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9 Educational Philosophies Defined (UPDATED!)

June 5, 2024 //  by Jamie C. Martin

9 Educational Philosophies Defined (UPDATED!) ~ Written by Jamie C. Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Introverted Moms Hi friends! I'm here again with another installment in my new Simple Homeschool series, in which I’m updating past content to keep it fresh and useful for all of …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: charlotte mason, classical, jamie, leadership education, literature, montessori, oak meadow, sonlight, sonlight literature, then and now, unit study, unschooling

Why is it so hard to trust the process?

October 22, 2019 //  by Kari Patterson

Written by Kari Patterson I still can barely believe it somedays. When I walk in Dutch's room and see him crowded over a history assignment, all on his own initiative.  Or when he announces, "Mom! I got my whole week's worth of science work done in one day, again!" or when I hear him tell his …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: leadership education, phases of learning

The top educational goal for my 8- to 12-year-olds

March 20, 2017 //  by Jamie C. Martin

Written by Jamie Martin of Simple Homeschool Jonathan and I sat at our local Panera Bread, enjoying a mother-son afternoon date. We ordered hot chocolate and played a favorite game to get started. But then he wanted to get down to the real fun he'd been anticipating. I opened my laptop and we …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: jamie, leadership education

Core Phase: Creating a solid foundation for ages 0-8

May 25, 2015 //  by Jamie C. Martin

Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool, also blogs about motherhood at Steady Mom This post is part of an ongoing series about the educational philosophy Leadership Education (also known as A Thomas Jefferson Education.) "Core Phase is the basis of a life. A good Core Phase naturally provides …

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Category: methods & philosophiesTag: elementary, jamie, leadership education, preschool

Giveaway: $300+ package from Thomas Jefferson Education

August 6, 2014 //  by Jamie C. Martin

This giveaway has ended; thanks for your interest! Welcome to the third giveaway in this week's Back to Homeschool Giveaway Week, sponsored by A Thomas Jefferson Education (also known as TJEd). From Rachel DeMille of TJEd: "TJEd" or "Leadership Education" is a philosophy and methodology …

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Category: giveawaysTag: leadership education

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