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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Mar. 31, 2011
"We suffer the brain pain so you don't have to."
[NB: This post has been modified from original publication. I have attempted to remove all offensive terms. All comments remain.] That's the mantra I've been repeating here. Choosing a Sonlight program can be incredibly difficult. You can choose everything from … Continue reading
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Mar. 28, 2011
Dehumanize and Desensitize
I'm totally guilty of this. My tendency is to discredit someone if they bother me. Bad drivers, for instance. I really don't think of them as human beings. I'm not alone. I read something--somewhere--that noted: We find it much easier … Continue reading
Mar. 25, 2011
The Minimum Amount of Information
He squinted into the morning sun. Was it was safe to turn? The bright light made it impossible to see the intersection. He paused a moment. He didn't need to see the houses, the lawns, the trees, even the parked … Continue reading
Mar. 23, 2011
Learning in Disagreement
Criticism, confusion and false conclusions are an unfortunate byproduct of living in a fallen world. The internet isn't helping. Pure text--what should be the realm of ideas and ideas alone--is too easily misunderstood. We read intention, inflection and inference into … Continue reading
Mar. 17, 2011
Catalog talk: what you'll see this year
I'm sitting here with a new 2011 catalog in front of me. I suspect I'm a bit biased, but this just may be the most helpful catalog Sonlight has ever produced. I pray it will be. We started this latest … Continue reading
Mar. 17, 2011
Math that Makes Sense
On Pi Day, a fellow blogger shared Vi Hart's "Pi Is (still) Wrong" video. It had been a while since I'd swung by Ms. Hart's blog, so I did so last night. I was pleased to discover her story about … Continue reading
Mar. 15, 2011
Refined
Yesterday I mentioned that sometimes it's better to just go with what's good enough. Not everything needs to be polished. That was because, yesterday, we shot a short little video. We wanted to share some Catalog news. We didn't need … Continue reading
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