Mt. Sophia Ideas

Do you get nervous before a big test?
Try these ideas:
1) Study each day. A little daily learning helps develop strong neural pathways in your brain. These strong neural pathways make information easier to retrieve even if you feel tense during a test.
2) Review your notes the evening before the test. Take [...]

We are getting ready to leap into the new school year.
Here are 3 tips to help this year be successful:
1) Make a schedule
Students who make and follow a schedule tend to do better than those who don’t. Schedules help you pace yourself- not over work and not over play.
2) Make friends
High school is an important [...]

Life is full of ups and downs.  We’ve all seen days when the sky is gray, the birds aren’t singing, and the car won’t start.  Just because you love homeschooling doesn’t mean it will always be fun or easy.  Sometimes it’s just plain lousy.

Does your life feel like a roller coaster?

Maybe neither you nor your child [...]

Earlier this semester I had to give someone some relationship advice. The question of who loved whom — and what exactly love is — was central to our conversation.
Then, a couple weekends back, my sister married a very awesome guy. I naturally had to write them a long philosophical discourse on the nature of relationships [...]

Did you know that philosophers rule the world?
Really, they do. (However, the poor things usually don’t get to experience their reign because their philosophies catch on 10 years after they die.)
Every day, you are influenced by what philosophers have philosophized into place for you.
1) How did your doctor tell you about the virus you have? [...]

Kyle Thorp is a Mt. Sophia graduate, student at Grove City College, and son of Allison Thorp. This post is running concurrently on www.7sistershomeschool.com.

It’s Christmas Eve. For many years this was a day of torturous anticipation for me. I would be waiting eagerly to see what was in those [...]