I love technology. My husband loves technology. Most of my children love technology. I don’t even want to admit how many computers we own. I love the quick access to information. I love the ability to communicate with people on-line. But I recognize that the internet is a dangerous place. It requires much wisdom and…
Progeny Press – Across Five Aprils Review
I’ve always loved to read, but the study of literature has never been easy for me. I think a lot of that is because I was never really taught how to analyze literature in school. I remember studying the basics like characters and plot, but finding the theme is still a difficult task for me.…
Art of Argument Review
Early in our homeschool days, we were introduced to the idea of classical education. My husband and I were immediately hooked on the concept. We started our oldest son learning Latin in the 2nd grade. As time progressed, we continued on the classical education path, though in a more relaxed manner than we had originally…
K5 Learning Review
K5 Learning is an on-line program for students from kindergarten through grade 5. Designed to be used by students for after-school practice, it is also works well in a homeschool setting. K5 provides lessons in reading, spelling, math, and math fact drill. I selected my almost 10 year old son to test K5 Learning. Officially,…
Reading Eggs Review
I have a 5 year old daughter who is very enthusiastic about learning to read. She’s also very enthusiastic about “playing” on the computer. And I confess, I’m very happy to let her play educational computer games. I just don’t have as much time to work with her as I would like. It’s hard to…