Faithr Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 My 9th grader says he might be interested in learning logic. I tried to learn alongside my oldest two when they were 9th/8th grade but we petered out pretty quickly. But I've always wanted to include logic in our learning so now I'm up for a second chance! I actually took a semester of logic in college and remember zip, nada, nothing about it. And I remember I struggled through with barely a C for a grade. The program we tried before was from Memoria Press. Is that the best one? I am talking formal logic not informal fallacies. How about Classical Academic Press or are there others out there I'm not aware of? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloumc Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 I heartily recommend Logic I: Tools for Thinking by Norman Birkett!!! I worked through this material with my 8th grade daughter last year, and we both learned so much! I will embark upon this study again this upcoming year with my rising 8th grade son. The author has a way of communicating some intimidating material in a quite attainable and, at times, humorous manner! I hadn't had any logic studies prior to working through this book, and I was a bit skeptical that I'd be able to get my mind around it. :001_unsure: Yet, I was wonderfully pleased that even I could keep up with my daughter, who greatly loves the study of logic :). You may learn more about this material by going to the website: www.classicallegacypress.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloridaLisa Posted June 4, 2009 Share Posted June 4, 2009 (edited) The program we tried before was from Memoria Press. Is that the best one? Well, I always feel uncomfortable responding to a *best program* question! I can only comment on what we used and seen. Did you use Traditional Logic with your son? That is the program I will be using with my dd and ds2 this summer and next year. I also took logic in college, but it was symbolic logic. The Nance/Wilson text Intro to Logic is symbolic logic. I worked through that with my oldest, but discovered TL and prefer it. Also, there have been lots of recent logic threads, so a search will turn up many past discussions. HTH! Lisa Edited June 5, 2009 by FloridaLisa misses while writing and playing with the littles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
home2333 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Thanks so much for the link to the Birkett logic curriculum. I did Memoria Press's Traditional Logic with my older student, but I wouldn't dare try to use it with my younger. I thought Intro to Logic was my only other choice. I will be spending some time getting to know this Classical Legacy Press possibility. Grace Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cathy in SoCal Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 We used Canon Press with Nance and have been very pleased. I especially appreciate the supplementary DVDs, which allowed my ds to learn from Nance--took more off my plate and allowed me to learn with him. The DVDs were expensive, but well worth it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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