There is no magical age at which children are suddenly ready to learn; they’re born ready! We teach our children all kinds of lessons about life from the first moment we hold them in our arms. And they soak it up like sponges. Early childhood education is considered to cover the years from birth toContinue Reading
At the University of Colorado (Boulder), Dr. Kenneth P. Wright heads up the “Sleep and Chronobiology Laboratory” which does research in the psychological and physiological issues surrounding sleep and wakefulness. One of his areas of research is in what is called ‘Sleep Inertia’ – which is outlined in an article titled: “Waking Up is HardContinue Reading
Another strategy important in memorization is finding patterns, or categorizing. Again, a typical math book will introduce multiplication facts in an orderly sequence — 1’s and 2’s first and then on from there. This helps the child find order in the material, which cuts down on the effort in acquiring the knowledge. Once the childContinue Reading
Recently, my fourth grader succeeded in cutting in half the time he takes to complete a multiplication speed drill, while my seventh grader managed to come close to beating his father’s time in the same drill. Both were justly happy about their accomplishment. By being able to compute multiplication facts quickly and easily, both willContinue Reading
As the parents of four always homeschooled students, the oldest in college and the next a high school senior, we wanted to share our experience with college preparation. We’ve narrowed down this broad topic to three areas that we feel are consistent with any student wanting to further their education at the college level. TheseContinue Reading
In this episode, Dr. Almanzar interviews Luke Sherman, who is one of the very few to have studied with Dr. Almanzar as both an online (at Kolbe) and an in-person (at Magdalen) student. The after-dinner discussion takes place at the Almanzar home, where a lively comparison of Kolbe’s curriculum to that of college-level work isContinue Reading
Part 1: The College Application as a Whole – Seeing the Big Picture Introduction Applying to college can be daunting, to say the least. I am the homeschooling father of nine children, but that’s not the main reason you should consider my advice. Why you may find what I say to be persuasive is thatContinue Reading
An Unusual Account In my nearly twenty years of actively studying good parenting skills, I have read tens of thousands of words on the subject. One of the concepts that I have found particularly helpful was the likening of building a relationship to building up an account in a “love bank”, if you will. (MyContinue Reading
It Takes All Kinds So what does this have to do with homeschooling, anyway? Adults come in different varieties. Some are early morning birds, getting up at the crack of dawn and cheerfully beginning the day’s tasks. Some struggle to get out of bed, even after hitting the snooze button four times; these are theContinue Reading
The Conundrum of Obedience and Free Will “How can we exercise free will when God wants us to be obedient to Him?” This question has been asked in various formulations down through the ages by theologians, philosophers…and children. How indeed? As parents, a natural corollary question is, “How do we teach our children to beContinue Reading
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