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Oct. 24, 2014

Is Math Confusing? Only If You're Doin' It Wrong

By Luke

My wife has math phobia. Equations and numbers shut her down. But when she solves a problem -- such as how much fabric she'll need to make a skirt with so many folds or whatever -- she jumps up and … Continue reading →

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Aug. 22, 2014

How MathTacular4 Helped with College Algebra

By Luke

The Story Our boomerang kid just started college again. He and I got home about the same time and he asked if I'd be willing to help him work through math this year. "I realized," he told me, "that I … Continue reading →

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Jul. 9, 2014

Helpful Tip: Change Your Schedule to Fit Your Family

By Luke

There is so much wisdom to be gained from the collective decades of experience we homeschoolers share. This morning, Kari Patterson told us how a simple schedule-switch worked wonders for her family. Her son had not been enjoying math. She … Continue reading →

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Feb. 21, 2014

How to Help a Kid Who Hates Math

By Luke

Ken, a Sonlight dad whose kids are now in graduate programs, shared this great article about success in math. If you hate math, learning how to fail at math can help you move forward. It relieves pressure and allows you … Continue reading →

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Dec. 16, 2013

Math: A Reason to Homeschool

By Luke

It's 11:13 at night. My bedtime has slumped over in the corner somewhere, too tired to continue begging me to sleep. My cousin and I are working through her math homework. We've just encountered an equation with imaginary numbers. "Do … Continue reading →

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Oct. 30, 2013

Homeschooling In Public School

By Luke

I arrived home later than usual. She was at the table doing her math homework. "What's a percent?" she asked. I couldn't tell if her gap was the mathematical concept or the English word, since she's from Germany. "How many … Continue reading →

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Sep. 9, 2013

Join the Club: People Who Don't Know Everything

By Luke

Math. There's a lot of it going on at my house right now. Acquiring a Junior in high school for a year is proving to be a challenge. Not in a personality conflict way, in a "I don't remember any … Continue reading →

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