Author: Larry Sanger
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Can early education literally create geniuses?
I’m interested in this question, and I am asking in order to be enlightened by you, dear reader. Suppose you had twins, separated at birth, Norman (for “normal”) and Gene (for “genius”). Norman […]
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Ask DadDude: learning a second language
I regularly get questions from people asking advice about their early learning situations. I always tell them that I’m not an expert, just a fellow parent who is highly involved in his boys’ […]
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Any volunteers to help with the reading tutorial?
I need some volunteers for my new free reading program, and I hope someone (or several someones) out there might be able to help! I really need it! If you are interested, please […]
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Reviews of educational apps for little kids
Here are some app reviews I just posted on BrillKids.com. Below that are some older reviews, still valid. Five star apps National Geographic World Atlas HD – 5/5 – can’t believe I […]
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Manifesto of Very Early Education (version 1)
I have been “pre-homeschooling” my two boys, H. (almost five years) and E. (seven months). It has been an interesting journey. I have picked a few very general principles, which I thought it […]
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My response to the CFCC’s FTC complaint about YBCR
[All: here is my letter in support of Robert Titzer and Your Baby Can, in response to this scurrilous complaint by the Campaign for a Commercial-Free Childhood. I encourage you to send the […]
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Update on WatchKnow Reader progress (April)
We are hip-deep in the initial building phase of the project. We’ve got a demo going (nothing suitable for public consumption yet though) and made a lot of adjustments to the plan. The […]
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Chapter books H. and I read
Here is our list (by request), recently updated. This includes only chapter books and a few others, excluding picture books, most science books, and little-kid storybooks, regardless how thick. I also didn’t include books […]
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“The Greatest Art and Music”–together
Well, it might not be the greatest, but you’ll recognize a lot of standard paintings and classical music. I’ve matched them up and these will be used as “interludes” among the slides in […]
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Update about the Boys – February 2011
It’s been a couple months since I updated this blog about what I’m doing with the boys, so here goes–subject by subject. The general method I’ve followed with H.’s education is unchanged: I […]