Have you noticed the new look at Ignite Christian Academy's website? Featuring a new informative ICA blog on the main homepage, the website now offers easy access to interesting articles on Christian education and distance learning.
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Would you like to know the best back-to-school item for your child's successful distance learning? No, it's not a new computer, and it's not a new microscope, math manipulative, or the latest educational game. In fact, you may be surprised to learn that the most effective tool you have is simply the positive words you use to encourage your child. No high-tech gadget or apparatus can ever leave as profound an effect on your child's education as saying things like, "Wow, you did a great job on that test!" and "How did you learn that so quickly?" Though it seems too good to be true, affirming your child with words of praise is the quickest way to motivate him to higher academic achievement.
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Do you remember how the beginning of a new school year brought the hope and thrills of a fresh start? I will never forget the excitement of my first day in a rural school with a fresh Big Chief writing tablet (I may be dating myself here), a new pencil, and a new box of 24 crayons.
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"Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit" (John 15:2).

As we walked through the garden one morning during the summer break from our distance learning school, my daughter watched, as I began to pinch off the tops of several tomato plants. With a shocked look on her face, she cried, "Mom, what are you doing? We've been trying to get these plants to grow for weeks, and now you're destroying them!"
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As with any skill, learning to write well takes time. Though some students naturally have a higher aptitude in writing and language than others, no matter what your aptitude, a level of competence can be gained through hard work and practice. Here are some helpful tips to guide you through the prewriting, revision, and editing of your student's next writing project:
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As a parent of a distance learning student, do you have questions, concerns, or comments about Ignite Christian Academy®? Share what's on your mind in the ICA Today Mailbag! This is your opportunity to communicate on issues that relate to your world of home education. Whether you want to express an opinion on a current event that relates to Christian education, share helpful teaching ideas with other distance learning families, or just ask for practical parenting or organizational advice, this forum is for you!
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May is a very eventful time of year for schools, and this is also true for distance learning schools like Ignite Christian Academy®. This past May, graduation receptions were held in four locations throughout the continental United States. Academy graduates came from various places in the United States and the world to participate in these receptions.
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Many people would agree that parents often have the most powerful influence on a child's life, and it may have been true during your childhood as well. In my own case, the most influential person was my father, a courageous Baptist pastor. Hopefully, someday your children will also say something like Abraham Lincoln: "All that I am, or hope to be, I owe to my angel mother."
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