My husband wants our kids to be able to think. He especially wants them to be able to think critically about all the information and ideas they are being fed every day. That’s why we emphasize logic in our homeschool. We’ve used a wide variety of resources over the years. While we use other materials […]
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Mathematical Problem Solving for Teens: Past CEMC Contests
Do you want your older children to learn problem solving skills? While most homeschooling moms do, quality problem solving resources can be difficult to find beyond the elementary level. After all, very few math curricula spend a huge amount of time on problem solving, and not many helpful books are available. However, there is an […]
Review: Decisive by Chip Heath and Dan Heath
Teens and young adults have some major decisions to make, life-altering and eternally-important decisions about faith, college, career, and marriage. How can we encourage them to make appropriate choices? Obviously we discuss the contents of their decisions with them; that’s part of being a parent. However, now that the book Decisive has been published, young […]
Exploring Augustine College
Update: Similar content but with updated links is available in the 2018 post Looking for a Classical Christian One-Year College? … Yesterday Miss 15 and I were students for a day at Augustine College in Ottawa, Canada, a Christian college that reminds me of both classical and Charlotte Mason education. Our visit was inspiring as well […]