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Veritas Academy Alumni Update: Stephen Jakubowicz

Posted by veritas on Feb 17, 2014 3:56:22 PM

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Parenting for Leadership – Part 1: Four Key Parenting Skills to Help Your Child Lead

Posted by veritas on Feb 13, 2014 10:45:55 AM

First of all, there is one important issue that we need to cover: our culture has a schizophrenic relationship with real leadership. We desperately desire it, but when it arrives, we despise it. ... Read More

Five Keys to Helping Your Child with Self-Image

Posted by veritas on Feb 8, 2014 3:26:09 AM

Growing up today can seem like navigating a minefield. This is particularly true when it comes to self-image. In a world of competing ideas and ideals, ... Read More

Five Important Limits to Encourage Positive Use of Technology

Posted by veritas on Feb 5, 2014 4:13:35 AM

A recent survey found that the average teen sends almost 2,000 text messages a month. Technology can connect us with friends and families. It can help us ... Read More

Are our kids ready for the world? Four things parents should remember about international test scores

Posted by veritas on Dec 9, 2013 6:10:12 PM

Is American education so awful that our form of civilization is going to cease in the next generation? Every so often we get statistics that point to this dire conclusion. I am NOT going to tell ... Read More

A Tribute to Gran (Mary Martha Ranes)

Posted by veritas on Dec 6, 2013 10:24:34 AM

I have been away in Mt. Vernon, IN, this week attending the funeral of my grandmother, Mary Martha Ranes. She died last week after 92 years having lived a faithful and full life to the end. I ... Read More

Senior Thesis: Thesis Statements

Posted by veritas on Nov 25, 2013 7:46:09 AM

Today is a day that I have been waiting on for a few weeks. I just got my first glance at the thesis statements from our Seniors (the propositions that our they will be defending in May). They ... Read More

Why Classical Education Works

Posted by veritas on Nov 23, 2013 8:20:14 AM

I ran into this article recently on a blog called Yummy Sushi Pajamas (I am not making it up--I promise). Here is the link:

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The Secret Sauce

Posted by veritas on Nov 21, 2013 3:41:43 PM

Recently, someone asked me to answer this question: What is the goal of Veritas academy? What does the school hope to accomplish?

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Books on iPads?

Posted by veritas on Oct 7, 2013 1:38:30 PM

Recently, I received this question from another school:

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