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Description
The world’s problems can be summed up in just a few words: lack of leadership. While the world is in desperate need of leaders, very few people have the tools to become one.
Oliver and Rachel DeMille’s Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning is the manual that every person who aspires to be an effective leader, or to raise one, needs.
Principled decision-making, the cultivation of character, studying the classics, and using critical thinking skills are just a few of the lost educational virtues of today restored by this book.
An in-depth look at the philosophy and phases of education are indispensable when creating leaders. This book will help any family find the direction they are looking for when pursuing leadership education. This book teaches not only the theories behind Thomas Jefferson Education but also the practical application of these theories for you and your children.
If we apply the philosophy contained in Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning then we will transform not only our families and our classrooms, but the world.
Chapter Outline
Introduction
Leadership Determines the Future • 3 Traditions of Education • Leadership Education is Vital • Getting the Most Out of This Book
Chapter 1: Two Views of Childhood
Differing Educational Views & Assumptions • John Dewey • Dewey v. Deweyism • Lev Vygotsky • Erik Erikson • Jean Piaget • The “Four Gospels” of Modern Education
Chapter 2: The Phases
Core, Love of Learning, Scholar, Depth, Mission, & Impact • Integral Relationship of Phases • 7 Keys of Great Teaching • 1. Classics, Not Textbooks • 2. Mentors, Not Professors • 3. Inspire, Not Require • 4. Structure Time, Not Content • 5. Quality, Not Conformity • 6. Simplicity, Not Complexity • 7. You, Not Them • Applying the 7 Keys • The 8th Key • Foundational Phases • Educational Phases • Applicational Phases • Life Transitions • Getting Off the Conveyor Belt
Chapter 3: Core & Love of Learning Ingredients 1-12
1. Sundays • 2. Weeks • 3. Mornings • 4. Kidschool • 5. The Bean-Counter Game • 6. The 6-Month Purge • 7. The 6-Month “No” • 8. The 6-Month Inventory • 9. The Annual Project • 10. The Annual Break • 11. Afternoons • 12. Evenings
Chapter 4: Core & Love of Learning Ingredients 13-30
13. Winters • 14. Summers • 15. The Weekly Club • 16. The Binder • 17. The Field Trip • 18. The Library Trip • 19. The Bookshelf • 20. The Closet • 21. The Family Room • 22. The Entertainment Room • 23. The Donation Box • 24. The Storage Box • 25. The Weekly Lesson • 26. The Safety Kids Class • 27. The Mom School • 28. The Computer • 29. The Kitchen Table • 30. The Cleaning Time
Chapter 5: Core & Love of Learning Ingredients 31-55
31. The Academic “No” • 32. The Discipline “No” • 33. The Yard • 34. The Evening Reading List • 35. The Chores • 36. Grandparent Mentoring • 37. Teaching the Model • 38. The Central Classic • 39. The Awakening • 40. The Interruption “Yes” • 41. The Stateswoman • 42. The Core Reading List • 43. The Degree Program • 44. The Formal Ball • 45. The Assignment • 46. The Mission • 47. The Friend • 48. The Core Phase Curriculum • 49. The Love of Learning Curriculum • 50. Spring is for Science • 51. Fall is for Beginnings • 52. The Subscription • 53. The Dinner Meal • 54. The Discipline “Yes” • 55. The Academic “Yes”
Chapter 6: Transition to Scholar
Traits & Behaviors Indicating Transition to Scholar • Transition Discoveries • 8 Systems of Learning, Skills, & Phases When Learned • Lessons & Results of the 2 Paths During Transition • 35 Parenting Skills for Transition • Specific Advice for Fathers & Mothers • The 3 Indispensable Choices
Chapter 7: Scholar Phase
Facilitating Scholar Phase • Historical Roots • The Practice Scholar • The Project Scholar • The Self-Directed Scholar
Chapter 8: Depth Phase
Current Trends • Recommendations for an Ideal College • Mentors in Depth Phase • Key Actions
Chapter 9: Mission Phase
Transition to Mission • 3 Challenges • The Quick Fix • The Family Way • The Leadership Conveyor Belt • The Price of Leadership
Chapter 10: Impact Phase
Mentor: Build Protegees • Scholar: Fill in Educational Gaps • Citizen: Increase Freedom • Entrepreneur: Add Value • Sentinel: Warn Upcoming Generations • Philosopher: Make Classics of Your Own • Philanthropist: Selflessly Increase Happiness • Disciple: Let Go of Baggage & Discipline Your Life • Artist: Create Beauty • Statesman: Change the World for Good • Healer: Change the One • Elder: Never Retire, But Continue Serving • Grandparent: Leave a Legacy
Coda: Grandparenting
Reviews
“This book has an audacious purpose: the transformation of our families and our classrooms. It teaches no only the philosophy but also the hands-on details of how to effectively educate for leadership. Every family needs this incredible book in their home!” -Jodie Palmer
“I thought I already knew some of this information from articles and seminars, but there is so much new material in this book that I know I’ll read it over and over. It is the manual for great education, at every age and stage of life!” -Julie Earl
“I can do this! And so can any other dad. I especially love the section that teaches me how to help my kids through scholar phase. It will take effort, but it’s worth it!” -Andrew Groft
“I am excited for every one of my children to read it cover to cover!” -Angela Baker
Oliver & Rachel DeMille
Oliver DeMille is the founder and former president of George Wythe University, a founding partner of The Center for Social Leadership, and the author of A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the 21st Century. Presently, he serves as a mentor directing graduate and doctoral programs and devotes a majority of his time to writing.
As a university student, Oliver went on a search for a truly great education — researching private and public universities, technical and religious schools, and corporate and international educational institutions. As a result, he took classes from a small Bible school where he worked closely with mentors and studied the Bible and the great classics in many fields. Although Coral Ridge Baptist University was not regionally accredited, he was so excited by the quality of his studies that he left a large, well-respected university to focus full time on his classical education. He earned the B.A. in Biblical Studies (May 1992), M.A. in Christian Political Science (December 1992), and Ph.D. in Religious Education (May 1994) at Coral Ridge Baptist University.
He has written and spoken extensively about the traditional education system versus his intense mentored-classical experience with Coral Ridge and other non-traditional schools. After his Coral Ridge studies, he went back and completed the B.A. in International Relations with a minor in Aerospace Studies at Brigham Young University (August 1994).
Oliver is a popular keynote speaker, writer and business consultant. He is married to the former Rachel Pinegar. They have eight children.
Rachel DeMille is Oliver’s frequent co-author. She is an accomplished teacher, speaker and “momschool” organizer. She is the principal contributor to the content on TJEd Online.
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