ScoutTN Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 by John D. Mays Published by Novare I am interested in how some of his pedagogical techniques transfer to a homeschool setting and to other disciplines. Anyone up for discussion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted June 24, 2017 Author Share Posted June 24, 2017 Really, no one else here has read it? :svengo: :sad: Well, someone revive this thread later if you do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daijobu Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I don't plan to read the book as my kids are getting older, but I'm following. Is there anything in particular about his approach that you'd like to discuss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nixpix5 Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 (edited) *chirp chirp* ;) I read his book and really loved it but it is the constant discussion my husband and I have over coffee daily as both Christians and as research scientists. We feel frustrated that schools can teach reading by breaking it into phonetic sounds and math is taught on bite size bits of learning the rules and functions of math yet this is not often applied to science. The closest I have seen this occur is with BFSU curriculum (which is not Christian) but my all time favorite curriculum because it does teach science as congruent across scientific disciplines and teaches kids how to think scientifically. It also does a nice job of dealing with the concept of logic and what is a fallacy when reasoning something out. It has been years since I read this book though...I will need to pull it back off the shelf. Hopefully your post gets people interested in giving it a read. Good stuff! Edited June 24, 2017 by nixpix5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backroadsmom Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I ordered this a couple of days ago and can't wait to read it. I see Novare is having a big meeting in Austin, in July. Would like to go, but want to read the book first. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Another Lynn Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 I bought his talk (at the Mid-West Conference) on Slaying the Cram/Pass/Forget Dragon, but I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet. Science is not my first love, but I would like to know what he says about doing it better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 The last chapter deals with evolution, from the Amazon info. What is the author's stance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmilyGF Posted June 24, 2017 Share Posted June 24, 2017 Following... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keirin Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 It's been on my amazon shopping list for awhile but I have yet to pull the trigger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted June 25, 2017 Share Posted June 25, 2017 I'm not sure of I'm thinking of the same books as it was a couple of years ago but I think I had it from the library? I remember being interested/impressed by the approach but as we were doing a curriculum at the time didn't really change the way we were doing things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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