Lessons Beyond the Classroom "Not another chapter of names and dates," she groaned, slumping in her desk chair as the Teacher distributed yet another stack of history worksheets. "History is just so... boring." The teacher's response was predictable: "Page 216, everyone. Today we'll be memorizing [...]
The 5 Best Books I Read in 2024 By Oliver DeMille They are all worth reading. In fact, it was very difficult to narrow it down to just 5. With that said, here they are, along with some thoughts on why each one is [...]
THE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Why Everyone Who Cares About Freedom Should Immediately Read This Book by Oliver DeMille I almost hesitate to give you my raw impressions of this book lest you think I resort to hyperbole. Let me assure you: I [...]
Some authors write to entertain, others write to mentor. Suzanne Collins is a mentor writer. But I almost forgot this while reading The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. Many Hunger Games fans were irate about Collins’ plans to tell the childhood story of President Snow. [...]
(A Review of Two Books Every Family Should Read!) Childhood Connections Recently I shared the story of a lady who lived in the Orient for a time and noticed that children were frequently familiarized with math and science symbols and ideas the way most young [...]
(A Review of an Excellent New Math Book that Every Family Should Read!) By Oliver DeMille A Start and A Stop A while back I read an article written by a woman whose family moved from the United States to spend some time in the [...]
Giving Your Kids a Head Start by Emma DeMille Cox Listen While You Play A few weeks ago, Ian and I traveled down to my parents' house with our little boys, to do the month's MIC recording on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet". We spent several [...]
by Oliver DeMille Like the 3 words on quality education I shared last week, these 5 additional words can be very helpful to parents, teachers, coaches, mentors and others who work with young people. Have fun with them! I. Protopia The process of becoming better [...]
SUMMER 2016 BONUS EDITION: My Response Was “Wow!” by Oliver DeMille (Review of a new book that will bring real learning magic to your home: Give Your Child the World by Jamie Martin) “The children should have the joy of living in far lands, in [...]
by Rachel DeMille As mentioned in our previous post (on how to celebrate your kitchen as the heart and hub of a lot of great learning), there is a whole genre of literature that is worth exploring: literature-based cookbooks! Understand, I love all kinds of [...]
