This exciting work expounds the Phases of Learning and Life, from infancy to grandparenting. Content includes:

• survey of influential philosophies of human development and learning theory
• a book-length treatment of Core and Love of Learning Phases with practical and visionary treatment of components of a TJEd family, home and learning environment for children
• Transition to Scholar
• Scholar Phase; the levels of Scholar, Scholar Contracts
• Depth Phases
• Mission & Impact Phases
• Grandparenting

Editorial Review:

The world’s problems can be summed up in just a few words: lack of leadership. While the world is in desperate need of leaders very few people have the tools to become one. Oliver and Rachel DeMille’s Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning is the manual that every person who aspires to be an effective leader, or to raise one, needs. Principled decision-making, the cultivation of character, studying the classics, and using critical thinking skills are just a few of the lost educational virtues of today restored by this book. An in-depth look at the philosophy and phases of education are indispensable when creating leaders.

I highly recommend using this book to help any family find the direction they are looking for when pursuing leadership education. This book teaches not only the theories behind Thomas Jefferson Education but also the practical application of these theories for you and your children. If we apply the philosophy contained in Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning then we will transform not only our families and our classrooms, but the world.

Reader Reviews:

“I once heard Oliver DeMille say, "In any arena of life, the key to success is to fully master the basics."  Indeed, this is true.  Whenever things are amiss, go back to the basics and there you will find your answer.

This in-depth look into the phases of leadership education is an indispensable key for finding success in understanding and implementing the principles introduced in A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century.  More than just a book to read, it is a book to own and to return to again and again.”

~ Janiece Sloan

“Thank you for this practical and detailed outline!  After studying The Phases of Learning, I felt as if I understood my children more deeply.

My first introduction to Leadership Education came when my oldest was 18 and my youngest 7.  Needless-to-say, we had spent many years on the Conveyor Belt, and this information added depth to the principles of Leadership Education that I could implement and enjoy immediately.”

~ Nanette Baker

“Leadership Education is for everyone. As the authors tell us, all our youth will be leaders. They may not be in government or politics, but they will be leaders with their friends, their families and those who know them.

We want our children to be able to stand firm and be an inspiration to those around them. We don't want them to sway with the winds of peer pressure and indecision.

Leadership Education helps explain the stages that everyone needs to go through to fulfill their mission in life (that includes parents, too!). I love that suggestions of activities are included so that those just beginning this TJEd journey can get their feet wet and be mentored along the way.

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!”

~ Bente Rodriguez

“Thank you for giving us the next step.  After reading TJEd it's hard to know where to go from there.  This is it!  The how-to principles that can help those of us who haven't had a leadership education to transform our homes into inspiring places of learning and growth.

This is a great manual to go along with the Forums and Face to Face with Greatness seminars.  Together these three things have helped me achieve the 8th principle - Secure not Stressed!”

~ Jennifer Pate