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Monthly Archives: October 2014
Oct. 30, 2014
Three Ways to Talk with Your Children about the Elections
Has there been much election talk in your home? If you are a U.S. citizen, do you know how you'll vote on Tuesday? The mid-term elections are the perfect way to incorporate a little extra learning about government into your … Continue reading
Tagged discussion, government, history, politics
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Oct. 29, 2014
Want Your Children to Reject Your Teaching? Do This
Right before my lonely years in a public high school, my best friend and I had a final interaction. Memory plays its usual tricks and I do not recall ever seeing him again. The details unfold like a dream, jumping … Continue reading
Tagged conversation, discussion, questions, religion
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Oct. 28, 2014
How do you read?
Yesterday, during my lunch break, I pulled out my Kindle to read a few pages of the book I had started over the weekend. As it turns out, I didn't end up getting much reading done because about that time … Continue reading
Tagged books, life-long learning, reading
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Oct. 27, 2014
Indoctrination, Brainwashing vs Educating
I don't get to talk with many Sonlight students in my job. I read your amazing blog posts, but I'm rather out of the loop when it comes to your kids. I've chatted with graduated Sonlighters only a few times. … Continue reading
Tagged education, grace, ideas, parenting
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Oct. 24, 2014
Is Math Confusing? Only If You're Doin' It Wrong
My wife has math phobia. Equations and numbers shut her down. But when she solves a problem -- such as how much fabric she'll need to make a skirt with so many folds or whatever -- she jumps up and … Continue reading
Tagged DVD, learning, math, MathTacular
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Oct. 23, 2014
Mom ... Do I *have* to read?
Words I never imagined I would hear from one of my kids. I grew up loving to read ... devoured books. I was the kid that hid under the covers with a flashlight and a book after lights out. I … Continue reading
Tagged reading
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Oct. 22, 2014
Your College Student Could Get More Back Than You Put In
I'm talking purely dollars and cents. If you have a student entering college this year, they could win a scholarship from Sonlight worth more than what it costs to buy complete programs from Sonlight for the last 15 years. That … Continue reading
Tagged college, money, scholarships
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