Monthly Archives: March 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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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