Been a while since I posted a Smoothie here! My youngest is now 15, and in a home of self-educators, that means my homeschooling takes up MUCH less of my weekly time than in the past, and my busy-ness is on other things (like our [...]
The Controlled Panic One of the most common, and "urgent", questions we hear from people new to (or contemplating) homeschool is "How do I teach my child to read???" Note the three question marks. Yes, that's how it sounds when they say it; there's an [...]
Here's what people are saying! I want to thank you for the 2020 Online Freedom Convention. Oliver’s optimistic view of the crisis and what we can do now is such a balm for my panic-ridden, anxious soul. Knowing that these things have happened before, that [...]
With Eliza (15), Freeborn (12), America ("Meri", 8), and Abigail ("Abi", 6) Wednesday evening, Family Reading Time... “Can I ever learn?” I asked, almost ready to cry. “Of course you can,” said Leon. “You’re smart as the others, I suppose. The sevens and nines of [...]
Q: Why is Thomas Jefferson an icon for Leadership Education? The very easiest answer to this question is that TJEd is not a technical description of the process of one man's education, but a prescription for how parents, students and teachers in this generation can [...]
Sometimes I hear the question: "How do I Inspire when I'm NOT Inspiring?? This feeling is almost predictable right now. Winter is waxing on for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere. All of our energetic plans from September are either running out of steam [...]
This post is an excerpt from our e-book, The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Homeschoolers >> Habit 2: Brainstorm a Blank Page “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” —Albert Einstein Teacher or Parent? One of the unnecessary [...]
This post is an excerpt from our e-book, The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Homeschoolers >> Habit 2: Brainstorm a Blank Page “In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.” —Albert Einstein Get Specific The First Habit is big, [...]
Do you have a youth who's needing more? Look what I just overheard on the TJEd High discussion board: "WOW! this semester has been the best ever! I have done more in this school year (and read more books in less than 3 months) [...]
The TJEd Online Convention is now available by monthly subscription! No deadline stress - just enroll and unsub at your own convenience. Stay for a few months at a time, or just enroll a month now, jump off, and a return some months later for [...]
