Don’t Become a Casualty of the Math Wars
Friday, 20 April 2012
As I write these words, the civil war in Sri Lanka rages on, and we’ve been hearing reports of civilians trapped between the warring sides. Some, sadly, have died. There’s a lesson in that: You don’t have to be fighting in a war to become a casualty. So it is in math. Math? What’s math
- Published in Teaching Math
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Bringing Word Problems to Life
Friday, 20 April 2012
Using Creation to Build a Solid Foundation Picture this. It’s a beautiful day so you decide to take your homeschool outdoors. You head outside for a nature walk. Is this just for physical education? It doesn’t have to be. No matter where you live around the globe, the study of creation provides a perfect opportunity
- Published in Teaching Math
Jeffery Thomas
Friday, 20 April 2012
TOS: Interest in Singapore Math is exploding in the homeschooling community Welcome to TOS, Jeffery! Can you tell us your background and how you became interested in the program? I understand that your wife, Dawn, is a Singapore native. Is that what sparked the interest, or were there other factors? JT: Our family lived in
- Published in Teaching Math
Over the High School and Through the Home … It’s Off to College We Go!
Monday, 09 April 2012
Renee Janzen Stop! Read on only if (a) you currently, or someday will, have a homeschool high schooler; (b) you want your high schooler to have a college education but have plaguing thoughts that you can’t guide your child through high school and into college; (c) you believe the maze of transcripts, applications, and assorted
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