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Monthly Archives: May 2012
May. 15, 2012
Assorted thoughts in bullet points
I don't realize how much grief just makes me tired. While I can honestly and surely say that God protects and blesses and pours out His comfort on me...the small tasks just don't get done (like cooking, cleaning, or writing … Continue reading
Tagged babies, birth, fashion, meal planning, reading, style
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May. 10, 2012
The end is in sight! ...
For many homeschoolers, May marks the end of the school year. Those who have a student finishing their final year will likely be celebrating the milestone with a graduation ceremony of some sort. Those whose students will be back at … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, graduation, summer
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May. 8, 2012
Print vs. Film: Enemies or Friends?
In his 1985 book Amusing Ourselves to Death the late Neil Postman declared the demise of the Age of Exposition and the rise of the Age of Entertainment. He offered sober warnings about the decline of the written word and … Continue reading
Tagged books, curriculum, education, film, Homeschooling, literature, science, television
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May. 7, 2012
The Tyranny and Beauty of Size
There certainly are economies of scale. It can be very helpful to buy in bulk. But the bigger you get, the more complex and convoluted things can become. For example, after Sonlight got started, my mom and dad pretty much … Continue reading
Tagged economics, Time Management
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May. 4, 2012
Spontaneous Vocabulary Practice
I'm not sure how it began. Suddenly we were spouting every word we could think of that started with the letter b: brains, bed, brix, blunderbuss, backwards, ballerina, bellicose, buffoon, bin, bobbin, birch... Yes, we're nerds. But we were having … Continue reading
Tagged books, fun, games, literature, practice, vocabulary, writing
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May. 2, 2012
The Three most important things to teach...
I don't know how many times, when I am talking to homeschool parents, we get on the subject of what are THE most important things to teach our children. Besides transferring your core beliefs--such as your faith, and character traits … Continue reading
Tagged books, character, critical thinking, curriculum, education, learning, reading, writing
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