Mindy Cabrera discusses her family's approach to homeschooling. We discussed assessing options as homeschoolers; classical education; kanban boards and calendars to help keep track of daily/weekly tasks and activities; math resources; helpful parenting books; and the importance of instilling life skills.

Classical education resources:

Classical Conversations 

The Well-Trained Mind

Michael Clay Thompson

Story of the World 

Jim Weiss 

Organizational tools:

Kanban boards

Reuasable Sticky Notes

White boards

Math resources:

Khan Academy 

Saxon Math 

Singapore Math 

Institute for Math and Computer Science (IMACS) - Mention this podcast (School: Conversations on Learning) to receive a $50 discount on enrollment.

Art of Problem Solving (AoPS)

Beast Academy

Elements of Mathematics Foundations (EMF)

G is for Googol

The Adventures of Penrose the Mathematical Cat

Sir Cumference

Montessori math beads

Critical Thinking Company Mathematical Reasoning

Critical Thinking Company Balance Benders

Critical Thinking Company Mind Benders

Critical Thinking Company Pattern Explorer

Perplexors

Parenting Books:

The Collapse of Parenting by Leonard Sax

The Self-Driven Child by William Stixrud, PhD & Ned Johnson

Raising Human Beings by Ross W. Greene, PhD

Raising a Secure Child by Kent Hoffman, Glen Cooper, & Bert Powell

Getting kids involved in cooking:

Y shaped peelers

Le Creuset skillet - non-toxic pans to replace Teflon (don’t skimp on the oil!)

Kid-safe knives