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Apr. 24, 2019
Help! My High Schooler Hasn't Been Doing His Work!
You know you’re a little behind in checking those Creative Writing assignments, but every day, your high schooler has his Sonlight Student Guide out, and a book in his face. You’ve seen him at the computer, day in and day … Continue reading
Tagged behind, curriculum, high school, scheduling, teens, Time Management
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Feb. 15, 2019
2019 Sonlight Scholarship Winners Announced
Please meet and join us in congratulating these remarkable Sonlight-educated students poised to make a difference in the world. As the winners of our annual Sonlight scholarship competition, they have each been awarded each with $20,000, $10,000 or $4,000 for … Continue reading
Tagged high school, scholarships
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Oct. 3, 2018
Give Your Teen the Gift of Independent Learning by Homeschooling
Several years back, when one of my older daughters was wading into her first semester of college, she called and thanked me. Not for passing on great recipes, showing her how to wash her own clothes, or allowing her to … Continue reading
Aug. 1, 2018
9 Ways to Motivate the Dawdling Teenager to Get Homeschool Done
Raising teenagers gets a bad rap. Ask most moms and they will let you in on a huge secret—raising and homeschooling teens is one of the most rewarding phases of parenting! You finally start to see the fruit of years … Continue reading
Tagged dawdling, high school, Homeschooling, problems, struggles, teens, tips, troubleshooting
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Jul. 11, 2018
How I Choose Sonlight Programs for a 4-Year High School Plan
I’ve often been asked which Sonlight levels we use for high school and how I determine which levels to do and which to skip. I’ve also been asked about some of the middle school levels (F, G, and H mainly) … Continue reading
Tagged college bound, high school, high school credit, Sonlight, transcript, transcripts
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Apr. 13, 2018
Raising College Ready Students with a Literature-Rich Curriculum
A quote from David Coleman, president of the College Board and designer of the SAT and AP tests, caught my attention: “The single most important predictor of student success in college is the ability to read a range of complex … Continue reading
Feb. 9, 2018
4 Ways to Engage a High Schooler with Literature
It’s easy to engage a high schooler with literature if the high schooler already loves literature. And there’s the rub. To add to the rub, as it were, Sonlight high school history and literature courses are so compelling, so engaging, … Continue reading
Tagged high school, literature, teens
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