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Apr. 17, 2017
How NOT to Teach the Difference Between Fact and Opinion
How do you teach your children the difference between fact and opinion? It seems most schools do so in a disturbing way. It looks innocent enough, but the results are a bit scary. Read this description from the Common Core: … Continue reading
Aug. 18, 2015
What you really need for your homeschool year
A new school year is brimming with possibilities. There's something soul-stirring about fresh starts and new beginnings. I get excited about gathering the best of the best for my kids in order to plan a fabulous school year. I know … Continue reading
Aug. 4, 2015
How Sonlight Handles the Trivium
Or "How You Get a Classical Education with Sonlight You and Your Children Will Love" What is a Classical Education? The basic idea behind a "Classical Education" or the "trivium" is that learning progresses through three main stages: Grammar (accumulating … Continue reading
Tagged discussion, education, reading, teaching
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Mar. 24, 2015
The True Homeschool Expert
Often I speak with parents who find themselves second-guessing decisions they have made regarding their children's education. Obviously, most of us homeschool our children for a reason. Perhaps we feel called to homeschool, or maybe we just feel it is in … Continue reading
Tagged Homeschooling, parenting, teaching
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Dec. 29, 2014
Governing Souls
I haven't read the book, but the following quote stirred me: It is a terrible sin – really nothing less than murder – when someone entrusted with a pastoral service thinks he has the right to govern souls. As parents, … Continue reading
Tagged children, disciplines, missions, teaching
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Dec. 2, 2014
Education Is Not About Teaching
This socialization ill lurks in the corner, ignored by edutheorists and mitigated by "classroom management skills" taught to teachers. Coming as no surprise to any of us who actually attended school at some point in our lives, peers, more than … Continue reading
Tagged culture, education, learning, peer pressure, socialization ill, teaching
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Dec. 1, 2014
Homeschool Lesson Plans That Work
I imagine them sitting across from each other at the kitchen table. He's reading over the latest on the Common Core and making comments. She, as us bloggers are prone to do, is typing away. You can read all of … Continue reading
