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Sep. 24, 2012
Do you start your day already feeling behind?
The morning broke overcast and sluggish. The tasks that filled the schedule loomed large and imposing. And everything, everything, took longer than it should have. The day had just started and I was already feeling behind. Except that one thing, … Continue reading
Sep. 21, 2012
Did you vote for the winning 2013 Catalog cover photo?
Congratulations to Cally K and family! Their very fun photo will be on the cover of next year's catalog. Winner of the 2013 Sonlight Photo Contest If this picture inspired you, please feel free to submit pictures for next year's … Continue reading
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Sep. 19, 2012
A Glimpse from the UK Perspective
Yesterday, on a train back from Chicago (where a local Teachers Union strike just ended), I met a couple on holiday from across the pond. They're on a tour of the US. They're both around retirement age after serving many … Continue reading
Sep. 18, 2012
Fearless
Eliana, my youngest daughter, came down with a fever over Labor Day weekend. I assumed at first that it was because we'd been in the sun all day Saturday with friends, but then I remembered that there is an epidemic … Continue reading
Sep. 17, 2012
How Reading Aloud Instills a Love of Books
Hearing mostly Sonlight titles as a child gave me the impression that only great books were published. But after experiencing the wasteland of public high school literature, it no longer surprises me when a student from that world tells me … Continue reading
Tagged books, read-alouds, reading, special needs
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Sep. 11, 2012
Castles in the Clouds
In The Everlasting Man, G.K. Chesterton wrote, "There are no rules of architecture for a castle in the clouds." In its immediate context, Chesterton is writing about make-believe and mythology. Broadly speaking, though, the quote offers some wonderful insights into … Continue reading
Tagged books, castles, creativity, G.K. Chesterton, imagination
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