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The Wall Street Journal Carried A Front Page ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The Wall Street Journal carried a front page feature on home –schooled pupils and their above average academic performance. A growing number of secular universities are taking notice and actively recruiting these young people. Home-schooled students are turning in higher average SAT and ACT scores ...read more

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Although 4 Of 5 Teens Claim They Are Christian, ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Although 4 of 5 teens claim they are Christian, only 1 in 4 also claims to be “absolutely committed” to the Christian faith.” That is only about half the percentage found among adults. Although an impressive 70% of all teens are engaged in some church-related effort in a typical week, only about ...read more

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California, Texas And New York Have The Most ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

California, Texas and New York have the most home-schooled students. ...read more

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A Wired Generation: Those Between Ages 10 And 17 ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

A Wired Generation: Those between ages 10 and 17 will center much of their life around the Internet. They will spend over 23 years of their lives online. They will send an average of 304,000 e-mails and just 265 hand-written love notes. 66% of all marriages will ...read more

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Rug Rat Rage: Miriam Feldman Wrote About Some ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Rug Rat Rage: Miriam Feldman wrote about some revealing research by Ron Taffel and Jan Drucker in a recent issue of the Utne Reader. Taffel interviewed a diverse group of 150 5, 6 and 7 year olds and found disturbing levels of anger. Not lethal rage, but rather “casual explo-sive.” Violent media ...read more

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The Home School Market Has Expanded 30% A Year ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

The home school market has expanded 30% a year for each of the past 5 years. (Foster letter ...read more

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Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, In Her Book The ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Goodness Redefined Joan Brumberg, in her book The Body Project: An Intimate History of African Girls, observes that the teenage girl’s definition of “goodness” has altered radically over the last century. In the 1890’s girls saw goodness largely in terms of moral and emotional ...read more

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40% Of The World's Population Is Age 19 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

40% of the world’s population is age 19 or younger. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Home-Schooled Students Swept The Top 3 Winning ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Home-schooled students swept the top 3 winning positions of this year’s National Spelling Bee. (Foster ...read more

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Almost 50% Of Adults Phone Their Parents 5 Or ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Almost 50% of adults phone their parents 5 or more times a month, while 20% check in 2-4 times. (Foster ...read more

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Girls & Stress: According To A Recent Survey By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Girls & Stress: According to a recent survey by Teen magazine and Sears, 74% of 12-17 year-old girls believe their lives are more stressful today than when their parents were young. Not surprisingly, girls with close parental relationships are less stressed about guys and dating (33% vs. 48%) but ...read more

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25% Of Home-Schooled Students Are Enrolled At ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

25% of home-schooled students are enrolled at least one grade above their age in every subject. (Foster ...read more

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More Than 750 Colleges In The U.s. Have Accepted ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

More than 750 colleges in the U.S. have accepted home schoolers. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Growing Up Too Fast Youth Are Maturing At An ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Growing Up Too Fast Youth are maturing at an accelerated pace. Preschoolers are playing with toys that would have been considered suitable for an 11-year-old a decade ago. A Sesame Street Parents survey finds moms with kids under 12 are more afraid of exposing kids to pop media-dictated pop-culture ...read more

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1 In 5 Children Ages 6-12 Are Regularly Left ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

1 in 5 children ages 6-12 are regularly left without supervision after school. (Foster Letter ...read more

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Distorted Teen Beliefs 86% Of Teens Claim That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 10, 2006

Distorted Teen Beliefs 86% of teens claim that they are Christian (34% are born again) and 3 out of 5 say they believe the Bible is totally accurate in all it teaches. Yet many embrace views inconsistent with the Bible. A new Barna survey finds 2/3 stated Satan is not a living being; merely a ...read more

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Chuck Swindoll Said Of The Family, "Whatever ...

Contributed by Darren Mccormick on Jan 11, 2006

Chuck Swindoll said of the family, “Whatever else may be said about the home, it is the bottom line of life, the anvil upon which attitudes and convictions are hammered out. It is the place where life’s bills ...read more

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Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

National Center For Education Statistics, 75% Of ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

National Center for Education Statistics, 75% of 4th graders report reading for fun at least once a week. Of that group, 43% say they read every ...read more

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1 In 4 American Kids Is Overweight And 27 Million ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

1 in 4 American kids is overweight and 27 million have high cholesterol says the Centers for Disease Control. (Foster ...read more

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Little League Baseball Is The Largest Youth ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jan 16, 2006

Little League Baseball is the largest youth activity in the U.S. with over 3,000,000 kids and 200,000 teams. (Foster ...read more

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