| How can teachers use their curriculum to
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| | education and not know how to think on
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| train leaders for the future? How can
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| | their own. Shifting your educational
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| parents encourage their children to lead
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| | model from "what to think" to "how to
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| when they grow up? The first place to
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| | think" can be a major change in your
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| start in raising your students into
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| | life. Below are some practical ways to
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| leadership is to change your own
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| | set a foundation for this type of
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| education paradigm.Does your education
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| | education by starting with yourself.As
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| paradigm really matter? Most of us
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| | you teach your children how to think, you
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| grew up in a public or private school,
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| | might see a lifestyle change for your
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| which can be likened to a factory. All
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| | entire family. Leadership Education
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| the students come to the factory or the
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| | ultimately involves the family as a
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| school. They start in kindergarten and
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| | whole. Initially, it takes much effort
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| move on to first grade, down the conveyor
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| | from a parent because you must be
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| belt, as described by Oliver DeMille. At
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| | involved in learning and growing
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| each stage of the conveyor belt (or grade
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| | yourself. You can not hand over some
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| level), the student learns the exact same
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| | workbooks and say "go for it". Workbooks
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| information as everyone else. The
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| | merely teach your children "what to
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| students are told what to think.Even
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| | think", not "how to think".To begin your
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| though the school may be using tools like
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| | own education as a teacher or parent,
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| classics, the school's approach to
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| | start by reading one classic. Choose a
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| education only teaches students "what to
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| | classic that interests you. If you're
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| think". The curriculum is master to
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| | not sure what classic to read, consult a
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| everyone. Too often, teachers lecture
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| | young adult classics list. Once you
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| and "force-feed" information to their
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| | finish your first classic, continue
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| students. Please know I do not believe
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| | reading a classic each week for the next
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| lectures are bad; they have a place. But
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| | four weeks. You will complete five books
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| too often, teachers lecture, telling
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| | and be on the road to furthering your own
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| their students what to think about the
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| | education.As your children see their
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| readings. Later on, tests are given to
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| | parents studying and learning, they begin
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| determine if the student knows what the
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| | to have a different idea of what
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| teacher thinks about the readings, not
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| | education is all about. You will be
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| what the students discover about the
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| | excited about what you are learning and
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| readings. John Gatto says it well.After
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| | want to share it with your own children.
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| you fall into the habit of accepting what
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| | After you finish five classics, read
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| other people tell you to think, you lose
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| | another one and add a writing activity.
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| the power to think for yourself. John
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| | As you read this classic, keep a reading
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| Taylor Gatto, A Different Teacher,
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| | journal. In your reading journal, write
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| 2002When you have a steady diet of
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| | down your thoughts about the story.
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| lecture, you lose the power to think for
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| | Share your thoughts with someone else.
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| yourself. To develop leaders of
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| | Now, it is time to start with your own
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| tomorrow, you need to change the methods
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| | students. Choose a classic to read aloud
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| used to educate today's children.How do
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| | together. The first classic you read
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| you look at education?Does your
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| | together should be purely for enjoyment.
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| curriculum dictate your child's
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| | If your students have never enjoyed
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| education? Do you believe educators
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| | classics, you may need to read a few more
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| needs textbooks for everything? If so,
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| | before moving to journaling and
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| you are training your children to follow.
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| | discussing. Once you think your children
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| The underlying assumption of textbooks is
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| | are ready, ask them to journal about the
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| that the teacher and student do not know
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| | story after you finish reading each day.
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| enough to evaluate resources, so the
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| | Then, discuss what the students write in
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| textbook author will do it for you. All
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| | their journal.Francis Bacon said,
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| the student has to do is learn the
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| | "Reading maketh a full man, conference a
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| conclusions of the textbook to become
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| | ready man, and writing an exact man."
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| successful in "school". This model of
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| | Reading, writing and discussing are
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| education makes great followers who learn
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| | foundational to developing students who
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| "what to think".Ponder for a moment.
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| | think for themselves. If you want your
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| Textbooks give students questions to
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| | children to be leaders, they must think
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| answer. If the student can answer the
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| | on their own. Classics are the best
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| chosen questions on a test, he can move
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| | place to start.When you follow this
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| on to the next piece of information.
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| | process, you become a teacher who leads
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| Textbooks do not encourage students to
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| | by example. Your example is part of a
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| think outside of the answers in the
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| | new type of curriculum for your
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| teacher's manual. This model has
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| | children's education.Kerry Beck is the
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| provided our society with highly trained,
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| | author of Raising Leaders, Not Followers,
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| but poorly educated graduates.Leadership
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| | which encourages parents to train their
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| Education takes a different approach to
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| | children to be leaders who rule wisely.
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| curriculum. One of the essential
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| | She would like to give you a free report
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| elements of leadership education is
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| | at the Leadership
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| teaching how to think. I don't think
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| | Education in the Homeschool Curriculum
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| your children should complete their
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| | website.
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