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Aug. 8, 2014
My First Day of School Memories
I don't have any memories from my first day of school. No new pencils or decorative notebooks. I also don't have any "first day of school" pictures. If we had any kind of festivities at the start of a school … Continue reading
Tagged celebrations, school
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Aug. 6, 2014
Plumbers and Teaching Multiple Views
The plumbing in my house is old. I've spent a small fortune ensuring waste escapes my property. Otherwise it becomes trapped 14 feet underground, refusing to release the rest which greedily claims my laundry room. Of the many plumbers answering … Continue reading
Tagged discussion, teaching, truth
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Aug. 5, 2014
From Luke's Inbox: Teen Depression and Suicide
This article expresses why we didn't purchase Sonlight past 7th grade. I'm not sure how titles like Brave New World, The Great Gatsby, Treasure Island, Death of a Salesman, and others line up with Philippians 4:8. Thanks for sharing the … Continue reading
Tagged culture, high school, literature, reading, teens
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Aug. 4, 2014
Cool Science, Tree Rings, and Volcanoes
This is amazing: Scientists were befuddled by tree ring data not matching the natural cooling that follows a volcanic eruption. It turns out, in really cold years, we may not get tree rings at all. The data doesn't exist! Missing … Continue reading
Tagged history, life-long learning, science
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Jul. 31, 2014
Kind words are like honey ...
Someone offered some words of encouragement to me this past week ... twice in fact! Now you may think me desperate for blog material if I'm writing about something nice being said to me ... but stop and think about … Continue reading
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Jul. 29, 2014
How Learning History Teaches Grace
History is full of violence and horror, like when Cain killed his brother or Stephen was stoned to death. Plagues and floods, fires and starvation populate the unmarked graves of time. Yet in the midst of wars and droughts and … Continue reading
Tagged biographies, grace, history
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Jul. 28, 2014
Did You Use Algebra Today?
Just like the humorous image in this post, I have yet to use Algebra today. I haven't utilized polynomials, solved for a single variable, or graphed anything. But I did use Algebra the other day when I filled up my … Continue reading
Tagged learning, summer
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