BIOI was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee. I attended East Tennessee State University and Middle Tennessee State University.  I married David (now deceased) in 1979 and moved to Middle Tennessee permanently.  I first heard about hom… — ***BIO***
I was born and raised in Kingsport, Tennessee. I attended East Tennessee State University and Middle Tennessee State University. I married David (now deceased) in 1979 and moved to Middle Tennessee permanently. I first heard about home education from my pastor in 1978, and I told David before we were even married that I wanted to homeschool any future children we might have. God gave us three precious children and we were blessed and privileged to home educate them from birth through high school graduation. We began our home school journey in the fall of 1988 and continued for the next nineteen years. All three children have graduated from college and two have gotten their master’s degrees. Our son is an officer in the United States Army. Even more important than that, I am now a grandmother!
During those nineteen years, we volunteered in various capacities in the homeschool community. David and I served on the Middle Tennessee Home Education Association Board of Directors for thirteen years, and we helped to organize and start the Home Education Association of Rutherford, Tennessee (HEART). I spoke at various conferences, graduations, and homeschool seminars and workshops. In the fall of 2002, I began teaching at Rutherford Tutorial Academy, where I continue to teach today. I also do private tutoring. In addition to teaching and tutoring, being a Mama and a Gigi, I also serve on the Powerfully Positive, Inc., Board of Directors.

Classic Christian Literature

32 WEEK CLASS

Tutor Name: Ginger McCreery

Course Name: Classic Christian Literature & Composition

Required Text:

While you will need a lot of books for this class, most of these titles can be found at used bookstores or through online sources quite cheaply. Instead of buying an expensive textbook that you will never use again, you will be investing in real books for your student and home. ISBN’s and publisher names have been provided below, but these specific editions are not required. Bargain books are fine as long as they are unabridged and the student has a physical copy to bring to class.

Your text will be real books. The class will move in a chronological way, from oldest works to more modern ones. There will be four essays, one per quarter, four exams, one per quarter; weekly quizzes; and lots of reading. Come join us as we explore what it means to be a Christian an how to apply Biblical Christianity to our lives today.

*(Specific edition required)

Required summer reading:
PILGRIMS PROGRESS (In Today’s English)*
by John Bunyan and James Thomas
ISBN 10: 080246520X

THE GREATEST STORY EVER TOLD
by Fulton Oursler
ISBN 10: 0038508028X

IN HIS STEPS*(needs to be this exact version)
by Charles Sheldon
Barnes and Noble
ISBN: 978-0-7607-5577-8 or ISBN: 1-55748-346-9

ADAM AND HIS KIN
by Ruth Beechick
ISBN 10: 0940319-07-1

THROUGH GATES OF SPLENDOR
by Elisabeth Elliot
ISBN 10: 0842371524

MERE CHRISTIANITY
by C.S. Lewis
ISBN 10: 0060652888

GIFTED HANDS
by Ben Carson, M.D.(with Cecil Murphey)
ISBN:

A CHRISTIAN MANIFESTO
by Francis Shaeffer
ISBN 13: 978-1-58134-692-3

A SHEPHERD LOOKS AT PSALM 23
by Phillip Keller
ISBN 10: 0310291429

HIND’S FEET ON HIGH PLACES
by Hannah Hurnard
ISBN 13: 978-0-8423-1429-9

FAVORITE FATHER BROWN STORIES
by G.K. Chesterton
ISBN 10: 0486275450

PEACE LIKE A RIVER
by Leif Enger
ISBN: 0-8021-3925-6

TO END ALL WARS
by Ernest Gordon
ISBN 10: 0007-11848-1

THE CASE FOR CHRISTMAS
by Lee Strobel
ISBN 10: 0310254760

SCREWTAPE LETTERS
by C.S. Lewis
ISBN 10: 0020868705 or ISBN 0-684-83117-1

Copy Fee: $25

Minimum Number of Students: 6

Maximum Number of Students: 15

Course Description/Outline/Objectives:
While you will need a lot of books for this class, most of these titles can be found at used bookstores or through online sources quite cheaply. Instead of buying an expensive textbook that you will never use again, you will be investing in real books for your student and home. ISBN’s and publisher names have been provided below, but these specific editions are not required. Bargain books are fine as long as they are unabridged and the student has a physical copy to bring to class.

Expected Weekly Time Commitment for Homework:

Recommended Grade Level: 10th-12th

Rate for Additional Private Tutoring: $25/hour

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