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Aug. 13, 2016
Books #5: Global perspective
So you've read about how it's different to read books than to do workbooks, and you've read about why Sonlight doesn't do progress tests. You've hopefully been inspired by the thrill of greater cultural literacy, and been encouraged (hopefully) by … Continue reading
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Aug. 12, 2016
Books #4: No Indoctrination.
As often as possible and practical, Sonlight programs seek to offer more than one perspective. And in the Sonlight Instructor's Guides, you shouldn't find many (any?) statements like, "This is how you should think." (We certainly try to avoid them!) … Continue reading
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Aug. 11, 2016
Books #2: No Tests
Sonlight doesn't test. In a classroom setting, it makes sense that teachers offer progress tests. How else would they be able to evaluate how each individual student is doing, what each student is retaining? Homeschooling parents, though, have ample opportunity … Continue reading
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Aug. 11, 2016
Freedom to Dream of an Intentional Family Culture
What do you want your family culture to look like? If you took out a giant sheet of paper to brainstorm how you want your family to engage with each other and the world, what would you write? What would … Continue reading
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Aug. 5, 2016
Attitude adjustment, too, is the work of homeschooling
Teaching math and reading is important. Teaching good attitudes and right relationships is more important. Daniel Levitin, in The Organized Mind, says this. Of the thousands of ways that human beings differ from one another, perhaps the most important trait … Continue reading
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Aug. 5, 2016
Attitude #4: Some children are tougher than others
One of my dear friends has five adult children. They are all doing well in life now, all walking with God. But she said, "When they were young, one of them was so naughty! I think I disciplined him every … Continue reading
Aug. 3, 2016
Attitude #2: Prepare for it to get worse before it gets better
One of my friends preaches on occasion. If the verses he is preparing to speak about relate to gratitude, he will catch himself being ungrateful. If the verses are about loving your neighbor, he will face a situation that makes … Continue reading
Tagged attitude, Bad Behavior, Sonlight
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