Every year when I ask my husband what should be a priority for our homeschool, he mentions logic, so the children study logic from about age 11 and on. Some years it’s a great learning experience, and some years it’s fun. When we study The Fallacy Detective by Nathaniel Bluedorn and Hans Bluedorn, it’s both. […]
Reviews: Nonfiction
Review: A Simpler Season by Jessica Fisher
As wonderful as the upcoming festive season is, no one will deny that it can be stressful. Guests, food, parties, gifts, and activities often compete with what we really want to be celebrating. And that’s a problem. But it is possible to celebrate sanely, and Jessica Fisher, homeschooling mom of six, author, and blogger, helps […]
A Homeschooler Thinks about ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg
Habits run our lives. Charlotte Mason recognized that almost a century ago, and nowadays scientists are studying what habits actually are. In The Power of Habit, Charles Duhigg discusses why we do the things we do as well as how to understand and change our habits. As a homeschooling mom, I believe habit training is […]
Review: Israel at War by Joel C. Rosenberg
Israel at War: Inside the Nuclear Showdown with Iran provides a well-documented summary of the Israel-Iran conflict, often hidden, that threatens to erupt into war. Since one of Iran’s top goals is to destroy Israel and Israel’s major goal is survival, there is obviously serious conflict. While Iran’s rhetoric is so radical that it seems […]
Review: 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life by Crystal Paine
Recently blogger Crystal Paine shared how she was learning self-discipline in her own life. Some days it worked and some days it didn’t, but no matter what, readers responded enthusiastically in the comments. That series of blog posts has been reworked and expanded into an intensely practical little ebook, 21 Days to a More Disciplined […]