Category Archives: News

Jan. 2, 2014

Living in the Mundane ...

By Judy

2014 is upon us ... a whole new year stretching out with anticipation. Lots of folks are filling Facebook and blogs with New Year's Resolutions. I think goal setting is an admirable and necessary exercise for living life effectively. However … Continue reading →

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Dec. 31, 2013

Becoming Comfortable with Questions

By Luke

He's one of those brilliant types. He works and takes college courses like "Philosophy of Law and Ethics" for fun. He's also one of those infuriating people who is good at every game he plays, whether a traditional board game … Continue reading →

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Dec. 24, 2013

Changes

By Karla

Christmas has snuck up on me this year. My family is in the middle of an unexpected cross-country move, so our focus has been more on working out all the details involved in that, and not so much on the … Continue reading →

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Dec. 19, 2013

A Season for Helping ...

By Judy

In the wee hours of Sunday morning, some good friends of ours lost their home to fire. They and their four young children were able to escape quite literally with only the clothing on their backs. The family is infinitely … Continue reading →

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Dec. 18, 2013

From Luke's Inbox: A for Effort

By Luke

I adjunct for a junior college. Many of my students are single moms. They may not do as well as the other students on tests, but they are often working 20 to 40 hours a week, taking care of kids … Continue reading →

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Dec. 16, 2013

Math: A Reason to Homeschool

By Luke

It's 11:13 at night. My bedtime has slumped over in the corner somewhere, too tired to continue begging me to sleep. My cousin and I are working through her math homework. We've just encountered an equation with imaginary numbers. "Do … Continue reading →

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Dec. 12, 2013

Grades: Measure, Motivate, Monitor?

By Luke

Apparently the median grade at Harvard is an A-. For me, this begs the question -- yet again -- why do we have grades? What is their purpose or function? Report Card I see three possibilities off the top: Grades … Continue reading →

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