by Oliver DeMille The Beginning This was the turning point. Always before, I picked a book here or there, I dabbled, I started a book and then let it sit for months. But that day changed everything. It was summer. It was hot outside. In [...]
(and a Fun Invitation…) by Oliver DeMille Spring Fever Reader When springtime comes, it’s more difficult to keep the kids in their classrooms. They might be there physically, but their minds are increasingly outside in the sunshine, running amidst the flowers, listening to the sounds [...]
[Scroll down to download free math course...] This is it. This is how to teach math, even if you stink at it. Even if you hate math. And even if you don't. by Rachel DeMille, TJEd.org The math-project images in this post are from real [...]
by Oliver DeMille Where's the Value? She shook her head. “I just don’t think it’s that important,” she said. “Why would anyone read Little House on the Prairie to their kids? There are so many other books to read, like scripture and important works of [...]
by Oliver DeMille To Read or Not To Read “Girls, are you ready to read tonight?” Rachel asked. A look of concern crossed nine-year-old Abi’s face, and eleven-year-old Meri sighed and said slowly, “Okay, I guess so.” Rachel closed the book she had just opened [...]
by Oliver DeMille The Problem The report is entitled: “Nurturing Children: Why Early Learning Doesn’t Work.” It was written by Andrea Mrozek of the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada, and I was especially struck by three important ideas: 1) “Probably the greatest myth that [...]
by Oliver DeMille A Review of Allen Levie’s “The Visual Tradition,” unpublished paper Educational/Political/Social thinker Allen Levie has an interesting and often refreshing way of reframing things. I was recently struck by his description of three types of education: Learning built on the oral tradition [...]
by Oliver DeMille Weather of Reading “Dad, can you read to me more?” Meri asked me. Surprised, I looked up from my book and responded, “Oh, sure.” I took the book she was reading and read a chapter aloud to her. When I finished, I [...]
by Oliver DeMille (to read Rachel's take on this, scroll to the end...) Can I Read This? Connor Boyack’s new children’s book The Tuttle Twins Learn About the Law created quite a stir in our house. At first, I saw it on top of my [...]
Writing In Books is Vital to Real Learning “Are you kidding me?” I asked in amazement. “Are you serious?” The girl must have been surprised by my intensity, because she asked carefully, “Is something wrong?” “Are you seriously telling me that your parents don’t want [...]
