“Timing is everything, in education as in many other fields. It’s not enough to teach well. You have to teach well to kids who are ready to learn, kids who are developmentally ‘ripe’ for learning.”
- Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax

Monday, November 10, 2008

Daily Food for Thought

"Leadership Education describes a framework in which people are taught to govern themselves based on principles that preserve liberty. Children are not taught in an environment of tyranny, but are invited to embrace freedom in a manner that allows them to have the upper hand in their own education."

- Oliver and Rachel DeMille Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning
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