The following is an excerpt from Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning
by Oliver and Rachel DeMille
“… a mentor insisted that the most important lessons of Western Civilization were to be found in its stories, literature, poetry and art. At first Oliver resisted, even to such an important mentor, [...]
There is a widespread myth that feminism came about in the 20th Century, that—along with Civil Rights and Environmentalism—feminism is one of our great modern advances. The truth is that feminism has a much earlier origin.
Adam and Eve left the Garden hand in hand, and as [...]
by Shiloah Baker
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“I cannot live without books,” Thomas Jefferson once said. No one should live without books! Books uplift. Books inspire. Books teach. The teaching done through books encompasses many areas: vocabulary, life experiences, knowledge, learning, and the list goes on and on. There is no doubt that books [...]
by Shanalei Anderson
For those of you who love and embrace the educational philosophy taught in Oliver DeMille’s A Thomas Jefferson Education, here are some ideas for homeschooling children in the “Core Phase” (up to around age 8 or so)–the years in which children are to develop strong family [...]
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I had a strange experience a few months ago. I’ve pondered on it many times since.
A friend of mine, who participates in an adult book discussion group, was having some difficulty with discussing a book. One of the group members found the subject matter to be extremely challenging. I [...]
