by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 21, 2012 | Classical Education, Logic, Raising Children
Dear Laurie, My husband and I recently adopted my sixteen-year-old nephew. This is a likable young man who does not get into trouble, is easy-going, and has been raised as a Christian. He has, however, quite possibly the laziest mind I have ever seen. I suspect that...
by Laurie Bluedorn | May 30, 2012 | Logic
Thank you for writing The Fallacy Detective. My boys were dreading logic. I overheard them skimming through your book, and they were so excited to get started. At their request, we are starting today rather than waiting till the fall. (FYI – They LOVE Calvin and...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 17, 2010 | Logic
Our family has very much enjoyed The Fallacy Detective and had planned to head into the Critical Thinking l and ll once we were finished. With the publication of The Thinking Toolbox what would be your recommendation on sequencing logic materials for a 13-year-old?...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 15, 2010 | Logic
Test your logic skills. A Ten-Minute Mystery. Last night, Sir Gibbsley’s prized possession, his Tribal Tooth Mask, disappeared. Can you help him find it? Sir Gibbsley used to hunt elephants in Africa till a rogue elephant took out his right leg. Now he loves to...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Feb 12, 2010 | Contests, Logic
Have you seen Isaac Watts’ logic book? Watts is mostly known for his hymns but he also wrote Logic, or The Right Use of Reason in the Inquiry After Truth With a Variety of Rules to Guard Against Error in the Affairs of Religion and Human Life, as well as in the...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 14, 2010 | Logic
I came on your site by accident and was surprised to see some very interesting books here. I am very interested in the children’s books for critical thinking and logic. The only problem is that I live in the Netherlands and my kids speak dutch only (for now). My...
