Common Core Cancer A brave Texas 7th-grader alleges that during an assignment about Common Core's fake version of critical thinking, the teacher directed students to label God as a myth. This type of "anchor chart" assignment forces students to wrongfully classify all statements as either fact, opinion, or commonplace assertion. Here's how these categories are defined in a typical Common Core … Continue reading C.S. Lewis Destroys Common Core in One Sentence
John Saxon
Shormann Algebra 1: Results Matter
Why do results matter? Shormann Math builds on a solid foundation of time-tested teaching methods, including the incremental development + continual review format pioneered by John Saxon(1923-1996). And not just Saxon’s teaching methods, but his teaching thoughts as well, including his thought that Results, not methodology, should be the basis of curriculum decisions. One of … Continue reading Shormann Algebra 1: Results Matter
Producer Math
When you eat the labor of your hands, you shall be happy, and it shall be well with you. Psalm 128:2 Failing at producing You may have heard the phrase that America has turned into a "nation of consumers". If you think that is an incorrect assessment, take a look at this graph: This year, … Continue reading Producer Math
Weighing the Differences in 3rd and 4th Edition Saxon Algebra 1
Over the past few months, many parents have contacted us, asking if we plan to make a DIVE CD to teach the new Saxon Algebra 1, 4th edition textbook. The short answer is "no", and the short reason is that we believe the newer Saxon textbooks have strayed too far from John Saxon's (1923-1996) original, … Continue reading Weighing the Differences in 3rd and 4th Edition Saxon Algebra 1
Studying His Word and His Works 