Thursday, May 4th, 2006

The Evidence Is In

Darn it, my kids are growing up!
First Alaska counted to twenty without any help, turning it into a sing-song game as he played with counting bears. We had a bit of a discussion about why twenty was not named “ten-teen” and I have to admit his rational made lots of sense, which is further proof […]

Thursday, May 4th, 2006

In Favor of Tutoring

Just the sort of news I like to start my afternoon with! The HomeschoolCafe has a new post about the effectiveness of tutoring. Both historically and in modern terms, it has been explained like this:
Quality tutoring reaches beyond singular academic subjects by adapting to the needs of the learner and doing so in a fashion […]