starting logic in 7th grade

[Lenora in MD]

I am thinking of starting logic next year for my 7th grader to be. What could I use that would take about 10 minutes a day and be fun?

[Kathie in VA]

Depends on what type of logic you want to do.

 

Pre-logic skills would be things like Mindbenders or Lollipop logic or Critical Thinking books. We started off with Mindbenders and my kids liked them.

 

Informal Logic: We are doing Fallacy Detective now and hope to get to Thinking Toolbox. Another option would be Art of Argument. My kids (grades 6 & 7) find Fallacy Detective fun.

 

Formal Logic: I don't see that getting done within 10 minutes a day, nor will it be a fun into to logic.

 

hth

[Lenora in MD]

I don't know anything about logic, so it would have to be a fun intro for both of us. I don't really know what I want I guess, I just think she should be doing it.

[Peela]

Fun is Fallacy Detective/ Thinking Toolbox.

But its worth reading TWTM chapter on Logic and working out why you want to do it. Otherwise its just another subject to tick off the to-do list.

[Mama Lynx]

I want to do logic for all the reasons laid out in TWTM.

 

However, I want a secular program. And I'm afraid of a very time-consuming program, because I'm pulling my 12 year old through Homer B with my teeth.

 

What should I look at? Most of the recommended programs are Christian in nature.

[Peela]

We are secular (um, very secular) and Fallacy Detective and Thinking Toolbox are definitely useable. Sometimes something comes up which has a Christian slant but it is fuel for discussion...being logic.

Art of Arguement is very useable by us secular folk..I plan to do that next.

[Melissa in Australia]

I second fallacy detective, I only skipped 1 or 2 things that were too christian.

also critical thinking by Anita harnadek is OK, though I found my son wasn't ready for it until age 14. we spend about 15 minutes twice a week doing it. we do all the lessons orally , as a discussion.

MelissaL