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Jun. 21, 2011

Q: Could Sonlight Fail You? A: Only If Your Goals Don’t Match Ours

By Luke

Depending on your goals for homeschooling, Sonlight might fail your kids. Sonlight won’t fail you if your goals are to instill a love of great books and reading develop empathy lay a broad foundation of cultural literacy expose children to … Continue reading →

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Jun. 20, 2011

Memorization is Not Understanding

By Luke

Lumiere invites Belle to enjoy her dinner and sings, "Tie your napkin 'round your necksery and..." Wait. I'm standing in my kitchen and I realize there's a comma between "neck" and the next word. Suddenly the line makes way more … Continue reading →

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Jun. 7, 2011

Gender Matters in Education

By Luke

Gender is showing up in articles again and again and again these days. The basic thrust of this in vogue idea--which appears to have been around for a little over 50 years now--is that "gender" is more than just your … Continue reading →

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May. 16, 2011

Don't Mind the Gaps

By Luke

Your child will never know everything. Now you know. Worse still, if your students are anything like me, they will likely forget much of what they learn. As the years tick by, more and more of their formal education will … Continue reading →

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Jul. 8, 2009

A Moral Nation is Blessed

By Sarita

In Vishal Mangalwadi's compelling book, Truth and Transformation, he opens with a discussion about a visit to a dairy in Holland. He visits it with a Dutch friend and is stunned when his friend takes his milk from the case … Continue reading →

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Apr. 3, 2005

Force-fed or hungry

By Guest Post

Two educational models; two very different results . . . A lot of people view education as a process somewhat akin to force-feeding a prisoner on a hunger strike. The student is determined to refuse all educational input; the teacher … Continue reading →

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