 In spite of the many disturbing trends in government schooling today, parents and grandparents can supply missing content in children’s education. No matter whether your children attend public, private, or Christian school, even the best of schools cannot teach everything. Rather than engage in useless complaining, why not get involved to rectify the situation? Where to start?
Let me introduce you to the Tuttle twins. They are fictitious characters in a series of books on economics and law for 5-11 year-old children written by Connor Boyack and illustrated by Elijah Stanfield. Each of the twelve books in the series clearly and cleverly teaches a lesson on history, money, law, or political philosophy in a way that youngsters can understand. Many are based on famous essays or novels. For example, in The Tuttle Twins and the Search for Atlas, which is based on Atlas Shrugged by Ayn Rand, readers learn the results of socialism. What happens when the innovators abandon their enterprises? The Tuttle Twins and the Creature from Jekyll Island, explains what the Federal Reserve is, when it was created, and how it works. Do you know? You might want to read this along with your children. It was created the same year that the income tax was instituted in 1913. One of my favorites is The Tuttle Twins and the Miraculous Pencil, which is based on an essay by Leonard Reed entitled, “I, Pencil.” How is it possible that no one knows how to make a pencil from start to finish and yet pencils are a common, everyday object? What about The Tuttle Twins and the Golden Rule? It is heartbreaking how many children have never heard of the Golden Rule, the principle of which is taken right from the Bible. If we would just follow it, many of our problems would be solved. Why not establish a once-a-month Saturday club where you invite your children’s friends to join you? Read the book aloud because even though they can read the book themselves, it facilitates greater discussion and provides an opportunity for children to ask questions. To aid in that, the book provides a short glossary and discussion questions in the back. The twelve books divide perfectly into presenting one book a month. Also provided is a downloadable workbook for each book. The books are also available on audio and in other languages. In addition to the twelve set of books for 5-11 year-olds, there is a set of four books for high schoolers and there is even a set of books for toddlers! No one is left out. The Tuttle Toddlers: The ABCs of Liberty anyone? E is for Entrepreneur; L is for Loyalists. We all know how much little ones can understand, especially when presented at their level. For those who want to dive deeper, they also have a ten-unit Free Market Rules Economic Curriculum that includes a parent teaching guide. You can also subscribe to their monthly magazine for kids to learn about current events. It comes with a swag welcome box with stickers, buttons, and magnets. The subscription is available in print and online along with weekly writing prompts. If you purchase the books through my affiliate link, I will receive a small portion and you will not pay anything additional. My main reason for writing this review is to help you discover stellar resources to teach your children what is not being taught. I chose to be an affiliate because I was so impressed with what they have to offer and I don’t want you to miss out! Sadly, parents and grandparents are left out of the conversation when it comes to government schooling, but that just means that they should take a more active part in the next generation. If you are concerned about your children being taught falsehoods about our nation’s history and that government is the solution to their problems, then you will want to get these books.  Parenting and homeschooling take lots of time and effort, no doubt. But what a joy! You get to be a parent of a beautiful young boy or girl or maybe several! However, this does not mean that your children will absorb all that you know just by being around you. It is true that they "catch" a lot of learning by your example, but not everything.
One of those areas is understanding the foundation that our country was established upon. America values liberty and rightly so. It is still the place that people want to come to because we have the most freedom and a high standard of living. That freedom did not just drop out of thin air. Where did it come from? That is what the Tuttle Twins series of books teaches. These are a set of engaging stories designed for 8-11 year olds that are unique in that they are based on classic adult works on economics and government. The adult versions are books such as Atlas Shrugged, by Ayn Rand; The Law, by Frederic Bastiat; Economics in One Lesson by Henry Hazlitt, and others. If you order the set, you will be able to download a fun and thought-provoking set of pdfs for each book. Included are fun activities and thought-provoking questions. Isn't that what we really desire in our kids? The ability to question and think about things, so that your children will not grow up manipulated and deceived. Our JULY giveaway is this Tuttle Twins book "The Road to Surfdom." Be sure to enter our drawing here. Check out more of the Tuttle Twins books. Thank you for using my affiliate link: It helps me out but doesn't cost you anything extra. https://tuttletwins.com/?ref=Renee |
Renee MetcalfWhere will you find me when I am not teaching? For your reading pleasure!
July 2025
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