false 8509 2 Is American education preparing the future leaders our nation needs, or merely struggling to teach basic literacy and job skills? Without leadership education, are we settling for an inadequate system that delivers educational, industrial, governmental and societal mediocrity? In <i>A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century</i>, Oliver DeMille presents a new educational vision based on proven methods that really work! Teachers, students, parents, educators, legislators, leaders and everyone who cares about America's future must read this compelling book. 11455 2000 A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century total:713|5:3|4:6|3:4|2:2|1:1| 713 3086 995 242 1 6 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Jan 23 18:53:03 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 18:56:52 -0800 2008
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I began reading all the parenting books I could in an attempt to gain the skills I needed to manage the behaviors of our youngest daughter who suffers from ADHD, Impulsive and Anxiety Disorder. My brother recommended I read A Thomas Jefferson Education, insisting that it was the source ...more...]]> 2 3 true true Sun Feb 17 09:57:36 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 17 10:02:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 17 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 03:26:22 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 13 03:30:34 -0700 2008
Thomas Jefferson - now he had it tough!

Dr. Oliver Van DeMille likened coming off "the conveyor belt" of public education unto a detoxification process (as for recovering substance abusers). Here the family...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Apr 26 08:37:42 -0700 2008 Sat Apr 26 21:26:21 -0700 2008 First, he holds up George Wythe College as the end-all of the best possible education ever (according to his non-research-substantiated ideas). Having had some interaction with people who went to George Wythe, I have to say I'm underwhelme...more...]]> 4 2 false false Mon Feb 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 21:01:39 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 21:08:08 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jan 19 20:09:16 -0800 2008 Sat Jul 18 22:49:01 -0700 2009 4
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