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Apr. 15, 2013
Choosing Your Investments
You are investing in your kids. As a homeschooler, you're pouring time and energy and resources into your children's education. And what a great investment it is! Not only do your children get a great education, you also bond with … Continue reading
Tagged blessing, giving, missions
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Apr. 12, 2013
Homeschool Benefit: You Hear Your Kids
She's pretty and popular. Wavy brown hair dances at her shoulders. She carries an affecting, infecting, impish grin. It's no wonder boys like her. And her parents just discovered the scars on her arms. Whether out shock or grief or … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, children, discussion, Homeschooling
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Apr. 11, 2013
4 Ways to Inspire Your Kids to Change the World
Sonlight students are different. We are not content to merely join a "safe" sub-culture and sit on the proverbial bench. We want more. One Sonlight mom put it this way: The Sonlight graduates that I know all have the same … Continue reading
Apr. 10, 2013
You read *that* book?!
I was driving home from an appointment the other day and caught the Breakpoint commentary for the day. Imagine my delight when I discovered it was a discussion about the value of literature in a young person's life! Karen Swallow … Continue reading
Tagged books, discernment, literature
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Apr. 9, 2013
What's Your Teaching Philosophy?
Do you have a teaching philosophy? Do you need one? What about the resources you incorporate in homeschooling--do they have a teaching philosophy? A teaching philosophy is typically driven by worldview thinking. A worldview drives how we see and interpret … Continue reading
Tagged books, Christianity, curriculum, education, film, Homeschooling, learning, teaching, worldview
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Apr. 8, 2013
The Shuttle Ride: Educating Others About Homeschooling
The sun isn't up yet as I climb into the airport shuttle. The talkative driver, a woman probably in her late 50s, asks where I'm from. "Denver," I reply. Somehow from there we quickly arrive at the topic of homeschooling … Continue reading
Tagged academics, high school, Homeschooling, socialization
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Apr. 5, 2013
Listening to Speakers
This evening, and tomorrow, Sarita will be speaking at a homeschool convention in Ohio. I've had the opportunity to hear her encouraging messages before. Homeschooling--not to mention life--can be draining so it's nice to be reminded that the work we … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling, ideas, philosophy
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