Category Archives: News

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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Dec. 10, 2013

How Not to Evaluate Homeschooling

By Robert

Update: Since this post was first written in December 2013, I've had an opportunity to reevaluate it. In light of several comments and insights, combined with a rereading of the original article in question, I've come to see that I've … Continue reading →

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Dec. 9, 2013

Save 50% when you update your Sonlight Instructor's Guide

By Luke

Sonlight's per pupil cost drops the more you use one of our programs. Because almost everything in your Core or Multi-Subject Package is reusable, adding an additional student requires a few consumable activity sheets or workbooks and little else. So … Continue reading →

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Dec. 6, 2013

Help Your Children Grapple with the Fact that We're Sinners

By Luke

After some heinous atrocity against humanity, those who knew the perpetrator often say something like, "He was such a nice man!" It does not matter if it was violent, sexual, criminal, or dishonest, we seem to expect the "bad guys" … Continue reading →

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