If you are just starting to research homeschooling, then I have no doubt that you’ve come across the concept of “morning time”. We actually call this our symposium and it includes our daily bible reading, fiction book, day’s agenda, and anything else I’d like us to hit on each day. It doesn’t last long, because […]
Should my child review pre algebra? Reviewing some math this summer seems to be near the top of parents’ lists. Especially considering the havoc that covid-19 wrecked with the end of last school year. Among these review options was the consideration of hosting a Scio Pre Algebra review course. While on one level,
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Without diving into the history of curriculum changes, I’d like to address the common practice of searching for a new curriculum. Humans are cyclical. We have patterns that we follow and often homeschool parents follow the same patterns. When our child struggles to grasp the difficult concepts in algebra and higher-level math, we start searching
Have you ever connected the fact that a mathematics problem has the elements of a great story? What are the elements of a great story? Many would say that the only thing necessary for a great story is good characters and a clear problem. Well if math doesn’t have that, then I don’t know what
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More and more homeschoolers are considering ending their child’s high school math after geometry. There are a few reasons for this: Some colleges are requiring college algebra regardless of high school math study Their students are struggling with math They aren’t planning to go to a university They don’t understand why we study higher level
