Course curriculum
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IMPORTANT: Please read this announcement!
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DOWNLOADABLE TJED FORMS
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CLARIFICATION
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CONVENTION INDEX
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Cresting Orientation Video
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About the Live Workshops - details, registration links, etc.
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Reserve a Spot for Your Workshop
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KEYNOTE: The 4 Great Eras of Education in Humanity’s History: How We are at the Very Beginning of a New Era and What That Means In Your Home
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KEYNOTE- Fair, Better and Best: Comparing and Exploring the Contrasts and Strengths of the Lecture/Test Method, the Socratic Method and The Leadership Education Method
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KEYNOTE: How is TJEd Unschooling? How is it *not*?
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KEYNOTE: Put a Pin in it: Guide Posts, Trigger Points, and Red Flags to Watch for in Your TJEd Journey by Ian & Emma Cox
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CONTENTS
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VIDEO - Take Control of Your Narrative: What Dr. Seuss Taught Me About Living, Learning and Teaching in Crisis by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO - Building Community Where You Are by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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VIDEO - TJEd as the Servant, not the Master by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: Environment for Scholar Phase on a Core Phase Budget by Emma Cox
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The Impact of Stories Part I: The Art & Science by Ian Cox
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The Impact of Stories Part II: Telling a Story by Ian Cox
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VIDEO - Cultivating the Art of Conversation by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: "The Dialectic: The Art and Science of Learning Through Disagreement" by Oliver James DeMille
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AUDIO: Educating our Children with Learning that Transfers: Preparing them for the Post-COVID World by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: Higher Education in the Post-COVID Era by Oliver DeMille
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Familiar, not Foreign by Ian Cox
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VIDEO - When TJEd Isn't Working by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO & AUDIO: Facilitating the Transition to Scholar Phase
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VIDEO: "How does Love of Learning lead to the Transition to Scholar?" by Emma Cox & Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: My Journey to Scholar Phase (Confessions of a Late Bloomer) - Eliza Robinson
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VIDEO: Family Work by Rachel DeMille & Donna Goff
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VIDEO - HELP! What To Do With an Uninspired (Lazy?) Teen
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Jacques Barzun and the Core Principles of Great Teaching
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VIDEO - What is Today For???
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AUDIO: SNOWFLAKES VS. HEROES: A Review of the Best-Selling 100 Education Books of 2021, and What They Tell Us About Current Education
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VIDEO - How to do Mentoring Interviews with Kids
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VIDEO - HELP! I'm BORING!
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VIDEO - Music: Force or Quit? Is there another option for TJEders?
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Mentoring Moment: Seeing Through the Haze by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: TJEstimonial - The Family Reset & the Healing and Transformative Power of the Classics
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VIDEO: What does TJEd math look like in Love of Learning?
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CONTENTS
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Especially for Newbies! (New to Homeschool, New to TJEd, or just ready for a new start....)
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*****GETTING STARTED*****
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VIDEO: Intro to TJEd, Part 1- The 3 Types of Education
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VIDEO: Intro to TJEd, Part 2: The Family Reset
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VIDEO: Intro to TJEd, Part 3: The Phases of Learning
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AUDIO: The 7 Keys of Great Teaching and the Phases of Learning
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*****PUTTING IT INTO PRACTICE*****
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VIDEO: The Frustrated/Accidental/Reluctant or New Homeschooler: 3 Things You Must Get Right
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VIDEO: The 5 Habits of Highly Successful Homeschoolers
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VIDEO: Top Secrets of Homeschool Success (What to do daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly...)
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VIDEO: The One-Room Schoolhouse: Large Family Logistics
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VIDEO: "Why is TJEd So Hard??" by Ian Cox
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*****CORE AND LOVE OF LEARNING*****
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VIDEO: The Top Questions People Ask About Core and Love of Learning Phases
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VIDEO: Keys of Transition from Core to Love of Learning!
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VIDEO: Will They Be Ready? (The Preparation of the "Hero") - Rachel DeMille
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AUDIO: TJEd Tools for Large Families by Emma Cox and Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: How to make Love of Learning Fun by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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AUDIO: Teaching and Learning Basic Skills by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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VIDEO: How does Love of Learning lead to the Transition to Scholar? by Emma Cox & Rachel DeMille
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*****SCHOLAR PHASE*****
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AUDIO: How to Really (get kids to) do Scholar Phase!
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VIDEO: My Journey to Scholar Phase (Confessions of a Late Bloomer)
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AUDIO: How to Exponentially Increase Your Ability to Inspire Teens
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VIDEO: Workshop on Scholar Contracts by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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AUDIO: The Bridge (You don't want to miss this one!)
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*****TEACHING ACADEMICS*****
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VIDEO SHORT: Learning to Read, on Your Lap - Rachel DeMille [sample from Mentoring in the Classics]
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VIDEO SHORT: Leveraging Success for the Late Emerging Reader - Rachel DeMille [sample from Mentoring in the Classics]
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VIDEO: +->(x): Teaching Math Through the Phases
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VIDEO SHORT: Leading Out with You, Not Them in Spelling - Rachel DeMille [sample from Mentoring in the Classics]
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VIDEO SHORT: Writing Through the Phases - Rachel DeMille [sample from Mentoring in the Classics]
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AUDIO PANEL: Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater: Teaching/Learning Writing the TJEd Way
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VIDEO: Mentoring Science - TJEd Style by Oliver James DeMille
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*****THE SPECIAL SAUCE*****
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VIDEO: Family Work by Rachel DeMille & Donna Goff
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VIDEO: "What does TJEd look like for kids who can't sit still and read, or who need more project-based learning?" by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: Homeschooling the Exceptional Child: Gifted, Unschooled, Disabled, Dyslexic, etc.
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Video Mentoring: The Universe Shifts
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Video Mentoring: What Is Yours To Do
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CONTENTS
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AUDIO - KEYNOTE FOR DADS: Straight Talk About Education, Careers, and Hero Education
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AUDIO: "The Basics of TJEd - for Dads" by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: TJEd Veteran Dads Panel
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VIDEO: "How in the world can parents break their own conveyor-belt mentality?" by Rachel DeMille
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AUDIO: The 3 Most Important Things Parents Must Do to Pass On a Great Education" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: How to Exponentially Increase Your Ability to Inspire Teens
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Merrill Root
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Alvin Toffler
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VIDEO: BONUS FREEDOM KEYNOTE - "The 5 Keys to a FreedomShift: The Technology of Genius" by Oliver DeMille
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10 Rules of Success, Part 1 by Oliver DeMille
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10 Rules of Success, Part 2 by Oliver DeMille
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10 Rules of Success, Part 3 by Oliver DeMille
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CONTENTS
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2021 TJEd Veteran Moms Panel 1 Scholar Phase Focus
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2021 TJEd Veteran Moms Panel 2
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VIDEO: 2020 TJEd Veteran Moms Panel with Ian Cox
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VIDEO: 2020 TJEd Veteran Dads Panel, Moderated by Shawn Crane
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VIDEO: 2020 TJEd Veteran Scholar Phase Youth with Ian Cox
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VIDEO: 2019 TJEdi Panel - "What does Love of Learning look like in your home?"
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VIDEO: 2019 TJEdi Panel - "What does Scholar Phase look like in your home?"
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel, Session 1 - Family Work; Mom School; What is "enough"; Facilitating Youth
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel, Session 2 - Inspiring; Delayed Gratification; Time, not Content; Newbie advice; Fears
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel, Session 3 - Executive Function; Planning; You, not Them; Most Impactful Book
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel B, Session 1: Family Reading; Introducing New Topics; Filling in Gaps
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel B, Session 2 - Colloquia; Hated topics of study; Scholar Contracts; Day in the Homeschool
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VIDEO: 2018 TJEd Veterans Panel B, Session 3 - State regulations; "Bossy" kids; Finding time for Mom to study; Building a Community; Final Thoughts
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VIDEO: 2017 TJEd Veteran Moms Panel
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VIDEO: 2017 TJEd Veteran Dads Panel
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VIDEO: 2017 TJEd "Hard Questions" Panel
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VIDEO: 2017 TJEd Young Adult Panel
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VIDEO: Homeschooling the Exceptional Child: Gifted, Unschooled, Disabled, Dyslexic, etc.
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VIDEO: "What does TJEd look like for kids who can't sit still and read, or who need more project-based learning?" by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: The Frustrated/Accidental/Reluctant or New Homeschooler: 3 Things You Must Get Right
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VIDEO: "A Leadership Education Approach to De-escalating Conflict in the Home" by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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VIDEO SHORT: Leveraging Success for the Late Emerging Reader - Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO SHORT: Audio Learning for the Auditory Learner, and Everyone Else - Rachel DeMille
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AUDIO: 7 Fears! Overcoming the Roadblocks to Your Personal Life Mission by Oliver DeMille
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Reading the Big 3 by Ian & Emma Cox
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7 Lessons from the Knight of the Rueful Countenance by Emma Cox
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7 Lessons from War and Peace by Ian Cox
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10 Lessons from Les Miserables by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: What Should Education Be: PART I, An Artistic Approach by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: What Should Education Be, PART II: A Methods and Skills Approach by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: Teaching and Mentoring from the Student’s Strengths, not Weaknesses, by Oliver DeMille [PART I]
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AUDIO: Teaching and Mentoring from the Student's Strengths, Not Weaknesses, by Oliver DeMille [PART II]
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AUDIO: Teaching and Mentoring from the Student’s Strengths, not Weaknesses, by Oliver DeMille [PART III]
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AUDIO: How to Read a Book (2021 Update) by Oliver DeMille [PART I, Why to Read: 1 - 17]
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AUDIO: How to Read a Book (2021 Update) by Oliver DeMille [PART II, Why to Read: 18 - 30]
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AUDIO: How to Read a Book (2021 Update) by Oliver DeMille [Part III, Why to Read 30 - 47; How to Read, 1 - 7]
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INTRO AUDIO: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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STUDY GUIDE: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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DEBRIEFING AUDIO: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Jacques Barzun and the Core Principles of Great Teaching
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AUDIO: TJEd in Thomas Jefferson's Own Words by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Alvin Toffler
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AUDIO: Great Thinkers in Education - Merrill Root
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About this section
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TJEstimonial: Crystal Haitsma, 8-yr veteran TJEd mother of four (13 down to 4)
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TJEstimonial: Claire Jones, 14-yr veteran TJEd mother of 7 (18 down to 3)
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TJEstimonial: Ashley Hawkes, 4-yr veteran TJEd mother of three (15 down to 9)
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TJEstimonial: Sierra Sonners, 8-yr TJEd veteran mother of six (aged 15 down to 5)
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TJEstimonial: Kerissa Taylor, 15-yr veteran TJEd mother of six (15 down to 4m)
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TJEstimonial: Madelaine Sanderson, 7-yr veteran TJEd mother of four (13 down to 3)
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TJEstimonial: Tanya Holmes, 16-yr veteran TJEd mother of nine (29 down to 3)
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TJEstimonial: Sue Simper, 6-yr veteran TJEd mother of three (14b, 14b, 11g)
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Interview: Kate Brown, 13-yr veteran TJEd mother of five (aged 13 down to 4)
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Discussion with Debra Goldman, 4-yr veteran TJEd mother of 3 girls: How do you advise new homeschoolers?
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VIDEO: How to lead a discussion for adult group by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: How to Lead a Youth Discussion by Ian and Emma Cox
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VIDEO: How to lead a child or family discussion group by Emma Cox and Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: How to Run Successful Simulations by Emma Cox
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VIDEO: "The Dialectic: The Art and Science of Learning Through Disagreement" by Oliver James DeMille
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VIDEO: Inspiring Scholar Phase by Ian Cox
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CONTENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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VIDEO: Physical readiness for learning
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VIDEO: Core Phase - It's as Simple as That. - Emma Cox
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VIDEO: The Bean Counter Game
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VIDEO: Lecture, Test, Repeat? NOT.
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AUDIO: "Ctrl + Alt + Del: Reboot your Love of Learning! (Personally, and as a family....)" by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: Teaching Finances to Children and Youth - Ian Cox
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VIDEO: TJEd's Answer for the Love of Learning/T2S Structure *and* Inspiration You Crave - Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: 2019 TJEdi Panel - "What does Love of Learning look like in your home?"
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: Grandparents as Mentors by Eliza Robinson
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CONTENTS
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VIDEO: Will They Be Ready? (The Preparation of the "Hero") - Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: Inspiring Scholar Phase by Ian Cox
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VIDEO & AUDIO: Facilitating the Transition to Scholar Phase
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VIDEO: TJEd Veteran Scholar Phase Youth with Ian Cox
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AUDIO: The Bridge (You don't want to miss this one!)
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VIDEO: Workshop on Scholar Contracts by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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AUDIO: How to Exponentially Increase Your Ability to Inspire Teens
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VIDEO: My Journey to Scholar Phase (Confessions of a Late Bloomer)
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AUDIO: How to Really (get kids to) do Scholar Phase!
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How to Deal with Swearing (and other dark/difficult themes) In the Classics by Emma Cox
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VIDEO: How to Run Successful Simulations by Emma Cox
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VIDEO: How to Lead a Youth Discussion by Ian and Emma Cox
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An Introduction to TJEd High! with Ian & Emma Cox
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VIDEO: "Scholar Phase - the 4-Year Plan and Implementation" by Ian Cox
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VIDEO: 2019 TJEdi Panel - "What does Scholar Phase look like in your home?"
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VIDEO: Lecture, Test, Repeat? NOT.
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AUDIO: The Two Halves of Scholar Phase
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AUDIO - Freedom: The Great Challenge of the Rising Generation, and What to Do About It
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VIDEO: Teaching Finances to Children and Youth - Ian Cox
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Financial Fitness for Teens, Part 1 by Oliver DeMille
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Financial Fitness for Teens, Part 2 by Oliver DeMille
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Financial Fitness for Teens, Part 3 by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO - YOUTH KEYNOTE: A Generation of Heroes: How to Prepare Now
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VIDEO: 3 Things to Do If You Feel Stuck or Uninterested in Your Studies
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AUDIO: 5 Secrets of College Prep! by Oliver DeMille
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The Scholar Phase Path: Rising to the Challenge by Ian Cox
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Filling Your Toolbelt with Scholar Phase by Ian Cox
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VIDEO: Mission Power
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VIDEO: "What does Scholar Phase look like for the non-traditional learner?" by Emma Cox
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AUDIO: A Conversation to Have with Every 17-21 Year Old in Your Family by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: 5 Secrets of College Prep! by Oliver DeMille
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Important Introduction to the TJEd and College Seminar
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ENCORE AUDIO: "The 7 Lessons of Depth Phase" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: "TJEd and College, Part 1: What everyone should know about college today" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: "TJEd and College, Part 2: 20th vs. 21st Century College, and the 11 Opportunities" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: "TJEd and College, Part 3: Higher Education Keys to Finances, Career and Making a Living" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: TJEd and College, Part 4: "The 3 Economies" by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: New for 2020 - What College SHOULD Be, Part 1 - by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: New for 2020 - What College SHOULD Be, Part 2 - by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: TJEd Tools for Large Families by Emma Cox and Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: Family Work by Rachel DeMille & Donna Goff
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VIDEO: The One-Room Schoolhouse: Large Family Logistics
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VIDEO: How to lead a child or family discussion group by Emma Cox and Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO - KEYNOTE FOR MOMS: Lift Your Gaze! - Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO: Tevye Principle
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VIDEO: What Generation Gap? Literature is the bridge.
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VIDEO: "A Leadership Education Approach to De-escalating Conflict in the Home" by Rachel DeMille & Emma Cox
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Living your mission where you are - Emma Cox and Rachel DeMille
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Finding Your Life Mission as an Adult by Ian Cox
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VIDEO: Catching Up as an Adult - Ian Cox
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AUDIO: Finding a Personal Mentor for Your Adult Scholar Phase
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VIDEO: How do adults Renegotiate Scholar Phase? by Ian Cox
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AUDIO: 7 Fears! Overcoming the Roadblocks to Your Personal Life Mission by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: "What does Scholar Phase look like for the non-traditional learner?" by Emma Cox
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VIDEO: Things to Do If You Feel Stuck or Uninterested in Your Studies - Emma Cox
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VIDEO: How to lead a discussion for adult group by Rachel DeMille
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VIDEO, BONUS FREEDOM KEYNOTE - "The 5 Keys to a FreedomShift: The Technology of Genius" by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: Let Freedom Ring! Teaching Children and Youth About the Principles of Freedom
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Three Hanging Threads - - - The State of the U.S. Constitution Today
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"Raising a Generation of Socialists: Why It's Happening - and How *Not* To", by Ian Cox
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MENTORING MOMENT: "History - How can I study to find the truth?" by Rachel DeMille
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WORKSHOP: History through the Phases by Emma Cox
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VIDEO: The History of TJEd, and the Re-emergence of Scholar Phase ["Will they be ready?"]
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AUDIO - Freedom: The Great Challenge of the Rising Generation, and What to Do About It
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WORKSHOP #1: The Crisis is Here! (What to do about it, and How to do it Effectively)
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WORKSHOP #2: The Crisis is Here, Part II (Get Specific)
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The Constitution: Hanging by a Thread by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: Mentoring Science - TJEd Style by Oliver James DeMille
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VIDEO: +->(x): Teaching Math Through the Phases
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VIDEO: Math Resources Panorama
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AUDIO: Three Short and Fantastic Math Readings: A Group Discussion (Lockhart’s Lament, Benezet Math, The Multiple Choice Test—available free on PDF for all attendees)
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VIDEO: Why Math Matters: Learning Math Using the Classics by Ian Cox
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INTRO AUDIO: A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
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STUDY GUIDE: A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
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DEBRIEFING AUDIO & UPDATED STUDY GUIDE: A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe
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AUDIO PANEL: Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater: Teaching/Learning Writing the TJEd Way
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VIDEO SHORT: Writing Through the Phases - Rachel DeMille [sample from Mentoring in the Classics]
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AUDIO: The Pen is Mightier than the Sword by Oliver DeMille
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AUDIO: The 9 Words of Great Heroes and Great Education by Oliver DeMille
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VIDEO: Behind the Scenes of Intelligence by Eliza DeMille Robinson
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VIDEO: World Builders as Mentors - Oliver James DeMille
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