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Why logic, number sense, and reasoning matter more than racing ahead.
It was supposed to be a milestone—my son’s first day of Algebra.
We’d followed the checklist, hit the benchmarks, checked the “ready for pre-algebra” boxes.
But a few weeks in, I start...
I’ve said it a hundred times—You can skip Algebra in middle school.
And I still believe that… mostly.
But then came my fourth son.
The one who made me eat my own advice,
re-think everything,
and invent something brand new in the process.
(Because sometimes slowing down is the smartest move you can make.)
I have five boys.
And if I’m being honest, I rushed the first one.Straight through the math ladder—multiplication, fractions, pre-algebra, algebra, geometry—boom.
By the time he hit calculus, he was good. Really good.
But also exhausted.
I’ll never forget th...
If your middle schooler has ever stared at a math problem like it’s written in code, you’re not alone.
I’ll never forget the day my son let out that dramatic, world-weary sigh only a tween can pull off.“Mom, I did this right. I swear.”
He slid his paper across the table.
3 + 4 × 5 = 35
And honestly? Before my s...
Because prepping for life matters more than just chasing grades.
There’s a quiet moment I come back to often.
One of my boys—covered in flour and pride—was pulling his homemade bread out of the oven. He had followed the recipe, cleaned as he went, and even remembered to preheat the oven. No assignment. No reward. Just the satisfaction of doing som...
