I collect eggs from my chicken coop everyday. It’s an opportunity to practice philosophy: Which came first? The chicken or the egg? Philosophy is limited, however. It only leads full circle. If there weren’t any eggs, there would cease to be chickens. And if there weren’t any chickens, there wouldn’t be any eggs. I foundContinue reading “The Chicken or the Egg?”
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Paralogical Delusions
We have been doing a lot of addition and subtraction drills at our house. Before we can move on to multiplication, we need a firm grasp of what you get when you add two and two. Sometimes, my son is frustrated. “How can this and this add up to that?” he demands. It’s a reasonableContinue reading “Paralogical Delusions”
Correct Formula for Volume
It was a typical Tuesday. I was doing math with my fifth grader. When I am teaching my children, I try to give them my undivided attention. Church business, ministry things, laundry, and bills take a back seat. It was a good thing they did on Tuesday because math needed my full, focused attention. “AContinue reading “Correct Formula for Volume”
Sarah Dixon Young 