Education: Teaching & Learning

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After over 100 years of mandatory schooling in the U.S., literacy rates have dropped, families are fragmented, learning “disabilities” are skyrocketing, and children and youth are increasingly disaffected.

This book is for parents and educators who are interested in going beyond schooling and homeschooling. SelfDesign, a methodology developed by Brent Cameron since 1984 that is much more than another take-off from traditional teaching methods. It is instead a philosophy and a practice based in the belief that children are natural learners.

Teachers delve into the most difficult, rewarding, and transformative moments of their careers, as they discover that succeeding at teaching is a test not just of training or of subject matter, but of resolve, dedication, faith, and character.

The Well-Trained Mind will instruct you, step by step, on how to give your child an academically rigorous, comprehensive education from preschool through high schoolone that will train him or her to read, to think, to understand, to be well-rounded and curious about learning.