Home School Seminar for Special Needs Education

There is still time to Sign up for our July 26 – 28 event  in Flat Rock, North Carolina 

To Learn More Call 828-435-0670  or 772-971-1967 . 

Or Email us at pcates@att.net 

Faith Christian Ministries will be meeting with seminar as well as offering 1 on 1 interviews with parents to assist in finding the best resources and curriculum for their child.  

Every child, every family is one of a kind.  Although we’re all made in the image of God, He made each of us unique.  Seeing that uniqueness and helping develop that uniqueness is the central focus of Faith Christian Ministries.  We have been developing these unique talents in children for 50 years, a key tool being our Homeschool Family Seminars .

These students have gone on to excel in their uniqueness from the President of the Autistic Association to attending Harvard, Yale, all of the military academies, University of Chicago, and state universities.  And, these students are excelling at being great parents and outstanding medical doctors, lawyers, PhDs., teachers, and numerous other professions.

We would like to help you develop these God-given talents in your child or children.

To Learn More Call 828-435-0670  or 772-971-1967 . 

Or Email us at pcates@att.net 

Sign up today to learn more about this great event. 

 

Summer Assessment For Your Child

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We look forward to helping you create an education plan that fits your child’s needs. 

Please fill out the form below,  we look forward to speaking with you. 

Signup for OH/KY Assessment

Limited openings are available for Getting an Educational Assessment Profile.

Dr. Paul Cates is one of the original designers of the IEP. He and Dr. Kirk are working on Individual Cognitive Plans (ICPs) to be used in tutoring, home schooling or help in public or private schools.

They will help you identify learning strengths and weaknesses stemming from cognition and academic development. They will assess processing issues, assess interneurosensory and intraneursensory issues for you and your child and help set up therapy programs to address these needs.

Tests are administered and interpreted by two Ph.D.’s with more than forty years of teaching and educational experience. The two Doctors will be available to consult and evaluate children, pre-school age to adult with ADD, ADHD, Anxiety and Stress Disorders, Comorbid Issues involving CD, OCD, Autism and other special needs.

Please call 828-435-0670 or 865-685-0658 or 772-971-1967 or email to pcates@att.net for more information .

 

Student Paper on Polycarp

Here is an example of a recent paper written by one of our students we are working with at Faith Christian Ministries.  To learn more about our services for your child, contact us today at 828-435-0670 or email pcates@att.net  

Polycarp 1/19/18 by Daniel M. 

Many people have died for their faith in Christ, but among these brave martyrs is a man whom I feel is one of the greatest, Polycarp.  Polycarp was born in 69 A.D. during the Age of the Apostles and died in 155 A.D. during the Age of the Church Fathers.  The Roman Empire was expanding, and the leader of Smyrna (present-day Turkey) at that time was Lucius Statius Quadratus.  Polycarp is believed to be a disciple of John, one of the followers of Christ, who had appointed Polycarp to be bishop of Smyrna.  He is the first martyr in post-New Testament church history.  He fought against heresy in the church, and he personally confronted Marcion, an influential heretic who rejected the Old Testament, calling him “the firstborn of Satan.” 

To this day, no one knows why at age 86 he was all of a sudden subject to arrest. (Christians were not sought out, but if they refused to worship the gods, they were punished.)  When word came to him that he was being sought after, his friends encouraged him to flee.  He went to a small estate outside of town, and while there he received a vision.  We don’t know what he saw or heard in this vision, but after seeing it, he told his friends, “I must be burned alive.”  When the officials came to arrest him, he not only submitted, but also offered them food and drink.  The only thing he asked for was an hour to pray, and he prayed so earnestly and full of the grace of God that not only did he pray for two hours, but when he prayed, some of the people who had come against him began to repent. 

Polycarp was then taken to an arena, and when he entered the arena, there came a voice from heaven proclaiming, “Be strong, Polycarp!  Play the man!”  No one saw anything.  However, those next to him heard the voice, even over the angry mob shouting.   He then stood before the emperor, who told him that if he renounced Christ, he would be let go.  Polycarp refused saying, “Eighty-six years I have served Christ, and He has done me no wrong.  How can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?” The emperor responded by telling Polycarp that if he didn’t say, “Caesar is Lord” then he had wild beasts ready to destroy Polycarp.  Polycarp refused.  The emperor then insisted on burning Polycarp at the stake. 

When they came to nail Polycarp to the wood, he said that it wasn’t necessary because God would give him the grace to stand there.  Instead, they decided to tie him up with a rope.  As they lit the flames, he stood there and prayed, thanking God that He counted him worthy to be among the martyrs.  When he prayed, something miraculous happened.  The fire swirled around him, but he didn’t burn.   Also, witnesses say it didn’t smell like smoke; instead, it smelled like bread baking or incense.  The people around him were amazed that he did not burn, but when the emperor saw that he was still alive, he demanded that a sword be plunged into Polycarp.  It is said that so much blood flowed from his body that it extinguished the flames around him. 

Polycarp’s death reflects Christ in so many ways.  He remained faithful, unfazed by those who came to do him harm.   He was humble and grateful that God counted him worthy to be among the martyrs.   I hope that if I ever have the privilege of dying for my faith, I will be as brave as Polycarp was and have the faith that God gave him to stand strong, even in the face of death.

 

All Students Are Gifted

We at FCM believe that all students have given gifts and talents.

We believe in gifted children. We are like a personal trainer who works with you to find the right curriculum for them without it being beyond what they can do.

Our subjects include logic, thinking, Bible, philosophy, critical thinking, world history and geography, as well as reading, writing, and mathematics.

To challenge the talents and expect higher performance, FCM will teach student/parent techniques and principles, assess strengths, and present limits.

We believe in Talent Development and working on these talents at the level that they can handle. Not all subjects will have the same levels, but all students should be getting A/A+ grades whether those with 1 talent or 5 talents.

We approach families and children as parts of a team. We at FCM believe that all children are special and given unique gifts by God. These are developed by being used. 

For more information, please contact us at:

828-435-0670

pcates@att.net

www.faithchristianmin.org

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Test Taking for Anxiety and Stress Disorder Children and Adults.

1. Don’t be too anxious about test scores. If you put too much emphasis on test scores, this can upset your child.

2. Encourage your child. Praise her for the things she does well. If kids feel good about themselves, they will do their best. Children who are afraid of failing are more likely to become anxious when taking tests and more likely to make mistakes.

3. Don’t judge a child by a single test score. A single test is not a perfect measure of what a child can do. There are many factors that might influence a test score. For example, a child can be affected by the way he is feeling, the classroom setting, and the attitude of the teacher. Remember, also, that one test is simply one test.

4. Meet with your child’s teacher to discuss her progress. Ask the teacher to suggest activities for you and your child to do at home to help prepare for tests and improve your child’s understanding of schoolwork. Parents and teachers should work together to benefit students.

5. Make sure your child attends school regularly. Remember, tests do reflect children’s overall achievement. The more effort and energy a child puts into learning, the more likely she will do well on tests….

 

For our Full Article and how to develop better testing for your child, contact us today at 828-435-0670  or email us at  pcates@att.net

Stress and Anxiety and Stress Disorder- Also ADD and ADHD

A little stress administered in small doses keeps children’s brains working optimally, but too much stress that isn’t easily absorbed into a child’s mental framework, works against optimal cognitive functioning.

The stress your son feels prior to test day probably keeps him from performing optimally. The question for you is what to do to keep him calm before test day not only so that he’ll do his best on the test but also to save him and you the predictable “meltdown,” as you describe it. For the ACT, PSAT and SAT double or triple timing can be requested with proper documentation.

Prepping Him for Exams

Here are some things for you to do the afternoon and evening prior to test day.

Address his feelings and validate them. “You’re worried about/ anxious because of/ fearful of the test. I’m not afraid because I know you have all the skills necessary to perform well but I understand that you’re fearful.” Validating feelings help them disappear….

 

For our Full Article and how to develop better testing for your child, contact us today at 828-435-0670  or email us at  pcates@att.net

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 child, be encouraged…