We are excited to announce the third cohort of our six-week Socratic Parenting Course, starting Sunday, June 29th, at 2:00 p.m. CT!. 1/ Who It’s For . Parents of children ages 6–12 who want to transform superficial, everyday chatter into deep, meaningful discussions that:. •.

There’s no single term for the power our students find when they choose their own direction. It’s pride. A surge of self‑worth. It’s motivation. Calm confidence. It’s choice. Joyful, voluntary choice that others take away, and we give back by being genuinely curious about.

During puberty, we see the core task of parents and educators as helping children develop consistent, coherent understandings of reality, and their place in it. This is a TALL order. Essentially, all the intellectual content of Western civilization consists of articulations and.

Trust with your kids isn't built through control. It's built by genuinely asking: "What do you want to become?" . Not what you want them to achieve. Not your measure of their potential. Their actual dreams.

The education system convinced many parents that learning only happens in classrooms. Meanwhile, your child learns more from 20 minutes of genuine conversation than from 6 hours of worksheets. You don't need "learning time." Discuss math at breakfast. History on walks. Science.

In the real world, you can collaborate, ask questions, and get all the help you want. In school, that’s called cheating. When our students launch companies, write novels, or produce concerts, their 1:1 mentors, available to every student, help them leverage every resource just.

RT @flowidealism: Observe any six‑year‑old carefully:. • Building forts.• Starting projects.• Eyes full of wonder. Observe that same child….

Our Head of School, Karen French, sums up math success in one sentence: start where the student is, then build from there. Everything that follows—confidence, readiness for high school, and even future career choices—depends on honoring that rule. Each year, we begin with a.

If something is relevant, students become motivated. If they are motivated, they engage. That simple cycle transforms education.

Skills not developed during sensitive periods become 'remedial' later. A 22-year-old can learn to consider others' ideas and embrace being wrong, but it's playing catch-up. At 15, it's a natural development.

"I lived with this text for a while." When a student says this, you've won. Not because they found the answer quickly, but because they learned to sit with uncertainty. In our instant-everything world, teaching patience might be the most radical act.

What is the difference between math class and real mathematical thinking? One asks, "Did you get the right answer?" The other asks, "What does this question mean? Why does this work?".

“Why do I need to know this anyway?”. Every teenager poses this question, yet most schools never offer a satisfying answer. When students uncover the deeper meaning behind their learning, genuine transformation follows:. • They claim ownership, saying, “This is my project.” .•.

Teaching with your students by making what they’re learning personal to their lives unlocks their intrinsic drive. Our Head of School reveals one of her top class principles in under 90 seconds. Tap to hear it.

Our math lab never closes. Sprinters who finish Algebra 2 by May keep racing through the summer; rebuilders who only completed half a course log in three mornings a week to patch gaps. Tutors cycle through Zoom rooms like lifeguards. When September arrives, everyone hits the.

Teenagers can sense phoniness from a mile away. At ages 12 to 18, they know when you’re genuine. We continue to force them into environments that ignore this reality. What works:. – Ask what surprised them.– Let them share their obstacles.– Honor their personal connection to.

"I have to get all my math done so I can write the test, so I can get to the next chapter." Sound familiar? That's not learning—that's compliance. Real math education asks: What is this question asking us? Where do I start? Is this reasonable?.

Most people, even those who think they haven’t played a philosophical game, actually have,” said Francisco, one of our most beloved guides since the school’s founding and currently a PhD candidate, in a recent interview. “Any time you sit around a campfire or ride in a van on a

Anyone can say ‘Good job.’ . In our Summer Program’s CoLab class—one of four taught this summer—expert instructors deliver custom feedback: highlighting where students shine, where to grow, and personalized ‘missions’ to level up every day. Ready to see how this class makes

“Switch writing is easily the most popular part of my creative-writing classes,” said Eugenia, a PhD researcher writing her dissertation on Plato’s Phaedrus, when she briefed the TSE team recently. “I start with a polarizing question—should there be pineapple on pizza?—and the

Humans are hard-wired for social meaning-making. Socratic dialogue lets us test our own moral operating systems against others’. When students grapple openly with justice, betrayal, or honor, they cultivate flexible wisdom rather than brittle dogma. No AI can replicate that.