Joel Anderson

One of our parents recently wrote and I thought I would share it here:

Hi Dr. Cates,

We had a wonderful weekend in Canada. Joel did the USA proud! He was a wonderful host for the event and his singing and workshops went great. ANCA is making a dvd of the event, and hopefully we will get one in the … Read the rest…

Educating the Autistic Child – Case Study

If you are wondering if the insurmountable challenges associated with autism can be overcome through education, please see this video of Ethan Bailey.  The video is a little choppy in places but that was beyond our control.  Much of what you see Ethan doing in this video they said he would never do.  If you’re the parent of an autistic … Read the rest…

Kimberly L. Cates Scholarship Fund

In the aftermath of tragedy in our family, I am so proud to see hope and redemption continue to bloom through the lives of our son and granddaughter.  Our readers may be interested in seeing how David and Jaimie are moving forward.  Here is the article Union Leader just published about the new memorial scholarship fund they have set up in … Read the rest…

Help one of our students win a contest

We just received this from one of our parents…

Dear Friends and Family,

As many of you know, our kids have had a blast participating on a LEGO Robotics team through the FIRST LEGO League over the past three years.

This year, the theme was BODY FORWARD and we were challenged to research a bio medical topic. We chose to

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Help Your Teen Unplug

Thought some of you might be interested in what happens when our electronic world is left behind for a period of time. Click here to read the rest of the story.… Read the rest…

Student Receives Congressional Award Gold Medal

I was delighted to receive this update from the parents of one of our students.  (Shared with permission.)

Dear Dr. Cates,

Don’t know if you want updates like this, but…

Here is a picture of Matthew receiving the Congressional Award Gold Medal from Congressman Duncan in his Knoxville office last Monday. To earn this award Matthew greatly surpassed the required

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One of Our Students Wins Finals of the State First LEGO League

We received this good news from the parents of one of our students this week:

Dr. Cates,

We wanted you to know that Team iBrick, our LEGO  Robotics team (consisting of John, Josh and Caleb Pottebaum, and Eli, Sam and Jesse Parham), won the Finals of the State First LEGO League competition December 5,  and advanced to the International competition.

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[Podcast] I Can Get Bitter or I Can Get Better

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Unfortunate News from Kansas

Dear Dr. Cates,

I thought I’d pass along some news that has had a big impact on our family.

My brother-in-law and sister, Ron & Connie Stiles, raised their son Nathan to have an incredible relationship with God, which he lived out with such quiet, humble cool. At 17, this football captain, straight A student, and home coming king had

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[Podcast] When the Church Becomes A Culture of Complainers

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