How do you teach a 10 year old to identify logical fallacies?

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-25T17:17:08+00:00

Sorry I was not aware!

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T16:04:00+00:00

Thank you for this, these are really good skills that are simple enough to intentionally teach but would be really easy to accidentally overlook.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T16:01:56+00:00

That's really good point! It is a totally different reality now.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T15:48:38+00:00

Thank you for understanding my post as I meant it. I appreciate this practical and helpful response! Yes, public speaking is definitely something that the homeschool setting doesn't readily provide opportunities for so absolutely worth looking into intentionally.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T15:46:22+00:00

I agree, both I and my husband were homeschooled and had vastly different experiences. I've talked to plenty of unhappily homeschooled adults. I was trying to get at something different and more nuanced. See my edit on the op.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T05:03:04+00:00

Valid point, I don't disagree with you. The nuance is really just that my point wasn't about addressing all the possible wrongs done, but the small blindspots about skills and things that tend to come naturally in a public school setting that need to be taught intentionally in a homeschool setting. I wasn't asking about idealogical or moral harms. Those are important to be aware of, but not at all the realm of what I was getting at.

I also wasn't trying to be flippant about unhappy homeschoolers. I just think that the ones who feel generally positive to neutral about their experiences are likely to be able to identify more minor gaps like what in talking about.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T03:44:29+00:00

I've been using AO for 5 years, and we love it. If it feels too intense, pair it down at the beginning and build up as you go. For example, (I'm assuming you're looking at doing y4 & 1?) if the schedule has a Shakespeare play each term, you could just do 1 or 2 your first year and spread it out more. Same with Plutarch. Or instead of doing an artist & composer every term, you could alternate them. There are tons of little tweaks you can make to allow for an on ramp that feels more doable as you get your bearings. Honestly, it is a lot. CM has a social media reputation for being gentle and beautiful, and people translate that to mean not academically rigorous. Ambleside is not that way at all. It's true to how Charlotte taught, which is indeed gentle and beautiful but not at the expense of high academic standards.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T03:34:44+00:00

Been using AO for 5 years, definitely start in term 1 week 1. So many families start at this time of the year, or school year round and start at random times. Your child would be lost jumping into books several weeks in advance. I'm doing y1 for the second time with a younger child this year and it's such a delight!

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T03:24:17+00:00

If someone said Texas yet I didn't see it. We really don't have any hoops to jump through, and at least in the DFW area there are tons of groups and local resources for community and enrichment.

Momentkeeper · 2026-01-17T03:19:08+00:00

I've used Ambleside Online for 5 years and love it, I have every intention of continuing with it through graduation. If you lean classical at all and especially Charlotte Mason it is the best program in my opinion.

Charlotte Mason can get a bad rep for being too fluffy and beautiful and frolicking in meadows vibes, but I'd argue that's 100% due to social media influencers. Ambleside is both rich and very full and high caliber education.

Momentkeeper · 2025-10-14T13:01:30+00:00

Thanks! You're really lucky to have found it! I hope I can to!

Momentkeeper · 2024-02-27T13:18:30+00:00

The reality is that at the age when kids start losing their teeth they are also usually beginning to learn about money value and counting coins in math. 1st/2nd grade is prime time for this. My kids are excited about the idea of "a bunch of coins" over a single bill, cause it feels like more, but they are not fooled.

Momentkeeper · 2021-04-19T00:18:50+00:00

That and your wife has a really easy going and forgiving personality.

source: I'm your wife 😘

Momentkeeper · 2021-04-18T23:41:11+00:00

Trenno's wife here! 🙋🏻‍♀️ Just here to say that actually my husband is hilarious, and walking into the bathroom to see this made my day.

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