Monthly Archives: June 2014

Tonight: Last Chance for a 6-Month Payment Plan

If you've been thinking about getting your curriculum, do it today. Sonlight's fee-free 6-month payment plan is only available through this evening. Stretch your homeschool investment over the next six months at no additional charge! Here's how it works: Order … Continue reading

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On Being Open to Learn

I am quite convinced that what I know and believe is true. So this morning I inwardly recoiled when I read, "It is impossible for a man to learn what he thinks he already knows." [Hat tip: Heather Sanders] That's … Continue reading

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Commencement - A Beginning

Last Saturday was a beautiful day for a backyard graduation. The late afternoon sun filtering through the trees made a lovely setting for the girl graduate in her pink cap and gown. (She was the only graduate in her "class" … Continue reading

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Why Kids Won't Learn from History Tomorrow

...because the Common Core only teaches "Social Studies." As Catherine Johnson says in her post, "there's not a single learning objective in the entire 13-year framework." In other words, it looks like the educational changes wrought by the Common Core … Continue reading

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Brute Memorization

Education blogger Catherine Johnson recently asked How much rote memorization do students do? Not very much. Not much at all. Her argument, if I'm following it, is that we need more "brute" memorization than the none we push today. [By … Continue reading

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What if my children can't learn from me?

I've just finished a very busy month of convention travel. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting new and experienced homeschoolers all across the country ... saw some of the most adorable babies ... and answered a whole lot of questions about home … Continue reading

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Something Other than Minecraft this Summer?

Do you feel like all your child wants to do over the summer is play video games? If so, have we got a great option for you! Sonlighters Katie, Lizzie, Abigail, and John enjoy a book together But first, a … Continue reading

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