Category Archives: News

Jan. 3, 2012

What are Your Homeschool Goals for 2012?

By Luke

What are you looking forward to in this next year of your homeschooling adventure? Anything you're particularly excited about? I'm excited about the latest in Sonlight's homeschool curriculum. I have new goals for this blog, and I'm looking forward to … Continue reading →

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Dec. 30, 2011

Prayer for the New Year

By Luke

Looking back, this has been a busy year. You got a new icon to explain the Sonlight Core and a new website interface. You also got the latest updates to Sonlight's Instructor's Guides, free shipping on orders $25+, an extra … Continue reading →

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Dec. 28, 2011

Why Tradition Should Give Us Pause

By Luke

Traditions come in many forms. Some traditions are minor, such as opening Christmas presents one at a time, from youngest to oldest. Other traditions, like orthodox Christianity, have much more to them. And on the one hand, it is a … Continue reading →

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Dec. 27, 2011

Parent-Teacher Conferences

By Karla

My family is enjoying our Christmas break from school. Now that Christmas is behind us, our schedule is a little more relaxed this week. This is a good week to sleep in a bit in the mornings, get caught up … Continue reading →

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Dec. 19, 2011

Our Doughnut Legacy...

By Jill

My husband and I have been married 36 years and as you would suspect we have lots in common; kids, faith, reading, love for the outdoors and Homer Price . Yep, we have Homer Price in common. It was one … Continue reading →

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Dec. 14, 2011

How Homeschooling Affects Conformity

By Luke

Henry Cate asked: Is group pressure what motivates us to root for our home team? He has an excellent (and funny) video in his post, so check it out. Then Cindy mentioned Asch's conformity experiment in a post about protests … Continue reading →

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Dec. 13, 2011

Storytelling Virtues

By Robert

How do we teach our children virtues? One of the best ways to communicate and help develop moral character in our children is through the power of storytelling. As Luke shared yesterday, learning through lectures isn't always the most engaging … Continue reading →

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