Online Education Center
For the benefit of homeschoolers unable to attend classroom sessions, the following distance education courses are now being offered by the
EIE Academy If the class you are interested in does not appear here, please contact the instructor of the traditional class and ask if an online version may be possible.
Continuing:
College Preparatory English Usage
Runs indefinitely. Enroll anytime. Eight weeks. $175.00.
Special
A limited number of students will be invited to take the
College Preparatory English Usage Class under full scholarship. To be considered for this program,
write us a short (200 word) essay explaining your reasons for wanting to study English usage. Preference will be given to homeschoolers and international students.
Taught by the author of
SAT Practice: The New Verbal Section,
College preparatory English Usage covers English vocabulary, usage, comprehension, grammar and composition. Please see our
Writing Skills Playsheets section for a taste of class content and style.
Course includes text, extensive resources, personal instructor attention, graded compositions, moderated discussion forums and chatrooms, quizzes, and a certificate upon successful completion.
For more information, email
eclass@abacus-es.com or call (U.S.A.) (626) 797-7201
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Homeschooling in Action
Nationalism is an infantile disease. It is the measles of mankind.
- Albert Einstein
Homeschooling in Action
Teaching should be such that what is offered is perceived as a valuable gift and not as a hard duty.
- Albert Einstein
Homeschooling in Action
Humiliation and mental oppression by ignorant and selfish teachers wreak havoc in the youthful mind that can never be undone and often exert a baleful influence in later life.
- Albert Einstein