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Hanging with the Wrong Kids
Nothing devastates a mother like the influence of the wrong crowd on her child. She knows her child, she knows him from before he was exposed to those hoodlums! And, Oh! The sway they have over him!! A child who is easily influenced by others is a child...
Correcting a Teen
Most teens are allergic to correction. They have been corrected so much, and they feel wrong. They feel that if they get corrected one more time, they’ll die. So, they constantly ward off correction. Most teens do this with the words “I know”. It...
Why Do kids Hate Writing Essays?
Essay writing is a subject of much upset and it doesn’t need to be. It is strictly because it has been taught incorrectly. We have had this incorrect way of teaching for so long, that by now everybody has agreed that essay writing is hell. It is only...
Tired
I used the think of “pain and unconsciousness” as severe pain and complete unconsciousness. I never considered gradients thereof. Now that I repair students and come across their moments of reduced analytical power, these gradients have become very clear to me. They...
No Delivery = Betrayal
It is, of course, your job to make sure your kids land of their feet. This means you make sure they are competent in the basics needed to interact with society. These basics haven’t changed in the last few centuries (only the methods): we all know what our...
Judgment
Judgment is a thought process. It is figuring out how best to survive. It is taking all things in consideration and predicting an outcome. Now if the outcome falls short of your expectations, your judgment was off. If your teen ends up in the hospital with a...
How effective is my child’s education?
We are long past the time when getting an education meant getting a lot of data. Data, both true and false, is readily available; we have an app for that. We are also past the time when exclusivity and expense indicated a a good school merely knowing who' who doesn't...
Christmas Advice
Do you remember what you got for Christmas when you were 7 or 12 ? I don’t. I am sure there were presents, but I forgot what they were long ago. I do remember outings, time spent together, concerts (not even the music, but the fact that Dad took...
A Truly Ethical Child
An ethical child would be a child who could figure out the best way to get where he wants to go in life. Of course, he figures this out with the data that he has, and he takes the other dynamics into consideration. That’s a lot of figuring and it takes...
“It occurred to me the other day that I actually like math. I genuinely like it. And I spent a lot of time when I was first learning math, hating it and hating my teachers. And now I don’t hate it, quite the opposite. Thanks to you. I’m making my targets and having...
“Choosing this school was the best choice I think I have ever made. Before I came to New Horizons, I was in complete apathy on study. I could only muster up the courage to do one lesson every once in a while. That resulted in my not making any progress and “playing...
I knew that my vocabulary is not as large as it needed to be. I had been substituting my schooling with other programs. Joke enlightened me on how having a vocabulary would make study easier and that changed my focus.Now Joke and I are moving on the Student Hat....
“My time at New Horizons was nothing short of incredible. As a teen, it was hard for me to find an ethical group of friends that really wanted to learn and a place to foster educational growth. During my trial period at the school I realized I found both of these. The...
"I went to New Horizons for high school, and it was absolutely the best schooling experience I could have ever hoped for! "When I started, the only thing I liked to do was read. All other subjects bored or confused me. I was far behind in just about every subject,...
“New Horizons made me really love learning again. The less strict and easygoing atmosphere where I could ask as many questions as I needed was honestly so refreshing as a student. My teachers became more like friends, and I was able to learn not just because I had to,...
I still remember my first day at school as a little city kid, filled with excitement. My parents expected me to stay for a month, but I ended up begging them to enroll me here and it was one of the best decisions I ever made. And my parents said yes! Before I came to...
Study Pictures
And, of course, we study too...
The 2nd Most Common Mistake in Parenting
Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do. So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years. No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline and (3)...
3 Most Common Mistakes in Parenting – First Mistake
Surveys are handed out at the beginning of all seminars I do. So I have a good idea what parents have been struggling with for the last 30 years. No matter how they word it, it comes down to three issues: (1) Disrespect for parents, (2) Lack of discipline...
Math – The problem isn’t the student
MATH - THE PROBLEM ISN’T THE STUDENT The year – 1952, the place – Chicago (not really, but it sounds good). At this point math was reason, and it was taught in a sequence which allowed one to follow the trail of cause and effect. Folks could think with math, use...
Blacksmithing
Our students have taken on blacksmithing as extra art credits. They have built themselves a shade and through their infectious enthusiasm pulled in a beautiful cast iron forge! They are making beautiful things too! A member of the Balcones Forge comes to give...
Camping on the Beach
This year we tried camping at a new site, Galveston Beach! It was wonderful! It was nice and cool and the water was warm! We fished, snorkled, skim boarded, stand-up paddle boarded, and generally messed around :)
Tubing the Rivers in Texas
When it gets hot in Texas, we hit the river! And then we put on more sunscreen and hit it again :)
Flowers in Texas
Spring is always beautiful in the Hill Country! From March through May we have carpets of bluebonnets, coneflowers, coreopsis, and even purple thistles!
I was a wondering and aimless teen, who had some smarts, but lacked confidence. Sarah’s school helped to ground me, socially and academically, and imbued me with a love of learning that I have to this day. I would not have been able to achieve any of my academic...
Spencer’s Success Story
I think it is safe to say that New Horizons is the best thing to happen to me thus far. When I first went there I wasn't a 'bad student' or anything, but my life wasn't very great. I didn't have much to show for my tone level, but by the time I had left, my studies...
Sebastian’s Success Story
Frustrated, confused, in doubt, scared, and disappointed were just some of the words to describe our feelings about our son’s academic predicament prior to August 2006. Sebastian is a very bright and artistic child. We knew that with the right environment he could...
Crystal’s Success Story
Although my daughter Crystal has been in private schools all her life, she never had great wins in her education, and little by little started to display bad indications until she finally stopped reading altogether and refused to do her homework. She was completely...
Amanda’s Success Story
I graduated in 2009 with a BSBA (Bachelor Science and Bachelor Arts) in Marketing. Now I am working on my Masters in Urban and Regional Planning. Without Sarah’s help I would be been probably working at McDonald's. All of you made such an impact on my life. All my...
Nick’s Success Story
My son Nick has been the type of person who just did not like school. He was accustomed to doing things of no value to him and I didn’t know how to solve this problem. When I discovered New Horizons Academy and its curriculum, this changed everything for our family!...
Nathan’s Success Story
For most people, the experience gained through their early years of education shape the type of individual they will become later in life. I know this to be true, as I myself feel that if it weren't for the education, compassion and friendship that I received while a...
When I first came to the New Horizons Academy I hated math. Alll I wanted to do was eat up the pages and poop on Sammie’s book. But now I love math! And I love pooping on everyone’s math book and eating all their pages. Thank you Sarah -PN