Critical Race Theory, Male/Female Differences, Masks, Vaccines and Maricopa Christian Academy
How is that for a catchy title? But first, that is our school board Andy, Diana and I along with Eric from the Maricopa Chamber at our...
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Jun 17, 20211 min
Maricopa Christian Academy is an ACSI Member
The question is "Why"? Why did we use part of our meager start-up funds to join the Association of Christian Schools International? Think...
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Jun 14, 20213 min
Yes, You are Able to Afford Maricopa Christian Academy, Part Two
Hello. This is part two of ways to help you pay for your children being educated at Maricopa Christian Academy. This blog will focus on...
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Jun 10, 20213 min
Yes, You are Able to Afford Maricopa Christian Academy, Part One
Arizona has amazing and supportive ways to help support parents in choosing a private school option to educate their children. One of...
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Jun 6, 20212 min
Parent Volunteers at Maricopa Christian Academy
Photo by Anna Earl Good news! We do not have parent volunteers in the classrooms at Maricopa Christian Academy. But I do very much want...
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May 28, 20212 min
Alguien en Segundo idioma?
Photo by Jorge Aguilar Sorry, but I still can't figure out how to put the inverted question mark in front of the sentence from my laptop,...
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May 25, 20211 min
The Importance of Field Trips
Photo by Vitolda Klein I love being on field trips with my students. Yea, the time is educational and all that. But, all field trips have...
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May 16, 20213 min
Computers are Poor Instructors
Photo by Dries Augustyn I am sure you have heard of one-to-one computing. The idea that every student has a computer assigned to him or...
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May 7, 20212 min
Maricopa Christian Academy: Where All Students are Taught as Gifted or Accelerated Education Works
Photo by Jess Baily How do we justify an educational system that ignores competence and achievement, and utilizes chronological age as...
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Apr 25, 20213 min
Freedom to Learn and Succeed: Why an Individualized Education Works
Photo by Michael Dziedzig Here is the beginning quote from an article by Thomas Lifson in The American Thinker. This is the path of...
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Apr 19, 20213 min
Teaching Christ to Children: What I (Think) I Know
Photo by Alef Vinicius “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defence against...
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Apr 11, 20212 min
Small Class Size, Big Opportunities
Photo by CDC "Much of what we know about class sizes comes from an experiment called Project STAR (also known as the Tennessee Study)....
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Apr 4, 20212 min
Meet the Headmaster and Founder
This is me, Tim Ihms, the founder, headmaster, teacher, athletic director and lead custodian here at Maricopa Christian Academy. This is...
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Mar 28, 20213 min
A Multigrade Education Just Works
Photo by Jessica Lewis I am sorry, but trying to find a photograph let alone a quote about multigrade grade classrooms without referring...
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Mar 22, 20212 min
STEM Education at Maricopa Christian Academy
My last high school I managed had over 65% of its graduates going to science or engineering as their major declared for their first year...
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Mar 9, 20211 min
Maricopa Christian Academy, Dad Approved
Photo by Zach Vessels Less than 100%. Over 50% for sure. And probably closer to 90%. That is the percentage of dads who made a statement...
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Mar 2, 20214 min
The Importance of Good Books
Photo by Aaron Burden “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons...
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Feb 20, 20212 min
Textbooks or Hands-On: Why Experiencing Science is Important or The Joy of Learning About Creation
Photo by Ben McCloud "There is only so much a student can learn by reading a book or attending a lecture. These types of passive learning...
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Feb 3, 20212 min
Our Focus When Teaching the Bible
Photograph by Joel Muniz “If you are ignorant of God’s Word, you will always be ignorant of God’s will.” – Billy Graham “It is Christ...
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Jan 24, 20211 min
Registration is Open
Photo by Luca Upper Registration is open! Maricopa Christian Academy has begun registration for the 16 student openings in grades first...
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