Thomas Jefferson Education

A couple of years ago, another home schooling mom told me about a book called “A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century” by Oliver Van DeMille. I was interested enough to purchase the book, however I actually never got around to reading it. I finally read it this week. I find the concept behind this method of teaching to be very intriguing. The basic concept is to raise future leaders through the use of the classics and mentor, as opposed to what the author refers to as “conveyor belt” education. After reading this book, I believe that this method would produce a well rounded, educated student. I am planning on researching this a bit more. If you are home schooling or planning to, this may be something to look into. Here are some resources: http://www.gw.edu/
http://www.tjed.org