Monthly Archives: December 2011

Prayer for the New Year

Looking back, this has been a busy year. You got a new icon to explain the Sonlight Core and a new website interface. You also got the latest updates to Sonlight's Instructor's Guides, free shipping on orders $25+, an extra … Continue reading

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Why Tradition Should Give Us Pause

Traditions come in many forms. Some traditions are minor, such as opening Christmas presents one at a time, from youngest to oldest. Other traditions, like orthodox Christianity, have much more to them. And on the one hand, it is a … Continue reading

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Parent-Teacher Conferences

My family is enjoying our Christmas break from school. Now that Christmas is behind us, our schedule is a little more relaxed this week. This is a good week to sleep in a bit in the mornings, get caught up … Continue reading

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Our Doughnut Legacy...

My husband and I have been married 36 years and as you would suspect we have lots in common; kids, faith, reading, love for the outdoors and Homer Price . Yep, we have Homer Price in common. It was one … Continue reading

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How Homeschooling Affects Conformity

Henry Cate asked: Is group pressure what motivates us to root for our home team? He has an excellent (and funny) video in his post, so check it out. Then Cindy mentioned Asch's conformity experiment in a post about protests … Continue reading

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Storytelling Virtues

How do we teach our children virtues? One of the best ways to communicate and help develop moral character in our children is through the power of storytelling. As Luke shared yesterday, learning through lectures isn't always the most engaging … Continue reading

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On Lectures and Learning

Khan Academy is a pretty popular free education site. My wife and I have enjoyed "taking classes" on iTunes U. YouTube EDU is another education hub. And now places like Stanford and Harvard are offering certain classes online for free. … Continue reading

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