by Laurie Bluedorn | Nov 6, 2019 | Delayed Formal Education, Math
When Less Is More: The Case for Teaching Less Math in School In an experiment, children who were taught less learned more. by Peter Gray Ph.D. “In 1929, the superintendent of schools in Ithaca, New York, sent out a challenge to his colleagues in other cities....
by Laurie Bluedorn | Oct 29, 2019 | Delayed Formal Education, Math
9. Earlier is not better. The schools are pushing academics earlier and earlier. That’s not a good idea. If young people learn to read when they’re ready for it, they enjoy reading. They read more and more; they get better and better at it; reading serves...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jul 29, 2017 | Delayed Formal Education, Math
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. Excerpts from Endangered Minds: Why Children Don’t Think And What We Can Do About It by Jane M. Healy [Page 66] [T]he axons, or output parts of [brain] neurons,...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Mar 9, 2017 | Delayed Formal Education, Math
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. From Amber B. We started homeschooling my son when he was four.
We love the Bluedorn’s approach and have stuck to it because it fits
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by Laurie Bluedorn | Apr 17, 2016 | Classical Education, Delayed Formal Education, Math
Post may contain affiliate links to materials I recommend. Read my full disclosure statement. I just received your book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style a couple of days ago. I’ve been reading the article on math because...
by Laurie Bluedorn | Jan 6, 2015 | Delayed Formal Education, Math
I just read the article Math and Pencils, and I wanted to share something that might prove helpful. I hope you will consider this information. My son was also allergic to his pencil. We used Saxon and he hated it. When we did the practice tests at the beginning of...
