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Jul. 23, 2012
Stop Provoking Your Children to Anger
I've been thinking about Ephesians 6:4 lately. I poked around for a few commentaries and found this page to have some interesting stuff. It looks like Paul uses the present imperative, so the passage could be rendered "stop provoking your … Continue reading
Tagged Bible, child, Encouragement, Homeschooling, Meditation, parenting
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Jul. 9, 2012
Celebrate Accomplishments
As a child, my summers were filled with activities: Swim team, mission trips, sleepovers, summer camp, camping, travel, hanging out with friends, and--later--work. I'm guessing the same is true for your kids. Returning to school in the Fall was sometimes … Continue reading
Tagged celebrations, Encouragement, extracurricular, forums, summer
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Jun. 13, 2012
MathTacular Reviews
Amber, the co-star of MathTacular, recently alerted me to the fact that only one person has left a review of MathTacular4 on the website. "I've been dying to know what people think of it for so long," she said. "After … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, MathTacular, spelling, Testing
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May. 10, 2012
The end is in sight! ...
For many homeschoolers, May marks the end of the school year. Those who have a student finishing their final year will likely be celebrating the milestone with a graduation ceremony of some sort. Those whose students will be back at … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, graduation, summer
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Apr. 25, 2012
Praising Practice
My dad has often reminded me that an essay is literally a "try" or attempt. Paul Graham's essay on Essays makes much the same point. Writing, then, should often be viewed more as an attempt at getting better, rather than … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, Teaching Tips, writing
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Apr. 11, 2012
1,000 Reasons to Feel Like a Failure
The bluish hue from his monitor provides but a splash of illumination. He's hunkered down in his chair, looking for inspiration. He doesn't find any. Rather, as he flips through pages of material, he becomes more and more discouraged. He … Continue reading
Tagged Encouragement, family
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Mar. 27, 2012
Directions to Follow... or Not
“Turn right,” the disembodied female voice intones. “Then, take the highway.” So we turn right and take the highway. No, we aren’t the Jetson family but we have come to rely on the GPS receiver mounted on the dashboard, especially when we … Continue reading
