Category Archives: News

Aug. 24, 2012

A Test of Your Mind Reading Ability

By Luke

Once you know the secret, the game is easy. Try it yourself to see if you know the key: If this is a stick, and this is a stick, is this a stick? No. Okay, listen: If this is a … Continue reading →

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Aug. 21, 2012

A Sweet Home

By Jonelle

I love homes. I love looking at the way people choose to decorate. I love the different styles and colors, patterns, pictures, art, everything. I love it all. I have a dear friend, Julie, from the south. She is one … Continue reading →

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Aug. 17, 2012

What's the Deal with Sonlight's Language Arts?

By Luke

I ran across a fascinating discussion about Sonlight's Language Arts on Facebook. The original poster said she felt Sonlight's Language Arts was "a bit weak and abstract." The comments that follow are very encouraging: "Stick with it! You won't regret … Continue reading →

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Aug. 16, 2012

Run to win!

By Judy

A precious, long-time friend of mine graduated into heaven this week. I kissed her good-bye Monday evening and a few hours later she stepped into the arms of her friend, Jesus. As I chat with many, many homeschoolers this week … Continue reading →

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Aug. 15, 2012

Failure is Okay on the Road to Mastery

By Luke

I really liked the video in Suji's post Learn. Fail. Repeat. Paul Anderson played video games in '80s. And now, as a teacher, he's learning to apply what he learned from games to his classroom. I've written about gaming before … Continue reading →

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Aug. 14, 2012

How Do We Know What's True?

By Robert

You're probably familiar with the encounter between Pilate and Jesus that ends with Pilate asking, "What is truth?" (John 18:38). Although we don't know the tone in his voice when he asked the question, we do know that he didn't … Continue reading →

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Aug. 13, 2012

Reading and Decoding

By Luke

Perhaps you've seen the f1gur471v3ly 5p34k1ng passage? If not, I'll reproduce most of it here. (I'll gladly provide a link to the original author, but have been unable to find any kind of reference.) 7H15 M3554G3 53RV35 7O PR0V3 H0W … Continue reading →

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