Comments on: A Thomas Jefferson Education: Principles and Stages

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 20 Jul 2006 00:32:03 +0000

True, the booklet is only $4, but I got a couple of other books to stash away for Christmas so the shipping cost was less painful.

By: momof3feistykids

momof3feistykids — Wed, 19 Jul 2006 19:00:41 +0000

I am loving diving in to your discussion of these learning stages. I was tempted to buy the booklet you mentioned, but shipping would’ve cost more than the book.

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Apple Stars » Blog Archive » Collaborative Learning Stages — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:30:42 +0000

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By: applestars

applestars — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 23:07:25 +0000

LOL, Susan! Now I’m feeling pressure for the stages to actually be good! I’ve been putting them together the past two days. It’s been harder to “package” it neatly than I thought, and I expect questions to arise from what I’ve got.

Karen, I really didn’t like the book. I thought the supplement was definitely the prize. On the other hand, I misplaced it, so I can’t go over it to see if it would be a good “complete package”. I think the book spends most of its time justifying why the leadership education is better than others, versus just sharing what it is, how to apply it, and discussing its varied attributes.

Alright, I’m ready to go re-read my list of stages one more time and then publish it . . . don’t expect too much

-Cindy

By: Susan

Susan — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 18:46:50 +0000

Cindy, YOU ARE KILLING ME! I’m waiting ever so patiently (yeah, right) for your superb and fabulous list of stages… Now you’ve got me really curious!

I’m right there with Karen, we’re very unschoolish but lately I’ve been thinking more and more about incorporating elements of classical education into our days. Thanks for mentioning this resource, I’ll have to check it out. I like the seven principals, they make pretty good sense.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 19:34:11 +0000

What a timely post for me. I’ve just started reading about classical education, but have so far been more unschooling. I look forward to your list of learning timeframes and have to look into getting the supplement. Would you recommend reading the entire book also? My library doesn’t have it, so I’d have to probably buy it.

By: Saj

Saj — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 04:00:46 +0000

I’ve attended at least four of the TJED seminars. All very interesting. I keep telling people TJED is like unschooling with a classical perspective, too! I like the idea of structuring a little time for my son and I to share ideas. We read to each other nearly every day and we play around with writing, math, puzzles, riddles, etc. I have found that while many children follow the stages, mine needed to return to CORE phase to get more play in. Actually, I needed a CORE phase and now I’m in Love of Learning–that’s my excuse for reading what ever I feel like and not finishing any book I don’t want. (I’m an English teacher, so I have finished plenty and written about them, thank you very much! LOL)

I’m very anxious to hear about your own list of stages.
Thanks, Saj

By: floridamom

floridamom — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 20:06:08 +0000

I’ve heard of A Thomas Jefferson Education, but unfortunately my library system doesn’t have the book. Thanks for sharing this information — I just might have to request it through inter- library loan.
Kathy