foundations<\/a> is a power-packed series for families, coops, homeschool groups, concerned citizens, future leaders, or individual study.<\/p>\n<p>Build your view of the individual and the nation by beginning with your view of God; how man was created for self government and liberty; a view of history that recognizes God\u2019s hand at work; the principles that produced our federal, constitutional republic; and the one and only source of hope for our nation.<\/p>\n<h3>High Schoolers Comment<\/h3>\n<p>Here are some comments from high schoolers who have completed the study:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo have a strong and good government we need to follow God and the laws He has made for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGod\u2019s Word enables us to govern ourselves. It changes us from within.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to be knowledgeable about our government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve learned a lot about the Christian side of government! And how God wants us to view government. I loved that this class helped me express what I think about the Biblical view of Government.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As you build your thinking, you\u2019ll want to consider the full-fledged, yearlong, online study Pilgrim Institute offers for <a href=\"https:\/\/pilgriminstitute.org\/news-topmenu-19\/online-learning\/high-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">high school history and government<\/a>. It might be just what your student needs to be equipped for the future. The lessons deepen understanding and thinking skills, cultivate reasoning and writing skills, and enable young people to act from conviction as they step forward as citizens in our republic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Choosing Valuable Online Learning Written by Jeanette Whittaker\u00a0 &nbsp; Choosing Valuable Online Learning If you\u2019re homeschooling through high school, it may be beneficial to find ways for your student to learn from an outside teacher with all the convenience of staying at home. 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