Summer is always a bit of a disappointment for me. I anticipate the warm weather, gardening, hiking, biking, time to read, and schedule change. Yet, as we find ourselves at the end of a summer month, I become sad to see just how little biking or reflecting I’ve actually accomplished this summer. Every summer is […]
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Five Summers ago, I reviewed various elementary mathematics curricula. At the time, Beast Academy was a fairly new curriculum on the market. Five years later, I continue to use this program. When new programs come on the market for math students, I tend to be skeptical. I want to try to help my children enjoy
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As you peruse mathematics curricula this summer in a desperate attempt to find the magic solution to your math struggles, remember the most important feature of your child’s education, you. It’s you. You are essential and irreplaceable. Regardless of the math text, program, or tutor that you utilize for your child’s educational journey, you are
We’ve been focusing on wonder and discovery quite a bit lately and there’s a reason for that. Not only does it seem to fit with the seasons of spring and summer, but it’s important. As we continue into our high school mathematics journey, the temptation to focus narrowly on the task at hand is hard
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I have declared the summer of 2023 a summer of arithmetic! It’s about time to get ourselves back in the basics and review the foundation of our mathematics mastery. One of the most beautiful parts of the creation of the Lord is patterns, and those patterns are explored, although imperfectly, in the world of numbers.
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