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Oct. 10, 2018
Why Sonlight Studies Both Western and Eastern Hemispheres
Sonlight devotes much more time to studying cultures outside of Europe and North America than most curricula do. Why? Well, I believe we should study those for whom God cares most deeply. Which turns out to be the whole world! … Continue reading
Tagged biographies, curriculum, education, HBL F, history, international, missions, Sonlight, world
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Jun. 11, 2018
How to Help Your Children Appreciate Their Homeschool Education
Not until I was an adult did I fully appreciate how my father educated me. I had a childhood that you typically find only in dreams. I was raised on a mountain in the heart of the River Valley of … Continue reading
Apr. 7, 2017
How & Why to Teach Your Children to See More Than One Perspective
We don’t see perfectly, because we don’t (and can’t) see everything. But with our finite view of the world, we can do our best to listen to others and to hear their perspectives. This is something we strive to do as homeschoolers: … Continue reading
Mar. 24, 2017
Give Kids Tools, Not Toys
My dad had a lot of great advice and wisdom. One of the many things I learned from him was the art of giving gifts to children. I remember it clearly. At that time I had three little boys, and … Continue reading
Tagged books, education, gifts, parenting, preschoolers, priorities, tools, toys
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Mar. 9, 2017
Cultivating Big Picture Thinking (Versus Learning Rote Facts)
Some forms of education rely heavily on memorization. Think of that old rhyme, “In fourteen hundred ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue.” Columbus is important to history. If you know the date when he sailed, you have a good reference … Continue reading
Mar. 8, 2017
Why Educate? A Christian Response
In Sonlight B’s Understood Betsy, Elizabeth Ann has an epiphany: never before had she known what she was doing in school. She had always thought she was there to pass from one grade to another, and she was ever so … Continue reading
Mar. 1, 2017
It's Okay More Homeschoolers Are Behind in School
A 2012 study shows that homeschoolers were [at least] twice as likely to report being behind grade level than non-homeschoolers. Statistically, then, as homeschoolers, we're two to three times more likely to be behind than our publicly educated peers. Wait. … Continue reading
