Like all the parents with children at Faith Christian Learning Center, I really like the smaller class sizes. I also appreciate the fact that, even though the classes are smaller, they still include three adults who are always ready to encourage, explain, and help.       Students at Faith Christian work at their own pace, using programmed instruction materials that are, appropriately enough, called Paces. Working at their own speed means that students don't become bored by a subject they already know. On the other hand, if they are having trouble grasping some concept or fact, they can always get help exactly at the point that it is needed.       We made the switch to FCLC when my son's grades fell from A's to D's in just six weeks. We knew something had to be done or my son was in real danger of forever being left behind by an educational system that, after all, is forced to accommodate itself to the needs of average students. We enrolled my son in FCLC and the results were sudden and dramatic. Not only did he begin to progress rapidly in his studies, but he really loved the school.       In fact, my son's experience at FCLC was so positive that we enrolled my daughter the next year. Both children have made a lot of new friends and are thriving in their schooling experiences. Going to school no longer seems a drudgery or some despised chore. The educational environment is earnestly cheerful and pleasant; the social environment is friendly and gracious.       My daughter even likes attending the monthly parents' meetings with us and taking advantage of the opportunity to hang out with friends that the additional time on campus provides.       One of the great things about education at FCLC is that the educational process seems so intelligent. Every day each of my children brings me a homework slip that lays out very clearly what the goals were for that day and the extent to which the goals were met. So the homework that must be done each evening is simply the clear difference between what the children needed to accomplish and what they, in fact, were able to finish. I thank God for Faith Christian Learning Center. It is giving my children genuine opportunities to develop into their full potential as human beings. What an advantage any child would have to learn in the kind of structured, intelligent, loving, and compassionate educational program that FCLC provides!       A particularly great component of this learning is that children are required to correct their own work so they know exactly what questions they missed. After they are finished, an adult double-checks on their scorecard to keep them honest. If they didn't do well on the checkup, students don't flunk or anything. They just go back through the materials again and, when finished, they take the checkup exam again.       I think this is a wonderful process! The greatest outcome of any testing must surely be to show students whether or not they are successfully grasping the materials they are supposed to be learning. Making corrections to their own tests forces the children to see what they missed in order to identify exactly what they didn't understand.       Nothing is ever done through the FCLC program on any teacher's whim; there's no opportunity for the kind of harshness or laxity that all of us experienced when we were learners in public schools. Our kids sign a contract at the beginning of each quarter for the amount of work they agree to accomplish. The work gets broken down into daily assignments, and then the kids just go ahead and every day just do the next one.       Teachers meet with us parents every quarter to review the experiences that our children had during the preceding quarter. They summarize the progress the kids have made, their accomplishments, and their challenges. They identify any midcourse adjustments that the children or we need to make. There is nothing wishful or uncertain in this review. Due to the nature of the instructional design, the teachers can show us exactly how our kids are doing. This is more information than we ever received from other schools.       Another great result from the goals and self-paced instructional materials is that we can, with a clear conscience, take family trips right in the middle of the school year. The kids can work on their paces and can keep up with their goals as we travel.       They did homework in Las Vegas at the dining room table in our condo. They worked in Hawaii by the pool or sitting on the balcony. One day Tony even did some paces at the Star Trek convention during speeches that he wasn't interested in. "What is he doing?" "He's doing his homework." They're all like, "OK....That's kind of cool." (Trekkies are tolerant of apparently aberrant behavior.) He won't do it in the airplane, however, because he is too interested in flying.       I think all the Bible memorization that goes on during the learning is great, as well. All the paces include Scriptures to be memorized. Students don't just learn snippets from the Bible, they learn whole passages.       I even like the way that everyone is required to participate in things like the Christmas and graduation programs. They have to sing even if some of them would rather not; they aren't given the choice. Afterwards they are often glad and proud of the part they played in the program, even if they remain too vain to admit it.       I thank God for Faith Christian Learning Center. It is giving my children genuine opportunities to develop into their full potential as human beings. What an advantage any child would have to learn in the kind of structured, intelligent, loving, and compassionate educational program that FCLC provides! I wish I had put my kids in Faith Christian when they were in kindergarten.

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