Homeschool moms are hardcore. We put a lot of pressure on ourselves to be everything for everyone. It’s why I often describe the homeschool mom-life as “being drawn and quartered daily”. The list of daily, weekly, and monthly tasks is monumental. You’re reading with the first grader, editing the high schooler’s paper, washing dishes, cleaning […]
Thanksgiving has come and gone. If you’re like me, you cooked so much on Thanksgiving that you don’t plan to cook for the rest of 2022. Truth be told, I’d rather study mathematics with your children each day than plan and prepare dinner. However, my family needs to eat. So this food for thought blog
I shared some tidbits of truth from the great Mathematician and Philosopher Nicomachus of Gerasa back in May of this year. At the time, I was diving into his short but important text “Introduction to Arithmetic”. Why am I continuing to read and study ancient mathematicians? Because we are standing on the shoulders of giants.
Preparing for a soccer game or event is a lot of work, but it’s completed a little at a time. We prepare for a large event or an important game by mastering individual skills in parts and then putting them together. As we grow in our skills we continue to review the basics while building
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Harken your mind back to January, I know it’s August, but stay with me. In January, when you need to leave your house to run an errand, most likely you start your car about 5 minutes before you need to leave. This winter ritual is called “warming up the car”, and it involves running the
