You just have to love a publishing company that names itself “Garlic Press.” I was inclined to like this series of books for that alone. Then I opened the books, and liked them even better. Garlic Press publishes books that cover a huge range of topics. I was first introduced to their Straight Forward Math series. I appreciated how they covered each topic sufficiently without moving on too quickly, and without beating the horse to death. The lettering on the pages is nice and dark, so you can plainly see what you’re looking at, and the books are fully reproducible. … Continue reading →

A lot of people ask me what curriculum I use to teach my children, and I honestly tell them that I’m very eclectic. One day, we might spend all our time on one subject and never make it around to the others. Sometimes I go all Martha Stewart and we do crafts. Some days we unschool. Some days we follow a tight schedule. But I do try to base it all on some sort of framework so we’re heading in the right direction, and a framework that gels for me is the comprehensive curriculum series produced by American Education Publishing. … Continue reading →