There’s more to school and education than the three R’s: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In fact, chances are that your children don’t automatically gravitate to doing math in their free time, but rather something else of interest. This complex focus and interest in something not rigidly defined by a school subject is a blessing. While […]
We just spent months exploring the mind of one of the greatest pattern finders of all time: Pascal. By now, we may see how fun exploring a good pattern can be, but do we understand why we care about patterns? Let’s examine a few reasons to pay attention to patterns: Mathematicians : Perhaps the most
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Those of us who attended public school can remember the teachers that were great. The subject may not have been our favorite, but the atmosphere of a class where the teacher loved teaching, was wonderful. Of course, we can also remember the classes where no one, including the teacher, really wanted to be there. In
Our kids can’t know everything. As a homeschooling mother, this concept really stresses me out. I remember when my oldest was leaving the grammar years and entering into the next phase of learning, I was planning out our school year, and I panicked. I was bombarded with an overwhelming list of books that I wanted
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