We have babies on the brain here. Two of my cousins just welcomed beautiful daughters within the past couple weeks, and two more cousins are expecting soon. Two couples in our Bible study are anticipating the arrival of their second little ones to join the 4 toddlers already making community group nights hilariously entertaining. Perhaps [...]

I am not homeschooling my first grader, however, when we lived in Florida she excelled at a A grade level school and is currently enrolled in an F grade level school. I want to make sure I can keep her up to standard (and above standard where necessary) instead of her falling behind and getting [...]

Everyone knows that reading and math are essential, but most schools and even many homeschooling families overlook thinking skills. Thinking skills are simply not optional. Just think of the many thinking opportunities everyone faces every day: Your doctor thinks through the best treatment option for your malady, given the potential side effects, your other health [...]

I grew up with Miquon Math and Key To… books, both of which I enjoyed, (particularly Miquon – loved that beginning math series) but I really wish I’d had Teaching Textbooks for upper level math. It is friendly, directed to the student, uses lots of white space and perhaps most appealing of all, has a [...]