Hopefully last week I was able to challenge you to reconsider your preferences. Are your preferences either for Algebra or Geometry based in truth or based in how each subject was presented? We saw that how Geometry is presented impacts how we feel about it. So, what are our preferences and what does it matter […]
Geometry is not my favorite subject. With the exception of proofs, I confess to finding Geometry rather boring. It seems to be common for people to prefer either Geometry or Algebra, but I’m beginning to challenge this perception. Let us reason together: Students in Math Masters are encouraged to learn difficult and beautiful truths using
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I realized this week that I’ve been teaching with Scio Academy students for 6 years. That’s a good long haul. While I’ve been homeschooling for more than 15 years, I started this Scio journey when my oldest son entered pre algebra. He has since graduated and I’m still learning how to lead my children into
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What would I see if I was a fly on the wall of your homeschool? When my children were younger I used to wish that my husband could see what I did all day. I felt that only then would he truly understand how difficult my days could be. Now that my husband works from
Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life. That’s how the idiom goes. This seems to be the career goal of every person in my generation. While the motivating factor for this saying may bring us to a place of finding work we love, it also ignores a very real
