Comments for Heart of the Matter http://heartofthematteronline.com A daily blog, quarterly magazine, and online conference host, meeting the needs of homeschooling families Fri, 25 May 2012 01:20:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Comment on Homemade Board Games by William http://heartofthematteronline.com/homemade-board-games/comment-page-1/#comment-210223 William Fri, 25 May 2012 01:20:53 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=13344#comment-210223 this did not help me at all pls make a new one this did not help me at all pls make a new one

]]> Comment on Review: Spanish Language Programs by Sally Reeve http://heartofthematteronline.com/spanish-language-programs-a-review/comment-page-1/#comment-209324 Sally Reeve Thu, 24 May 2012 17:29:30 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=8868#comment-209324 My daughter has used both BYU and Powerspeak. BYU is not as robust on the curriculum but also not as expensive and much more user friendly. If you use Powerspeak it is important to note that unless you pay for the instructor (not just credit fee) most of the assignments will not be graded until the course has been completed and final submitted. Powerspeak says it is because it has no $ for them to pay instructors. Yet their base program plus credit is already priced higher than BYU's. Whatever growth a student could have from graded assignments is negated by their policy to make a profit. And recently my daughter has had substantial technical difficulties with the program such as taking an hour to load a lesson and screens simply freezing or not allowing input from the student. Powerspeak's response is unless there is an error message they will not process questions or concerns onto their tech department. Yet the problems she is encountering certainly point towards a server issue at Powerspeak as this is happening regardless of whether she is accessing the program from home, school or the public library. I should look into the corporate organization behind Powerspeak. I had assumed it was developed as a non-profit educational service (Middlebury). But now I think it is mainly to be a cash cow. So if you want to use this program to obtain school credit, beware that it will cost you a lot of $ to do so. My daughter has used both BYU and Powerspeak. BYU is not as robust on the curriculum but also not as expensive and much more user friendly. If you use Powerspeak it is important to note that unless you pay for the instructor (not just credit fee) most of the assignments will not be graded until the course has been completed and final submitted. Powerspeak says it is because it has no $ for them to pay instructors. Yet their base program plus credit is already priced higher than BYU’s. Whatever growth a student could have from graded assignments is negated by their policy to make a profit. And recently my daughter has had substantial technical difficulties with the program such as taking an hour to load a lesson and screens simply freezing or not allowing input from the student. Powerspeak’s response is unless there is an error message they will not process questions or concerns onto their tech department. Yet the problems she is encountering certainly point towards a server issue at Powerspeak as this is happening regardless of whether she is accessing the program from home, school or the public library. I should look into the corporate organization behind Powerspeak. I had assumed it was developed as a non-profit educational service (Middlebury). But now I think it is mainly to be a cash cow. So if you want to use this program to obtain school credit, beware that it will cost you a lot of $ to do so.

]]> Comment on Desires of Our Heart by A Reason to Homeschool: Lay a Foundation | Sonlight Blog http://heartofthematteronline.com/desires-of-our-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-209224 A Reason to Homeschool: Lay a Foundation | Sonlight Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:36:57 +0000 http://hotmtest2.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/desires-of-our-heart/#comment-209224 [...] year. God used my spiritual bravado to humble and shape me over those four years. And it was good. Super hard. Incredibly painful. Absolutely devastating. But good. And it's where God wanted [...] [...] year. God used my spiritual bravado to humble and shape me over those four years. And it was good. Super hard. Incredibly painful. Absolutely devastating. But good. And it's where God wanted [...]

]]> Comment on Desires of Our Heart by From Luke’s Inbox: Ministry in Public School | Sonlight Blog http://heartofthematteronline.com/desires-of-our-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-209222 From Luke’s Inbox: Ministry in Public School | Sonlight Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:35:57 +0000 http://hotmtest2.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/desires-of-our-heart/#comment-209222 [...] Desires of Our HeartDo Hard Things: Keep Quiet [...] [...] Desires of Our HeartDo Hard Things: Keep Quiet [...]

]]> Comment on Desires of Our Heart by A Reason Not to Homeschool: Grow in Ministry | Sonlight Blog http://heartofthematteronline.com/desires-of-our-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-209217 A Reason Not to Homeschool: Grow in Ministry | Sonlight Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:33 +0000 http://hotmtest2.wordpress.com/2008/10/08/desires-of-our-heart/#comment-209217 [...] school was very, very good. It was also important, for reasons I still don't grasp, for me to fail. The foundation of why I went to high school completely crumbled my forth year. Those events killed [...] [...] school was very, very good. It was also important, for reasons I still don't grasp, for me to fail. The foundation of why I went to high school completely crumbled my forth year. Those events killed [...]

]]> Comment on Do Hard Things: Keep Quiet by A Reason Not to Homeschool: Grow in Ministry | Sonlight Blog http://heartofthematteronline.com/do-hard-things-keep-quiet/comment-page-1/#comment-209216 A Reason Not to Homeschool: Grow in Ministry | Sonlight Blog Thu, 24 May 2012 15:29:04 +0000 http://hotmtest2.wordpress.com/2008/08/21/do-hard-things-keep-quiet/#comment-209216 [...] And the day I did the hard thing and kept quiet. [...] [...] And the day I did the hard thing and kept quiet. [...]

]]> Comment on Adoption and Homeschooling by Crisc http://heartofthematteronline.com/adoption-and-homeschooling/comment-page-1/#comment-207876 Crisc Wed, 23 May 2012 22:23:38 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=34167#comment-207876 I think you are doing an amazing thing, dont let anyone tell you different. I will be going through the adoption process this June (older child in MI foster care) Well written post and I wish you and your family the best =) I think you are doing an amazing thing, dont let anyone tell you different. I will be going through the adoption process this June (older child in MI foster care) Well written post and I wish you and your family the best =)

]]> Comment on Watchman Nee by Lisa http://heartofthematteronline.com/watchman-nee/comment-page-1/#comment-206717 Lisa Wed, 23 May 2012 02:35:22 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=8918#comment-206717 Thank you so much, Teresa. It's an inspiration to see the faith of other Christians and to learn from them. Thank you so much, Teresa. It’s an inspiration to see the faith of other Christians and to learn from them.

]]> Comment on Watchman Nee by Teresa http://heartofthematteronline.com/watchman-nee/comment-page-1/#comment-206705 Teresa Wed, 23 May 2012 02:19:11 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=8918#comment-206705 Lisa Thank you! I really enjoyed reading your article on Watchman Nee. His work has been such a blessing to me. It has been very challenging for me to face what it really means to live a life of faith. I have not read that particular piece of work by him. I really loved the comment that you quoted about how Watchman Nee did not see his imprisonment as a hardship, but a platform. May we all have this view. Thank you, Lisa
Thank you! I really enjoyed reading your article on Watchman Nee. His work has been such a blessing to me. It has been very challenging for me to face what it really means to live a life of faith. I have not read that particular piece of work by him. I really loved the comment that you quoted about how Watchman Nee did not see his imprisonment as a hardship, but a platform. May we all have this view.

Thank you,

]]> Comment on 1 Corinthians 13 for Homeschool Moms by Julie http://heartofthematteronline.com/1-corinthians-13-for-homeschool-moms/comment-page-1/#comment-206687 Julie Wed, 23 May 2012 01:51:49 +0000 http://heartofthematteronline.com/?p=18572#comment-206687 Incredible post! Incredible post!

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