What Makes a Word “Real”?
About Anthony Barr
“I haven’t had my dinner yet, and now I am feeling hangry.” Even if you’ve never encountered the word “hangry” before, I’m guessing that you instantly know what it means—it’s […]
Read MoreMath-U-See Mastery
About Demme Learning
Math-U-See Mastery What is mastery? Mastery is the idea that you learn best incrementally, with one concept building on the previously taught concept. In a mastery program, a student develops […]
Read MoreMath-U-See Curriculum Cover Images
About Demme Learning
Math-U-See Curriculum Cover Images The images depicted on the covers of the Math-U-See Curriculum Instruction Manual, Student Workbooks, Test Booklet (except Primer), and DVD cases, are as follows: Primer – […]
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Why You Should Vote
About Ethan Demme
In the 2012 presidential election, only 57% of the eligible adult population voted. To put it another way, a little less than half of the adults in the United States […]
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Voting With My Parents
About Ethan Demme
In order to build a stronger civil society, parents need to take a more active role in passing on the civic value of voting to their kids. My parents are […]
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Obama, Millennials, and the 2008 Election
About Ethan Demme
In 2008, a multitude of young people (millennials) became actively engaged in the presidential election. Barack Obama leveraged the incredible power of social media to reach out directly to the […]
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#TrustParents Events at Demme Learning
About Demme Learning
In 2015 & 2016, we at Demme Learning filled our office and warehouse space with friends from the tri-state area to talk about what school choice meant to them during […]
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Why Teach Art at Home?
About Jean Soyke
Please indulge me for a moment. On a piece of paper (or in your mind), list all of the subjects you are teaching in your homeschool. Now number them in […]
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3.14ish Peeves about Pi
About Isaac Demme
As numbers go, π is something of a celebrity. This is especially true today, which has been celebrated since the late 1980s (and officially since 2009) as Pi Day. Despite […]
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