Leadership education is about teaching children not only how to think, but also how to be leaders themselves in every aspect of their lives, whether it's at home, in the community in government, and in business.
I'm guessing this is the type of education you would like for your child. I want my children to be able to think outside the box.
When you look through history, you'll find that most of the world's greatest thinkers and leaders received their education from tutors and mentors at home.
As their education progresses, they would move on to prep schools and study the classics continuing a mentor approach.
The mentoring system created the best leaders in the world. Sadly enough, today's Americans usually think of professionals and specialists when they think of leaders. These specialists are rarely leaders.
Today, our nation is mostly filled with people who would rather be followers. They either ignore or don't even notice the system's problems. If the next generation is going to be any better than this one, we need to teach our children to be great leaders who can make a difference.
Four important keys make up leadership education: Mentoring, classics, and time.
Students need enough time to learn, and that means they need structure. For example, an older student may need at least 5 hours of learning a day for 5 days a week.
This will allow enough time for your child to read and study. Younger students will not need so much time.
We are going to combine mentoring and the classics. Leadership education consists of discussing the classics with mentors, which is part of learning how to think.
It is essential for the mentor to read the classic that the student is reading. Both student and teacher should keep a reading journal by writing about key ideas.
You can start the day off with a math lesson for the first hour, and writing or discussion with a mentor during the last hour. The time in between can be used for free reading, studying, and experimenting.
For centuries, this type of learning has been the means for acquiring knowledge and skills needed for leaders.
For successful leadership education, your child needs a mentor he or she can read the classics with. While most of us are somewhat familiar with classics in history and literature, it's important to remember there are classics in almost any subject.
Even in a subject like science, there are classics such as Newton's Principia Mathematics. You probably wouldn't want to begin with something like this, but when the appropriate time comes, try it.
Leadership education will teach your child how to think well. If you plan on being your child's mentor, you must make sure that you are a great learner and thinker.
I'm guessing this is the type of education you would like for your child. I want my children to be able to think outside the box.
When you look through history, you'll find that most of the world's greatest thinkers and leaders received their education from tutors and mentors at home.
As their education progresses, they would move on to prep schools and study the classics continuing a mentor approach.
The mentoring system created the best leaders in the world. Sadly enough, today's Americans usually think of professionals and specialists when they think of leaders. These specialists are rarely leaders.
Today, our nation is mostly filled with people who would rather be followers. They either ignore or don't even notice the system's problems. If the next generation is going to be any better than this one, we need to teach our children to be great leaders who can make a difference.
Four important keys make up leadership education: Mentoring, classics, and time.
Students need enough time to learn, and that means they need structure. For example, an older student may need at least 5 hours of learning a day for 5 days a week.
This will allow enough time for your child to read and study. Younger students will not need so much time.
We are going to combine mentoring and the classics. Leadership education consists of discussing the classics with mentors, which is part of learning how to think.
It is essential for the mentor to read the classic that the student is reading. Both student and teacher should keep a reading journal by writing about key ideas.
You can start the day off with a math lesson for the first hour, and writing or discussion with a mentor during the last hour. The time in between can be used for free reading, studying, and experimenting.
For centuries, this type of learning has been the means for acquiring knowledge and skills needed for leaders.
For successful leadership education, your child needs a mentor he or she can read the classics with. While most of us are somewhat familiar with classics in history and literature, it's important to remember there are classics in almost any subject.
Even in a subject like science, there are classics such as Newton's Principia Mathematics. You probably wouldn't want to begin with something like this, but when the appropriate time comes, try it.
Leadership education will teach your child how to think well. If you plan on being your child's mentor, you must make sure that you are a great learner and thinker.
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