Category Archives: News

Lying to the Childrens

Today, while I was editing the next podcast in the lineup--coming soon!--I heard Jill say of some fun math activities: "...kids don't even know it. They don't even know it's math. It's great." This is a common sentiment from homeschoolers, … Continue reading

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Ordering from Sonlight

...my first impressions. I have been involved with Sonlight to some extent or another since my mom started it back in '90. Granted, my involvement is has been off and on over the years, but I am now at a … Continue reading

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By the Bye, You Learn Stuff Reading

I've picked up many colloquialisms over the years, and it is often humorous when people say what they hear, even if it doesn't make sense. For example, I once overheard someone say that something was happening "for all intensive purposes*." … Continue reading

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Perfect or Putrid

Something struck me as odd today: We, as homeschoolers, end up on either side of a huge spectrum in people's minds, but never in the middle. I read a post where Spunky (aka Karen Braun) points out that we must … Continue reading

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The Three Rs

Registered Trademarks, Reviews and Research. If you're super astute, or have too much time on your hands so that you spend your days looking at every pixel on this blog, you may have noticed that I've recently added a few … Continue reading

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Out to Lunch

Once a month we have lunch as a company. I'm currently munching on a few chips from one such event today. I've always enjoyed lunch. Even way back when I was "testing" Sonlight I had a lunch sack--which I never … Continue reading

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Cliches and Epistemology

As a writer interested in improving, I have subscribed to Daphne Gray-Grant's free Power Writing newsletter. Her tips have been helpful and fun to read. However, I often have to fight the urge to keep my self expression instead of … Continue reading

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