The philosophy combines all my favorite educational philosophies and encourages you to read the original writings of all the early education professionals (Maria Montessori, Charlotte Mason, John Taylor Gatto, and more). You are encouraged to develop the core of a child and inspire them to love learning by teaching right/wrong, good/bad, true/false, family values, family responsibilities, accountability, and loving work. Memorizing Latin declensions is not on that list.
After the student "graduates" from being a child and starts acting more adult-like, they give themselves a classical education because they desire it. TJEd teaches us to lead by example and spend time every day educating ourselves (learning never ends). It focuses on developing your inner genius, finding your mission, or discovering what God has planned for you (pick one, they are all the same) by leading yourself. (And what of the teen that refuses to learn? They are held back to do childish chores until they are ready to grow up, being loved on and met with and loved some more and hopefully inspired by a rich learning environment) TJEd forces me to really think about what each child truly needs and not what I think they need each year for school. All those details will be revealed in a later post...
My favorite favorite part? All the reading I get to do for myself. TJEd is far greater than these points. It is merely a finger pointing to a moon.
