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 Development of Free Societies and Economies in Modern Time Throughout history, the greatest prospect for a new people to gain their freedom and produce prosperity was through an exodus, a maturation period, and then a step into their golden age. In today’s world, this [...]
The Renaissance of Family By Oliver DeMille Whatever happens in Washington, Wall Street, Main Street, Hollywood or Silicon Valley in the next ten years, it will all be irrelevant if our families don't come together at a much higher level. Without a renaissance of family, [...]
Trapped Sometimes reading a certain article, book, blog, tweet or other idea just … sticks. It resonates. It’s memorable. It makes you think. Or laugh. Maybe it causes you to frown. Or shake your head in surprise. For example, I recently read an article published [...]
The New Purpose Here are three words that can make a wonderful difference in your family’s education! Please don’t do what many modern Americans do when they’re reading and come across an unknown word and either skip it or stop reading altogether. Instead, read even [...]
The Shift When American founding father John Adams realized what the split between Britain and the thirteen colonies in America would mean to the world, he exclaimed that humanity had entered “a new epoch!” Today the same is happening in education. It’s a new era. [...]
by Oliver DeMille The Goal Getting the simple things right can be really hard. But when you get them right, everything else thrives and flourishes—in almost every arena or endeavor. That’s worth repeating. It can be difficult to get “the simple things” right. This is [...]
So much of what happens in a great homeschool takes place in the kitchen. Of course, you may already have your schoolroom, and/or a living room where everyone reads together, and various other places where learning takes place. In our book The Phases of Learning [...]
by Oliver & Rachel DeMille The Key Whatever you know about Love of Learning Phase, this one key will make all the difference. If you’re already doing it, you can do it just a little bit better—and get huge results. And if you’re not doing [...]
by Oliver DeMille The Key To begin, please make sure you’ve read Part I and Part II of this Special TJEd Report. If not, Part III won’t make much sense. Second, if what you got out of Parts I and II is that your kids [...]
