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Oct. 9, 2012
Cultivating Good Thinking
Not long after the advent of World War II, C.S. Lewis preached a sermon which later came to be called "Learning in War-Time" (see The Weight of Glory and Other Addresses). In a famous quote from the address, Lewis said, … Continue reading
Oct. 8, 2012
How Your Children Learn Best
Tremors are building in the online education world. I've noticed them for about a year now and haven't paid much attention. But it's becoming harder to ignore the complaints against Khan Academy. Personally, I've never watched one of his videos. … Continue reading
Tagged education, learning, videos
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Oct. 5, 2012
God uses regular people to change the world
Each Global Prayer Digest begins with a missionary biography. This month we read about William Carey, a self-taught shoemaker who launched the modern missions movement and translated the Bible into multiple languages (among other things). If this brief overview of … Continue reading
Tagged biographies, children, curriculum, discussion, missions, prayer
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Oct. 2, 2012
Economics, Taxes, and Giving
Yesterday I presented some ideas about education and employment. In the current climate, it's easy to see in those observations that capitalism can reveal selfish monsters. Indeed, one need not look far to uncover examples of greed and corruption in … Continue reading
Tagged economics, giving, missions
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Oct. 1, 2012
Why an Education Does Not Guarantee a Job
You've heard the mantra: Do well in school so you can get a good job. Or perhaps it was, "Go to college so you can make more money." But if a large percentage of the 99% are any indication, people … Continue reading
Tagged education, job, school
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Sep. 26, 2012
You: the Indicator of Student Success
The class had two teachers. Neither wanted to be there. They took turns standing in front of the students, but they rarely imparted knowledge. Rather, the latest celebrity news dusted the stale air of boredom that clung to the children … Continue reading
Tagged education, parenting, school
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Sep. 25, 2012
Lifelong Learning
One of my favorite aspects of homeschooling is how I get to learn right alongside my children. We first went through Core F: Eastern Hemisphere Cultures a number of years ago. Previously I had only been exposed to information about these world … Continue reading
Tagged co-op, Core F, cultures, Eastern Hemisphere, learning
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