by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 4, 2014 | Logic, Reviews
Review of The Thinking Toolbox on Amazon I am a homeschooling mom, and this school year has been very memorable because of the addition of two great books, The Fallacy Detective and The Thinking Toolbox, to our curriculum. I am amazed at how much my children and I...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 3, 2014 | Classical Education, Homeschooling, Intensive Phonics
Don Potter just published a new edition of Webster’s 1908 Elementary Spelling Book. His title better reflects the true nature of the book, Noah Webster’s Spelling Book Method for Teaching Reading and Spelling. He has spent years investigating how the...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 31, 2014 | How Would You Answer This?, Marriage, Raising Children
Can you clarify specifically what counsel and religious views of the Pearls that you disagree with? Emily G. Doug Wilson outlines the theological views of the Pearls. Tim Challies writes about the theological and training issues. This blog post is about submission vs...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 11, 2014 | Classical Education, Literature
Dear Mr. & Mrs. Bluedorn, I purchased your book Teaching The Trivium recently and I think it’s quite thorough and well researched. I think it’s definitely one of the top five books meant to be in the list of reference books for those seeking to...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 6, 2014 | Counseling, Marriage, Raising Children
Here is a recipe for a communication disaster — four ingredients: 1. Excessive Negative Talk “Some people constantly complain and find fault. They seldom affirm or talk about positive virtues of other people. They rarely acknowledge the good things happening in the...
