Family Rhythms

This class will take each person on a deep dive of the foundational rhythms and systems needed to set up a TJed learning environment in your home and classroom with a focus on the ingredients that help with overwhelm and creating a rich educational environment. 

*all homework is from the TJed Master Mentor Training videos that was purchased for each member family as part of the Annual Mentor Training homework for 2024. You can access your training by visiting learning.tjed.org, logging into your account, and selecting the master mentor binder training icon.

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September

Read A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille 

October 

Weekly Rhythms: Brainstorm a page, FEC, Mentor Meetings 

• Homework (all found under the Weekly Rhythms section of the training:

  • Mentoring moment: what is yours to do (10 min)

  • Mentoring moment: revisiting the blank page brainstorm (4 min) (if you need more help with this I highly recommend the deep dive workshops on this topic)

  • Mentoring moment: FEC (13 min)

  • Deep Dive mentoring: phase friendly weekly interviews (14 min)

November 

Daily Rhythms: Family work, key action, and routines  

• Homework (all found under the Daily Rhythms section of the training:

  • Mentoring Moment: Your Key Action (4 min)

  • Deep Dive Mentoring: What Kind of Day, Routines, and Intersections (69 min)

December 

Family Reset 

• Homework (all found under the Family Reset section of the training:

  • Introduction to the 6-point plan for family reset and deschooling, with outline of chapter contents and overview (2 min)

  • Step 1: simplify (6 min)

  • Step 2: Family Reading (3 min)

  • Step 3-4: Core Phase Fun & Group Activities (6 min)

  • Step 5-6: Hold Back; Lead out (7 min)

January 

Read Shakespeare play, TBD

February 

Semi-Annual Rhythms: 6 Month no, purge and inventory 

• Homework (all found under the Semi-Annual Rhythms section of the training:

  • 6 Month ‘No’ Purge and Inventory (5 min)

  • Mentoring Moment: The Universe Shifts (10 min)

  • Mentoring Moment; Initiative vs Submission (3 min)

March 

Finding your Mission 

• Homework (all found under the Semi-Annual Rhythms section of the training:

  • Mentoring Moment: Finding Your Mission (44 min)

April 

Paper Due on what learned for year