Monthly Archives: April 2011

Workspace: An Artifact of Homeschooling

Working in the Sonlight Entryway Most of my workdays are spent in front of my computer. But if I need to read a report, look over some documentation, scribble up some ideas, or complete some non-computer-related tasks--which are admittedly few … Continue reading

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How to Teach Your Children the Bible

Should You Believe the Trinity? The booklet is sprinkled with Scripture passages. The names of early church fathers follow many of the quotes. Historical documents, ancient artifacts and modern research fill the pages. This thing has way more information than … Continue reading

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What Dance Central Can Teach Us About Learning

[NB: This post has been modified from original publication. I have removed reference to specific songs within the game. All comments remain.] I enjoy Dance Central. Sure, some of the songs and characters are annoying, but the game play is … Continue reading

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Your Return on Investment

Yesterday we met to go over the ROI (return on investment) from my blogging and other social media activities. What efforts are really helping homeschoolers? What opportunities have I not been taking advantage of? How can we work smarter in … Continue reading

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The Mundane and the Intense

Today has been a day of code. There's nothing quite like copying and pasting the same little snippets of text over and over again across a bunch of files. ...actually, it's exactly like just about every other repetitive task on … Continue reading

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Processing Achievement

The box is full of ribbons. There are far more blue ribbons than red. And more red than white. Even more telling, the ribbons frequently have a "Personal Best" stamp on the back. Judging by these mementos, he won more … Continue reading

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Waiting in the Hall for Easter

C.S. Lewis prefaces Mere Christianity with the picture of a great house. Once you enter the house, you discover many rooms branching off from the main hall. Lewis urges us to take our time in the hall deciding which room … Continue reading

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