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Aug. 20, 2014
Helpful Homeschool Tips in Your Inbox
Sonlight has close to a hundred posts, videos, and podcasts packed with helpful tools, tips, and tricks to help you on your homeschool adventure. Even if you're not a Sonlighter, these resources are a great place to start if you'd … Continue reading
Nov. 12, 2013
7 Virtues of Learning (and Teaching)
Virtue is moral excellence--something that is praiseworthy and positive about our behavior, character, and disposition. Learning and teaching both present opportunities for cultivating virtue. Here are seven virtues of learning and teaching: 1. Listening. At times we don't always listen … Continue reading
Sep. 24, 2013
Preschool Fun
This fall I'm teaching a preschool class at our homeschool co-op. When I volunteered for this class I had fond notions of eight cute little faces gathering around to listen to me read classic favorite storybooks about Curious George and Peter Rabbit and Little Bear. … Continue reading
Tagged books, hands on, Homeschooling, learning, preschool, Teaching Tips
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May. 24, 2013
Why Is Homeschooling So Efficient?
One of our Facebook friends recently shared that her son finished the first day of Core A in 45 minutes. Most schools would barely have made it past roll call and an "ice breaker" game in that time. This radical … Continue reading
Tagged benefits, education, Homeschooling, schedule, Teaching Tips
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Jan. 2, 2013
My Goal...No More Resolutions!
A year and a half ago I was what doctor’s call morbidly obese. I knew I was overweight and I had made various resolutions over multiple decades to lose weight. I would say something like, “Starting on Monday, or January … Continue reading
Nov. 13, 2012
How to Teach a Love of Learning
Sonlight seeks to promote a lifelong love of learning, but what helps children love to learn and what can hinder that outlook? Let's look at some possible answers. When I asked my wife about this topic, her first response was, … Continue reading
Sep. 24, 2012
Do you start your day already feeling behind?
The morning broke overcast and sluggish. The tasks that filled the schedule loomed large and imposing. And everything, everything, took longer than it should have. The day had just started and I was already feeling behind. Except that one thing, … Continue reading
