by Ms.Tirtza Koren Gal

As a homeschooling parent, you are probably more often than not struggling to find a balance between structure and flexibility. A homeschooling parent needs to maintain structure and cover the necessary fundamentals within traditional curricula (like reading), but, at the same time, many of us like to play up one of the great virtues of homeschooling – the ability to focus on the individual child’s interests and strengths.

by Steven David Horwich

(The following is excerpted from Connect The Thoughts first Parent/Teacher Training Course, The Goals of Education.)

by Steven David Horwich

Albert Einstein is universally thought to have been not only the greatest physicist of the 20th century, but its greatest scientists, and one of the three or so most important scientists of all time.  He homeschooled, by the way, until college, but that’s not what I’d like to write about today.

Today, I want to write about persistence.

by Oliver DeMille

The secret of any great education is love of learning. Note that the phrase here is love of “learning,” not love of “schooling,” or love of “education.” Learning should be the focus of schools and education, but this is not always the case. Many schools and educational institutions have become big business, and indeed modern regulatory complexity has forced most schools to put business above learning. This is a disaster for education and the future of our society.


by Oliver DeMille

Allan Bloom wrote in The Closing of the American Mind that, “People sup together, play together, travel together, but they do not think together. Hardly any homes have any intellectual life whatsoever, let alone one that informs the vital interests of life. Educational TV marks the high tide for family intellectual life.”

by Rachel DeMille

TJEd Milestones: The Transition To Scholar
by Rachel DeMille

If you could change anything about yourself, what would it be? I'm not talking about plastic surgery or losing a few pounds. But seriously, if you could really, truly improve the inner you and become more like your very best self, what would you change? Whatever it is, there's a good chance that if you could go back in time to change it you'd end up dealing with lessons most naturally learned between ages 9 and 14.

by Rachel DeMille

Exhibit A: Thirteen-year-old son loves to study math. Loves to read big books full of big ideas. Loves sports, movies and choir. Loves to play with his little brothers and sisters. Likes activities with his friends several times a week, but doesn’t let them get in the way of his studies or family. Loves school, social events and challenging new topics. Is happy to help out with housework.

A Parable; A Cautionary Tale
by Rachel DeMille

On the first day of school, the little boy waved to his mother and turned to run down the bright hallway to class. His teacher smiled and pointed out his desk. “This is going to be great,” he thought. “I love to learn new things.”

An Introduction to Thomas Jefferson Education
by Rachel DeMille



What is education?