Category Archives: News

I love words, and every once in a while one will pop into my head and I'll have to look it up again. For example: Recapitulate. Fitting, seeing as how I want to continue (finish?) the discussion (rant?) I started … Continue reading →

Labeling someone else--or a group of "someone elses"--as "The Enemy" is a very powerful tactic. It makes things black and white, cut and dried, and a point of fact. And as a matter of fact, others are very, very wrong … Continue reading →

A couple weeks ago, I was challenged by Jennifer to look into the negative stereotypes of Native Americans presented in some of Sonlight's titles. I promised to back to her and hope to continue the conversation here. But this post … Continue reading →

Quick: What is an imaginary number? Oh, sure, you could cheat and use Wikipedia, or--even better--Simple Wikipedia. But do you recall the definition of an imaginary number from your Algebra class (or, at least, Calvin and Hobbes)? An imaginary number … Continue reading →

First, a couple funny images: I read blogs via Google Reader, and use hotkeys to get through the posts faster. But sometimes my fingers hit the wrong keys and I start typing instead. This is what I looked up to … Continue reading →

Again and again blog posts pop up that suggest public schools need to "stick to the basics" of reading, writing and arithmetic and not waste so much time on other things that have little or nothing to do with education. … Continue reading →

As one of the "web guys" here at Sonlight, I have to keep an eye on Search Engine Optimization (SEO). We want people to be able to find our site if they search for "homeschool curriculum" and "curriculum packages" and … Continue reading →