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Oct. 10, 2012
Why Children Cheat: Classrooms, Karma, and Consequences
Within the recesses of her hoody, she embodies the girl described in the opening of Britt Nicole's Headphones song. It's the next best thing to an invisibility cloak. And from these artificial shadows, she glares at the loathed "bubble test" … Continue reading
Aug. 24, 2012
A Test of Your Mind Reading Ability
Once you know the secret, the game is easy. Try it yourself to see if you know the key: If this is a stick, and this is a stick, is this a stick? No. Okay, listen: If this is a … Continue reading
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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Feb. 24, 2012
Discerning Truth
A couple weeks ago, you had the opportunity to take a Civic Literacy Exam. Ready for a Science Quiz? What caught my eye with this test is that it indirectly claimed to answer the question "do you have the facts … Continue reading
Tagged Bible, learning, science, Testing
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Feb. 6, 2012
What Test Results Tell Us
I took a brief American Civic Literacy Exam today. I passed with an 85%. That's not great. But I console myself with the idea that I was answering based off information I learned while homeschooled prior to 9th grade. My … Continue reading
Tagged American history, education, history, Testing
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Jul. 20, 2011
Placement Tests
Tests can be very useful. You could find things to tweak in your homeschool. Or, with a good placement test, you could find which Math program would the best fit for your child. If you're not sure what your student's … Continue reading
Tagged math, reading, Testing
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Jun. 21, 2011
Q: Could Sonlight Fail You? A: Only If Your Goals Don’t Match Ours
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
Tagged education, failure, goals, Homeschooling, Sonlight, Testing
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