A few weeks ago I stumbled on Diave Richeson’s book Euler’s Gem:
Although the book is not intended for kids, it is written for a general audience and I thought the boys might enjoy working through the book slowly. I’ve been having them read one chapter per day and they are really having fun with the ideas.
Today I asked each of them to talk about what they’ve learned through the first 5 chapters. Here’s what my younger son had to say:
Here’s what my older son had to say:
It is fun to hear what they are taking away from this book and also really nice to hear that both of them really do like the book. I’ve not tried an experiment like this one before, but the book is so well written that I really do think that with a little bit of help here and there kids can understand most of it.
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