by Laurie Bluedorn | May 28, 2008 | Science
Dear Mrs. Bluedorn, Here is a picture of a Brown Thrasher. I found her at a pond behind our property. I was taking pictures of her babies that I found on the pond bank buried in thorns. You can tell she is not happy with me. Several places say the Brown Thrasher and...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 25, 2008 | Classical Education
I recently received a copy of your book Teaching the Trivium. I have read it through and am reading it again. I am very interested in the ways that you differ in some of your approaches from the other classical educators. Some suggest written narration by third grade...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 25, 2008 | Math
From: Colleen Juntunen My oldest learned to count up to 25 at age three by using pennies. He had the incentive of receiving as many as he could count up to correctly. My second son, when 4, used old dead batteries to play a little plus or minus game. My daughter just...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 25, 2008 | Logic
Toby asks….. We have used some of your logic texts but have encountered an informal argument we thought may be a fallacy not covered in the books. We name it after the kid who uses it. A certain camper wore the same t-shirt all week. When my Dear Husband, his...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 23, 2008 | Homeschooling
I dearly need some advice. Does anyone have ideas that have worked for them on what to do with preschool and toddler age children when you are teaching older ones? My children are ages 7, 5, 3, 1, and 6 months. My first 3 are boys, and they wear me out. They are...
