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How To Get A First Rate Leadership Education
When children receive leadership education, they are taught how to think and how to be leaders. They learn to lead at home, in their community, in business, and in government.
When children receive leadership education, they are taught how to think and how to be leaders. They learn to lead at home, in their community, in business, and in government.
This is the sort of education that most parents would like for their children. I know I want my children to be innovative thinkers.
Throughout history, the greatest thinkers and leaders have been taught using a mentors and tutors in their homes.
As they progressed through their education, they would advance to prep schools and review the classics, continuing the mentor approach.
Ultimately, it is the mentor system that develops leaders. Sadly, the leaders that we usually think of in America are trained to be professionals and specialists, not true leaders.
Today, our nation is mostly filled with people who would rather be followers. They either ignore or don’t even notice the system’s problems. If the next generation is going to be any better than this one, we need to teach our children to be great leaders who can make a difference.
Leadership education consists of very important key elements: time, mentors, and classics.
Time. Students need time to learn. It is important to have some kind of structure for your child to learn, such as 5 days a week for 5 hours a day for older students.
This allows ample time for your child to study and read. Younger children won’t need quite as much time.
Mentors and Classics. We won’t separate these two factors of leadership education because learning how to think well is attained through discussion of the classics.
Both the mentor and the student should read the same classics. They should also both keep a journal, where they write down key ideas.
You might choose to begin the day with an hour long math lesson. You might move on to writing or having a mentor discussion for another hour. In between, you could do studying, free reading, and experimentation.
For centuries, this type of learning has been the means for acquiring knowledge and skills needed for leaders.
With leadership education, you will be encouraged to find a mentor who can read and study the classics with your children. Although most people are familiar with certain literature and history classics, there are classics for practically all subjects.
There are even classics in science, such as Newton’s Principia Mathematics. I wouldn’t suggest starting out with this, but when the time comes to read a mathematic classic, try it out.
If you want your child to think logically and clearly, leadership education will provide the foundation. If you plan to mentor your child, you must be certain that you are a great thinker and learner yourself.