Can Your Curriculum Kill Your Child’s Love of Learning?
A Priceless Opportunity By Carolyn Forte Take a close look at our school system. All students are required to take the same course of study with only minor variations allowed. Little time is provided for exploration outside the defined curriculum and...
Fear of Failure
Fear of Failure Dr. Homeschool, My children are extremely anxious both about daily assignments and tests. They are afraid of making any mistakes and resistant to learning new things. Dear Anxious: Your problem is a result of the way we have all...
Vision Related Learning Disabilities
Dear Doctor Homeschool, QUESTION: I am concerned that my child has difficulty in reading. We did go to a local corporate optometrist and they claim he has 20/20 vision. If his eyesight is so good, why would he have difficulties in reading? RESPONSE: Believe it or...
Attention Deficit or Vision?
Often we are quick to diagnose a child with ADD or ADHD and follow the current protocal in dealing with the issue. Often times we really do not look into the causative factors that can be diagnosed with little effort. We are including this article from our...
What should I use to teach math to Pre-K and K?
The best math learning tools for young children are games, activities and manipulative toys. Young children need lots of hands-on experience with objects including counting before they get formal lessons on worksheets. They need these experiences in order to go...
The Pre-Algebra Fraud Exposed 8÷2(2+2)
The above math “problem” caused a sensation on Twitter recently with strong arguments about the “solution.” Depending on how you go about solving it, you could get either 1 or 16 as the answer. This is a perfect illustration of the insanity of trying to mix algebra...