Thinking clearly
How do I teach logic and critical thinking at home?
Teach critical thinking at home by asking "how do you know?" often, using puzzles and strategy games with young children, and moving to formal logic, arguments and common fallacies in the teen years.
Young children
Sorting, patterns, logic puzzles, chess and strategy games. Ask them to explain an answer, not just give it.
Middle grades
Compare two sources on the same event. Spot what is fact and what is opinion in an advert. Ask what evidence would change their mind.
Teens
Formal logic: premises, conclusions, valid and sound arguments, and fallacies. Clareza's Philosophy and Logic course, a one-semester Grade 12 course, covers validity, soundness and fallacies.
What this is not
- Clareza has no separate logic course for younger grades.
- Philosophy and Logic is one semester, not a full year.
- It is mostly on screen; games and discussion at the table are still yours.
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Questions parents ask
At what age can kids learn logic?
Puzzles and reasoning games from age 4 or 5; formal logic usually in the teen years.
What is a good logic course for homeschool high school?
One that covers arguments, validity, soundness and fallacies. Clareza's Philosophy and Logic does.
How do I build critical thinking every day?
Ask "how do you know?" and "what would change your mind?" in ordinary conversation.