Another aspect of the Founding
Fathers’ education that differs from
modern schooling is “module-based
study.” Instead of scattering a student’s
attention by requiring him to study five or
six subjects at once, the student should
focus on one subject at a time and move
on to the next only when he masters what
he’s currently studying. Now, this
approach may be a little difficult to apply
to a subject such as calculus (after all,
only a few people can handle studying six
hours of math a day), but it is highly
effective when used in areas such as
history, science, literature, and English
composition.
The good news in all this is that today
droves of families are changing their
philosophies about education. They are
adopting the mentor-based approach used
by the Founding Fathers, and their kids
are spending their school time being
prepared for what I call “real world
education.” There are currently hundreds
of students around the country who are
waking up to the reality that they can
“own” their college education. Many are
actually combining or even totally
replacing their high school years with
college studies and are earning their
degrees by age 18. Their flexible study
schedule gives them the opportunity to
gain real world work experience as well,
which sets them apart from their counterparts who have been chained to a classroom for the previous four or five years.
HOW TO ABANDON
THE SYSTEM
There’s one question that nags thousands,
if not millions, of high school and college
students every year: What do I want to do
with my life? Sadly, many of these young
men and women graduate from college
