June 16, 2009
On The Shoulders of Giants
By Dr. Jay L. Wile
It’s that time of year again. For someone who has spent most of his life in academic pursuits, that means it’s graduation time. As a university professor, I donned my academic regalia at least once each year and sat through interminable speeches given by people who were mostly trying to impress the listeners (and decidedly not succeeding). I obviously didn’t do it for the entertainment value of the commencement ceremony. I did it because I loved my students and wanted to share in their joyous occasion.
Surprisingly, now that I work mostly with home educated students, I attend even more graduation ceremonies. That’s because I speak at conferences which often have commencements associated with them. In addition, I am sometimes fortunate enough to be asked to speak at these momentous events.
This year, I was given the privilege of speaking at two commencement ceremonies, both in the great state of Indiana. It is difficult for me to express in words what I feel at these events. It is an odd mixture of thankfulness, awe, and genuine hope....
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Apologia Receives Award from The Old Schoolhouse
Apologia is proud to receive the 2008 Excellence in Education award from readers of The Old Schoolhouse. The survey of over two thousand readers was published in the Spring issue of the magazine. Apologia scored first place in Science Curriculum and also specifically in creation science curriculum.
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Resources for Life and Homeschool
Exploring Creation with Chemistry (2nd Edition)
By Dr. Jay L. Wile
This is designed as a first-year high school chemistry course to give students a rigorous foundation in chemistry and prepare them for a college-level course. The course covers significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium.
While the laboratory experiments are designed for the home using common household chemicals and items, a laboratory equipment set is also available to simplify the experimental process. Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough college chemistry course.
The second edition of our chemistry course is enhanced with color illustrations, extra practice problems and detailed solutions, optional experiments for further lab experience, and references to online resources for more advanced study.
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Apologia Staff Members Plan Mission Trips
Members of Apologia's conference teams take advantage of an incentive plan where hours worked in support of Apologia's conference outreach result in donations for short-term missionary programs. Three of our staffers, Josh Kirkland, Kyle McManamy, and Charles Carman, will be using this opportunity to help fund their upcoming journeys. Josh will be going to Brazil with Missionary Athletes International this July. Kyle is already in China, while Charles will be heading for Brazil with Impact360 this coming January. Congratulations to all three, and may God bless you in His service!
Apologia on the Road
From the Pacific to the Rockies to the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic, from desert to bayou, Apologia is coming to a conference near you:
- June 18-20
- June 19-20
- June 25-27
- June 26
- June 27
- July 9-11
- July 10-11
- July 17-18
| - Denver,CO (Rachael Carman will be speaking) | |
| - Puyallup, WA | |
| - Columbus, OH | |
| - Santa Rosa, CA (Dr. Jay Wile will be speaking) | |
| - Baton Rouge, LA | |
| - Long Beach, CA | |
| - Charlotte, NC | |
| - Phoenix, AZ |
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