My last post was about critical thinking and I realized that I forgot to mention why I began integrating logic into our curriculum. What prompted me? I have three children who are extremely creative. My oldest is compliant and my second and third are extremely strong willed. Yet, I realized early on with all three that one of the most difficult skills for children to acquire is the desire to not give up! To try, try again, and then try again. They need to learn to keep trying. I remember watching my oldest daughter learn to ride a bike. I went about it all wrong. I didn't recognize the disadvantage she was at. We lived in a neighborhood with sidewalks and because of how cars drove down the streets, she had to learn on the sidewalks--narrow sidewalks. It was hard. My second daughter and son learned in a wide driveway and then a large parking lot. They learned more quickly and easily. But, for all three, they str...