tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69996969467999143922016-05-15T19:03:02.278-07:00In The TJED TrenchesThis is a blog about TJED in our homes. Join us!Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.comBlogger294125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-88681898964286040762011-05-18T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-18T09:00:01.661-07:00Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?I highly recommend "Whatever Happened to Penny Candy?" to anyone wanting to understand how money works. I was very impressed with how the topics are explained and with how pertinent this information is to our day and time. I wish I had known this information when I was a young adult, I know I would have made different decisions based on that knowledge.
For homeschool curriculum, we were able to Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-24963973866921062352011-04-20T12:02:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:29:09.417-07:00How Did It Happen?I've been re-reading "Alas, Babylon" by Pat Frank. The second time through is definitely an eye-opener. I am understanding things I did not get before. I wanted to share a couple of insights from the book that I feel are relevant in today's society.
From Alas, Babylon:
Note: In this scene, Randy is talking to his brother, a colonel in the military, about the real threat of war in America. It is Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-33584478464225909842011-05-04T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:28:15.100-07:00Father, Husband, MentorEvery six months we re-write our Compass as part of our Six Month Inventory, Six Month Purge, and Six Month "No". These three six month activities help us to reorganize our time and efforts. Mike is taking a major role in our weekly Mentor Meetings (also know as FEC - Family Executive Council) and wrote his own Compass as well. I am very happy to see the entire family working together in our Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-59963629983581961592011-05-11T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:26:58.198-07:00Adult TransitionsI've written several posts about young adults (teens) transitioning to Scholar Phase. But, as I move into mentoring adults it is trickier to describe, analyze, and portray what transitioning to Scholar Phase looks like in an adult. This is largely due to the fact that we (the adults) all had a full conveyor-belt education. For those of us using Leadership Education methods, our children have beenCeleste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-24022567157630613962010-07-06T07:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:23:31.901-07:00Top 8 Mistakes in Scholar PhaseRecently I was skimming through Leadership Education by Oliver and Rachel DeMille, looking for areas in which to improve my mentoring techniques when I came across pages 212-224 about "The Top Eight Mistakes Parents Make with Scholar Phase". Considering the fact that all my children are now in Scholar phase (varying levels) I figured this was a good place to study again.
Here is a list of the Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-81217968534642015412011-04-27T09:00:00.000-07:002011-05-15T18:21:16.412-07:00Shh! Scholar in Progress!During our Mentor Meetings Sunday night, a startling discovery was made....I interrupt my Scholars too much. Nayna politely asked during the meeting to not be interrupted during her study hours. I was pretty surprised, because I thought my kids have pretty un-interrupted time, but she explained herself well and was able to make excellent observations about the issue. Mike then commented, "When Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-15793390428583096472010-08-01T07:00:00.000-07:002011-04-21T09:10:51.142-07:00"Leadership Education" Re-Printing Sale!Our printing budget is committed to the 2 new books that are almost ready for release; meanwhile we've sold out of Leadership Education! Our win is your win; to pay for its reprinting, we're offering a "Reprint Pre-Print Blowout Sale!" $19.95 for Leadership Education delivered to your door...http://www.tjedonline.com/free-article.php?id=282
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rd (Rachelle DeMille)Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-61947163119023776342010-08-25T12:48:00.000-07:002010-08-25T13:24:03.898-07:00Mentoring Adult ChildrenThanks for your post Sandra. I think I actually put this topic on the schedule and then got so busy with my scholar age kids I totally forgot to write about my older ones! It's a new subject I am very passionate about. It's been an interesting journey over the past 18 years to mentor through all the phases. Our fourth child just "graduated" from high school in May and started his fist week in Karennoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-52431132152135975872010-08-25T01:36:00.000-07:002010-08-25T02:01:54.693-07:00Mentoring Adult ChildrenWeeks ago, when I first saw this topic on the schedule I decided I wouldn't be posting since it wasn't something I had knowledge of. Now that has changed since my oldest is officially an adult. For some reason that development shocked me a bit.While I no longer mentor him academically - his university studies involve subjects outside my area of expertise - I am pleased to say that my husband andSandranoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-85867783090632147182010-08-03T12:00:00.000-07:002010-08-24T11:11:39.013-07:00Seasons: 'Founding's & 'Unraveling'sWe have been getting ready for school to 'start' at our home (learning never ends). Some things have been Founded and some things are still Unraveling before they get a new Founding. (If you're unfamiliar with these terms, check out The Fourth Turning) With a Thomas Jefferson Education, home education starts with ME. I recently reconfigured (newly Founded) my bedroom (well, ROB and I did) and Verena Bnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-69578187927950568582010-08-18T01:12:00.000-07:002010-08-18T02:39:00.808-07:00How do you Inspire?One of the concepts that most attracted me to Thomas Jefferson Education was the key, "Inspire, not Require". Ironically, and perhaps not surprisingly, it was the one I found most difficult to implement. "How exactly do you inspire?" I often wondered. A couple of years into my journey I don't claim to have all the answers, but I do have a few more than I used to. And many of the most successful Sandranoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-12646021601454197392010-08-14T18:54:00.000-07:002010-08-14T22:59:13.055-07:00Trivium MasteryDiane Lockman is the author is the author of Trivium Mastery. She also has a website (www.classicalscholar.com) full of plenty of free, helpful articles. Her approach to education is that mastering three skills (language, thought and speech) preferably before the teenage years is the authentic approach to a classical education. Once these skills have been mastered the student then goes on to the Sandranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-78943310805382763672010-08-06T05:26:00.000-07:002010-08-06T05:26:24.418-07:00The Annual Break, Ingredient #10
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This is a topic I posted on in May of this year, and the comments were Amazing! Please revisit it with me as we carefully consider this season...
THE ANNUAL BREAK
Nanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574264539874041333noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-17413232084740472582010-07-31T07:00:00.000-07:002010-07-31T07:00:02.096-07:00Making Everything QualityI hear an awful lot about ‘Inspire, Not Require’ and ‘You, Not Them’. These are powerful principles that truly perform miracles in the lives of my children. Sometimes, however, in our personal quests to set an example and set the stage for our children’s education, we forget that ultimately the quality of their education is still a choice that they must make.
Our family has recently been Verena Bnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-19098839183966171102010-07-27T07:00:00.000-07:002010-07-27T07:00:04.432-07:00The Beauty of Core PhaseI did not learn about Leadership Education (TJED) until my children were 13, 10, and 8 respectively. It took me another 2 years to fully get "off the conveyor belt" and begin getting myself in the right mindset to make sure we all had a solid Core Phase. I knew my youngest needed Core Phase for sure, and my other children had things to improve as well. The most difficult realization I came to wasCeleste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-75725810974743623102010-07-26T05:00:00.000-07:002010-07-26T05:00:13.480-07:00Core Phase CurriculumI have been asked several times if there is a core phase curriculum. The answer is yes, there is! It is very basic, so basic we tend to ignore it. It is:Right and WrongTrue and FalseGood and Bad One of the biggest mistakes I've made is that I have been one of those people that ignored the core phase curriculum. I didn't focus on the above instead I focused on reading, writing and arithmetic.Idaho Suttersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-4837993038659423932010-07-23T06:00:00.000-07:002010-07-23T07:33:21.611-07:00Unwritten..."Today is where your book begins, the rest is still unwritten!!"
I have been prayerfully preparing for a new season of learning in our home, and find that I'm filled with renewed joy and anticipation - Yeah!! This time last year, I was actively seeking relief of Conveyor Belt thinking, and so my plan was to Not plan. That attitude allowed us time to Detox, and reprogram, if you will. In the Nanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574264539874041333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-43007223287861889632010-07-21T02:20:00.000-07:002010-07-20T20:05:32.797-07:00A New YearThe beginning of a new school year is a relatively simple matter when you are on the conveyor belt - simply purchase the supplies for the relevant grade and you are ready to go. Gearing up for another year of Leadership Education is not necessarily so simple, but far more worthwhile. I start with a six month inventory (ingredient number 8) for each child. This is a chance for me to really focus Sandranoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-24867852768499339552010-07-19T05:00:00.000-07:002010-07-19T05:00:01.859-07:00Gearing up for the FallWith our Annual Break coming to a close we are thinking about our next six months. What do we want to have happen? Here's the 'short list' of some things we are doing and some changes we are making.Redoing our 6 month Compass and Binder. This is listed in the ingredients section under 'Binder'. Each family member (includinng mom and dad) sets 6 month goals and makes a list of things they wantIdaho Suttersnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-82741912268590716362010-07-16T06:00:00.000-07:002010-07-16T06:00:05.215-07:00A Daily Dose of The Baker BunchAs I began preparing my thoughts for this post, the "Facts of Life" theme song continued to come to mind..."You Take the Good, You Take the Bad, You Take them both, and there you have..." pretty much describes our days over the past year.
When we finally jumped off the conveyor belt, we took the wise advice of seasoned TJEd families that recommended we allow ample time to Detox. Little did I Nanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574264539874041333noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-80193524318619016992010-07-14T00:01:00.000-07:002010-07-14T00:01:02.872-07:00Our Not Very Typical DayWhen I first came across the principles of Thomas Jefferson Education I was intrigued but, being a practical sort of person, I had one large question. How did this work - what did it actually look like in real life? After eighteen months putting the ideas into practice I decided it would be a good time to answer my own question by documenting what a typical day looked like in my house. The idea Sandranoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-5704850119403144332010-07-12T05:00:00.000-07:002010-07-13T12:02:51.074-07:00What our day looks like....We thought we would share with our readers and ourselves what our days look like in our homes.We have followed the proceeding schedule essentially since January. We have switched our piano practicing to be during Family Work time instead of before 8:30 A.M. Through the summer we have maintained this rough outline. Wake up times and bedtimes have been off due to outside commitments, but we have Idaho Suttersnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-6137803291158541662010-07-13T07:00:00.000-07:002010-07-13T07:00:03.970-07:00A Day In Our Home...Over the past several years, suddenly and quite without my permission, my kids have practically grown up! I have written a couple of posts about what our day looks like now and when we had foster children in core phase, but now I want to hear what YOUR day looks like.
Do you have a schedule?
What does it look like?
Do you have scheduling challenges?
I hope you will share. I know we can all Celeste B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07356778436738411892noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-45051611631430804302010-07-09T06:00:00.000-07:002010-07-09T08:30:32.940-07:00Mistakes, I've Made a Few..."A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing."
— George Bernard Shaw
What great news!! I can honestly express gratitude for the things I've learned the hard way (which seems to be my favorite way to learn). Likewise, I am always sweetly surprised by the value I find when I am truly willing to investigate my choices looking for lessonsNanettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07574264539874041333noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6999696946799914392.post-15240643272012054892010-07-05T05:00:00.000-07:002010-07-05T05:00:00.928-07:00Mistakes? I don't want to talk about it!Just kidding. Sometimes though when I look back at my mistakes I think, "Why did I do that?" We aren't going to be perfect parents, especially in home education, but we still have to keep trying! Here are the mistakes I've made:I should have jumped off the conveyor belt the first time I heard about it.I should have given my kids a solid core phase including the all important core phase Idaho Suttersnoreply@blogger.com3