Scholar Habits: Daily Inspire
Published: Thu, 09/22/11
Daily Inspire! Scholar Habits "Yet the teaching of subject matter cannot go on without the building up of certain habits. "There are only two such…
Thomas Jefferson Education
TJEd Weekly Inspire
Isn't it Splendid...: Daily Inspire
Published: Wed, 09/21/11
Daily Inspire! Isn't it Splendid! "Isn't it splendid to think of all the things there are to find out about? It just makes me feel glad to be alive--…
The Greats Books, II: Daily Inspire
Published: Tue, 09/20/11
Daily Inspire! The Great Books, II "Great books are great teachers; they show us every day what ordinary people are capable of. "These books came out…
Strength of Soul: Daily Inspire
Published: Mon, 09/19/11
Daily Inspire! Strength of Soul "Success, increasingly, has been substituted for virtue in our curricula; facts, for wisdom; social adjustment, for…
In the Flow: Daily Inspire
Published: Mon, 09/12/11
Daily Inspire! In the Flow "When students are deeply in love with studying, they learn in 'the flow' and they absorb massive amounts of information,…
The Great Books: Daily Inspire
Published: Thu, 09/08/11
Daily Inspire! The Great Books "We have seen that education through the liberal arts and great books is the best education for the best. "We have seen…
Education vs. Training: Daily Inspire
Published: Wed, 09/07/11
Daily Inspire! Education vs. Training Lord Brougham said: "Education makes a people easy to lead, but difficult to drive; easy to govern, but…
Socialization according to Shakespeare: Daily Inspire
Published: Tue, 09/06/11
Daily Inspire! What about the Socialization? The Scottish Enlightenment philosopher George Turnbull wrote in the eighteenth century that the debate…
Six Essential Skills: Daily Inspire!
Published: Mon, 09/05/11
Daily Inspire! Si Essential Skills Most people emphasize the following skills with students during Transition to Scholar (roughly ages 10-12 for girls…
Friday Poem: The Reading Mother
Published: Fri, 09/02/11
Daily Inspire! The Reading Mother I had a mother who read to me Sagas of pirates who scoured the sea, Cutlasses clenched in their yellow teeth,…