I'm hard at work devising our plans for the next year of school. Neal is pretty much a junior, though he needs a math credit. Alanna is beginning her freshman year.
Those of you who know our family are now asking yourselves, "They really need to teach their kids to argue? I thought that the kids do a fine job already!" But no, this is basic logic and beginning debate. Various informal fallacies are introduced, with creative illustrations and faux ads to bring it all alive. We had a some interesting discussions last year, mostly centered around the use of fallacies in politics, media and religion.
This year, we will move on to the second book, The Discovery of Deduction, which introduces more formal logic. In it, we'll discover Socratic dialogue, reducing arguments to symbols and much more.
We don't usually spend a long time at it. The books seem to be so effective that Allie and Neal remember without having to drag it out and reteach repeatedly. It's a nice way to begin a school day. Logic gets their brains in gear and prepares them for the joys of math!
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