Would You Like To Be Able To Talk About Politics Without Talking About Politics?
“It is a sign of crudity and indigestion to throw up what we have eaten in the same condition it was swallowed down; and the stomach has not performed its office, if it has not altered the figure and shape of what was committed to it for concoction…Let the tutor make his pupil thoroughly sift […]
Active Listening and Independent Judgment
Be “careful not to ask [your] questions of the [students]. Only when they seek to answer questions which they themselves ask, do they commit themselves to the hard work of finding answers that are meaningful to them…give only as much guidance and encouragement as is necessary to elicit the students’ interest.”— Maria Montessori Inspiration should […]
How Is Bike Riding Like College?
You might have seen the increasing number of articles discussing the fact that a college degree doesn’t prepare students with the skills to be successful in life, and many more companies which are now abolishing their degree requirements because a degree is no longer a reliable signal that a job candidate has the skills and […]
Renewed and Enlightened: A Parent’s Story
We were delighted to read this 5-star review of The Great Connections Seminar from Virginia Murr, parent of an attendee. The student, Jessica, was a shy, quiet girl with a lot of inner ambition and hidden creativity. Watching her blossom throughout the week was a joy, and hearing about her continued transformation from her mother is […]
