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Apr. 28, 2015
Working with the Wigglies During Read Aloud Time
Did you know it's actually okay not to require your children to "sit still and pay attention" during read aloud time? My children have always loved to be read to, but after a few minutes they tended to get "the wigglies" … Continue reading
Tagged hands on, kinesthetic, read-alouds, reading, reading aloud
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Apr. 22, 2015
Homeschooling Gives You Choices
I had just graduated college, was starting a film production company, my wedding was in a month or two, and I needed to find a house in which to live. I tend to jump in with both feet. I found … Continue reading
Tagged choice, choosing, decisions, homeschool, success
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Apr. 21, 2015
Guaranteed
Sometimes a business will offer a very nice guarantee. We at Sonlight have tried to take all the fear out of homeschooling with us by giving you a fantastic guarantee. But something we can't guarantee is the end result: where … Continue reading
Tagged children, choice, freedom
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Apr. 10, 2015
Things Don't Go Well. Homeschool.
So many blog posts have recently circled the idea of things not going well. Failure. Dyslexia. A meltdown of everything. Declining health. Terrible days. And one idea reverberates in each, like the hum of the kettle when it's just about … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, homeschool
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Apr. 2, 2015
What's Outside Your Window?
The snow is finally beginning to melt here in upstate NY. It has been a long, hard winter. Outside my window this week, just off the back porch, I watched deer looking for fresh food through the melted snow. I … Continue reading
Tagged Easter, Encouragement, resurrection
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Mar. 24, 2015
The True Homeschool Expert
Often I speak with parents who find themselves second-guessing decisions they have made regarding their children's education. Obviously, most of us homeschool our children for a reason. Perhaps we feel called to homeschool, or maybe we just feel it is in … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling, parenting, teaching
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Mar. 20, 2015
It's Not the System
Her laugh is cruel. "You don't know how to do this?" "I'm sorry," he says defensively. "I have gaps in my education. I was homeschooled." These two argue from time to time; they are both cut of the confidence cloth, … Continue reading
