Leadership Education, also known as the Thomas Jefferson Education, is a philosophy, not a curriculum. As such, many (all) of the principles could be applied to most any curriculum. The philosophy draws heavily on works by Jean Piaget and is based on the premise that children go through different stages of learning. The 4 Phases [...]

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First of all, let me apologize for starting a series and then promptly dropping it for a couple of weeks. I promise this was not intentional. Right after I posted the first post, we had some unexpected events that took my time. Things are settling back down to normalcy now, so hopefully I will be [...]

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I am excited to be starting a small series on educational philosophies. This represents hours of reading and research that I have done for my own benefit and the benefit of my family. It is certainly not exhaustive, but I hope that my research will benefit others. My purpose is not to share my opinions [...]

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I started getting asked how we were going to educate Stefan when he was just a few months old. I am worrying about nursing, sleeping, teething, and how much he poops, and I am being asked to make a decision regarding his school choice. Really? And is it really a one-time decision that we have [...]

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