Dr. Jay Wile:
"Homescholing: The Solution to our Education Problem": General Assembly, Friday, 11:00 pm
In this seminar, Dr. Jay L. Wile, a former university professor and high school teacher, explains why homeschooling is the best means by which a child can be educated in America. This seminar is filled with statistics which show that homeschooled students are better academically prepared and better socialized than their public or privately schooled counterparts. These facts will boslter the resolve of homeschooling parents while equipping them to counter arguments from their detractors.
"Teaching Critical Thinking": Workshop Two, Friday, 2:30 pm
One of the biggest failures of our public and private school systems is that they do not teach students how to think critically. In this seminar, Dr. Wile gives you specific suggestions as to how you can teach your child to think critically, regardless of the subject matter that the student is learning. You will learn how to help your student evaluate statements, look for hidden assumptions, find political/social agendas, and discover faulty logic. Although Dr. Wile's area of interest is science, he will show you how critical thinking applies to all academic areas, as well as all facets of your life.
"Why Homeschool THROUGH High School": Workshop Five, Saturday, 1:00 pm
Homeschooling parents are often faced with a difficult decision when their children reach high school age. Typically, the parents feel that they are just not able to teach the more demanding courses which are required at the high school level. As a result, many parents feel that they must send their children to school for a proper high school education. In this seminar, Dr. Jay L. Wile, a former assistant professor of chemistry at Ball State University and Indiana University, will explain why such a decision is not in the best interest of the student.
Andrew Pudewa
"Rebuilding Your Education Paradigm: Writing the Essence of Teaching", Workshop One, Friday, 1:00 pm
Escaping the "conveyor belt" approach of institutional education by which most of us were shaped isn't easy, but it has to be done. For many parents, our greatest handicap as teachers is our own education-but it need not be so. In this inspiring and empowering session, you will not only come to understand the nature and purpose of the today's educational system as it was originally conceived and designed, but you will see a shining alternative path, one that develops true thinkers, leaders, and communicators - sodesperately needed in today's world.
"The Profound Influence of Music on Life", Workshop Three, Friday, 4:00 pm
Music has become such an ever-present influence on our daily life, we seldom stop to consider what effect it has on us. But we must. As we changed over the last 100 years, from being music "makers" to music "consumers," we have gradually lost control over, and even awareness of, our auditory environment. In what way is music benefical to our bodies and minds? In what circumstances can it actually be harmful? Solid scientific research provides some astounding answers to such questions- indeed, fast that must not be ignored by today's parents and children.
"Teaching Boys & Other Children Who Would Rather Make Forts", Workshop Four, Saturday 9:30 am
Children like to do what they can do; they want to do what they think they can do, and they hate to do what they think they cannot do. If you want excited and enthusiastic children who learn well, you must understand these key laws of motivation, and focus on the essential requirement of relevancy. If it matters, children will learn it and if it doesn't, they won't. This session will enlighten you with specific ways to find and create relevancy for children, even when they have no apparent interest.