I came across this TED Talk this week while looking for different homeschool resources and found it quite interesting. Dan Meyer discusses some of the key issues with many math classes across North America today. This Talk focuses on public school classrooms but it can be applied to many math textbooks on the homeschool market Continue reading
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Here’s What’s Keeping Us Up At Night!
On January 8th, 2016 we were blessed with a handsome little boy, Zalen Kirby. Now two and a half months later we’re still getting accustomed to the lack of sleep that a newborn brings into your life 🙂 His older brothers and sister, (Gabriel 10, Taiven 8, and Samaya 3) have welcomed him with open Continue reading
We’re Giving Away A FULL Year Of UnLock Math!
To say thank you to our many fans as we cross the 4000 Like milestone on our Facebook page we’ve decided to host a Giveaway! We’re going to give one lucky recipient a Full year of the UnLock Math course of their choice. It’s been such an exciting time for us since our launch in Continue reading
Elon Musk Builds Alternative “Un-School” Without Grades For His Children
An interesting article came out last week written by John Vibes for True Activist which I am reprinting below in its entirety. Homeschooling, unschooling, and alternative schooling is definitely going mainstream. My personal story is one of alternative homeschooling. In 1981 my mother saw educator John Holt, regarded as the “father” of unschooling, on the Phil Continue reading
Math: Gift vs Ability
I was in line at the grocery store and the woman ahead of me purchased $37.13 worth of groceries and she handed the cashier $40. The cashier looking very distressed had just realized that the computer was acting up “again” and she was not able to type in the amount of cash and then have Continue reading
