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Parenting for Leadership – Part 1: Four Key Parenting Skills to Help Your Child Lead
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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:
Read MoreThe Secret Sauce
Recently, someone asked me to answer this question: What is the goal of Veritas academy? What does the school hope to accomplish?
Read MoreBooks on iPads?
Recently, I received this question from another school:
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