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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. 4, 2013
God Creates People for a Purpose: What that means for Sonlight
The "new atheism" of today spreads a poisonous message: humanity is an accident – the product of random events. Our lives have no meaning. We have no purpose here on earth. That is a lie from Satan. I stand against … Continue reading
Tagged books, curriculum, philosophy, priorities
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Mar. 22, 2013
From Luke's Inbox: Sonlight and Sex and Swearing
I just read the blog post Appalled that I bought utter filth & gave it to my children. She has daughters who are more sensitive than my high school/middle school boys, but this is still disconcerting. I ditch several books … Continue reading
Tagged books, Christianity, curriculum, inbox, questions, Sonlight
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Mar. 7, 2013
Major Updates to Core W
I'm quite excited about the product updates rolling out on April 1. If you're on our mailing list you should receive the new 2013 Sonlight catalog by then. April 1 is also the first day you can order the latest … Continue reading
Tagged books, Core, curriculum, updates
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Feb. 27, 2013
Books Inspire Thought
I often feel ashamed to quote from the book I most recently read. I think my discomfort is based, partly, in a scene from Good Will Hunting where Matt Damon's character shows that a cocky grad student is merely parroting … Continue reading
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Feb. 11, 2013
The Simple Way to Help Your Kids Learn to Think
My Alma Mater has a "great books" program. My wife was part of it, and so she read such works as Homer and Sayers and the Federalist Papers. But the comment that I heard again and again from her classmates … Continue reading
Tagged books, read-aloud, thinking
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Feb. 6, 2013
All Chocolate Chip Cookies are NOT the same...
I love to bake, and cookies are my favorite thing to bake. And, chocolate chip cookies are one of my all-time favorite cookies. I made some awesome chocolate-chocolate chip cookies last week. I used real butter, real vanilla, farm fresh … Continue reading
Tagged books, children, cookies, curriculum, education, family, Homeschooling, literature, reading, recipes
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