Podcast appearances and mentions of oliver demille

Homeschooling isn't just about academics—it's about helping your kids discover their unique strengths and preparing them to lead. In this inspiring conversation with Heidi Christianson from Leadership Education Mentoring Institute, we explore the powerful role of mentoring youth in your homeschool, along with how to shift from a checklist mindset to a life-long learning approach.You'll hear stories of real families, practical strategies for mentoring your kids, and encouragement to see your role as a parent-mentor in a new light. Whether you're new to homeschooling or a veteran, this conversation will leave you inspired to create a family culture that values leadership, learning, and connection.What you'll learn in this episode:✅Why every child is a genius—and how to help them shine✅The difference between teaching and mentoring youth✅How to create a homeschool culture that sparks a love of learning✅Practical tips to individualize your child's education✅Encouragement for parents who feel overwhelmed or unsureCheck out LEMI, mentioned in the podcast and start mentoring your kids with confidence!Resources:The Learning Zone BookA credentialed teacher with a Master's in Education, Heidi Christianson has taught across university, community college, private, and charter school settings and homeschooled her five sons for over 20 years. Her commitment to personalized education led her to co-found a commonwealth school, develop curriculum, and co-author the book The Learning Zone. She has spoken at major homeschool conventions and serves as director of operations at the Leadership Education Mentoring Institute (LEMI). Heidi also founded The Genius Paradigm and Realizing Genius.FacebookInstagramYouTubeShow Notes: Discovering the Genius in Every Child: A Leadership Education Approach to Mentoring Youth Through HomeschoolingMeet Heidi ChristiansenHey, everyone! I'm Kerry Beck, with homeschool coffee break where we help you stop the overwhelm so you can actually take a coffee break. Today we are talking about a topic that I know y'all have heard me talk about a lot - leadership education. Heidi Christiansen from LEMI is here, and we're going to dive right into it.Heidi has 5 boys who are all grown now. Her youngest one graduated last year, and she homeschooled them for 23 years. Before kids, she actually taught at the university and at the community college level.She knew she wanted to teach, but never thought she would teach kids because she did not have a good experience in public school. When she went to enroll her oldest, she just couldn't do it. At that point she had toddler twins and a newborn, so she put him into a private school. But with that many kids already, there was no way she could continue.The Turning Point: When Traditional Methods Don't WorkKerry: So when our twins were ready for kindergarten, we jumped into homeschooling, and even though I had such a horrible time in the public school system, I found myself falling into that track and those habits. I was - I wanted my kids to love learning, but because I was, you know, especially with my experience in education I still was following, falling into those bad habits.Heidi: My 4th son, I like to say he's not my problem child, but he's the child that made me a better mother, and because of that he just fought me on the traditional education, and I knew that I was the one that had to change. You can't ask your kids to change in that way. They're kids.So I started doing research. That's when I found leadership education and I just loved it. One of the things they talked about in a foundational book, the Thomas Jefferson Education, by Oliver Demille, is how everyone is a genius. I just love that idea.What Leadership Education Really MeansKerry: When we're talking about leadership education, tell us what that is, and what that would really mean for a family, and how it's more than just a curriculum or a checklist.Heidi: It definitely is not a curriculum or a checklist. One of the important things I feel it's just so important for people to understand is that idea of what leadership is, because too often - I know my oldest son, he was about 12-13 years old when we started in leadership education, and I was all excited about it. I was trying to share it with him and he just started crying and saying, "Mommy, I don't want to be President."Leadership education is not about titles or positions. True leadership emerges when someone learns to navigate challenges thoughtfully, see patterns in human behavior and systems and guide others towards positive change. It's about developing the capacity to make a meaningful difference whether in your family, community or the broader world.Kerry: So good. I really appreciate you reminding people that not everyone's gonna grow up to be President of the United States or CEO, or even on the church elder board or something. But just like you said, moms are leaders and dads are leaders. I would say, 99% of the kids of the moms listening to this are going to grow up and be a mom and a dad. And they need to know how to lead well.Shifting from Teacher to Mentor MindsetKerry: If we're talking about leadership education, how would someone shift their thinking in the way that they would homeschool, or in the way that they would parent, because, like we said, it's not a curriculum. It's not a checklist. How do they shift, and what kinds of things might they start doing?Heidi: One of the biggest shifts is how we see - what our goals are, because too often I know as a credential teacher, and one of the reasons I stopped working for the Charter schools is that as a teacher we are looking at checking off those boxes and all of those standards. As a mentor, which is something that we look at differently, a mentor looks at the child, the student and sees where they are, where they need to go, and then helps them get there.We're looking at where do they need to go? And for every single child that will be different, for every single person it's slightly different. Yes, they need to read. Yes, they need to be able to do math. But some kids need to do statistics and calculus and all of that, and some kids don't. And that's okay.Instead of looking at okay, what does my 5th grader need to know, it's more of where do I want my child to be when they are 40. What do we want them to be doing when they're 40? We want them to be living their genius, sharing their genius with the world. We want them to be reading books and discussing them. We want them to be writing effectively and persuasively and challenging ideas.Real-Life Examples of Mentoring YouthHeidi: My youngest son is much younger. There's like 7 and a half year difference, and I was just tearing my hair out. How am I going to get him to read? My 4 older sons loved fantasy and science fiction, and my 5th son, I'm like, "Okay, why isn't he fitting into the mold?" This is after so many years of doing this, but I still - it was so easy to try and just force him into that box that his older brothers had built.He read a little bit later, but once I figured out what he liked to read, oh my gosh! He took off. We were driving to our homeschool community, and I would listen to books in the car. He started out with his earphones on listening to his own stuff. Then it's like, "Okay, take one off. What is she saying?" Then it's like no earphones, and then stopping the thing. "It's Mom, let's talk about this."That's how I figured out what he liked to read. He loves psychology, economics. It's just amazing what he will read, but it had to be individualized for him.Kerry: You know that sounds like my son - he's our youngest, and he knew how to read but he wasn't interested in it. As long as it had water in it, like Robinson Crusoe or Swiss Family Robinson, I don't know why he would be interested. He's 32 now, and he loves to read. Give your kids grace and patience. Give them time, and give yourself grace and patience, because sometimes it takes some time to figure out for each child what is best for them.Practical Mentoring in ActionHeidi: For my youngest son, once he got to that hard age of 17 where it's like, "Oh no, I'm going to be an adult, and I don't quite know how to do it" - as a mentor, I could see that one of his things that he was very concerned about is how would he literally survive on his own.One of the things I did actually made my life a win-win. I gave him a couple hundred dollars and said, "Okay, you're in charge of 3 dinners a week for the month. Here's $200. I keep the basics stocked. If you need anything else, you need to use that $200. Anything left over is yours."He got really creative. It was not only a way of him figuring out how to use what we had, it was a way for him to put some money in his pocket, but he also had to learn to go out and budget and figure out recipes. My husband and I have never eaten better. He feels so much better because he knows he can go and live on his own when the time is right.One Simple Step to Get StartedKerry: So let's say we have a mom here, and she's hearing this, and she's excited but she's also overwhelmed. What's like one simple step that she could take to just begin leadership education in her home?Heidi: The best thing I would say is the first step would be understanding that you are an example to your kids. In order to help you connect your students' heart and mind and purpose, showing them you doing that is the best thing to do. So they need to see you reading. They need to see you writing, or at least hear about it.I would highly recommend starting like a journaling routine for yourself. Every week I will write down my gains - everything that has happened, all of the positive things that have happened for the week. Too often, as homeschool moms, we have these elaborate plans that we're going to do, and then something better comes along. Then you look at your list of goals for the last week, and it's like, "Oh, I didn't do anything." That's the gap you're looking at.Instead, look at the gains. What have your kids learned? Sometimes for me, when my kids were little, at night I would think, "What went well? What worked? What did they learn?" Sometimes it was just "Well, that mommy can say she's sorry, and it's okay. Grownups can apologize." That's an important thing to learn.Being that example for your kids is just so important. Be that adult that you want them to be.Kerry: That's so good. And it covers so many areas of our whole life. You need to start with you. You don't need to go, "Oh, here's leadership education. I'm gonna make my kids do all of this" because you've got to change. It's got to be internal for you before you can share it. You may spend several months just working on you and becoming maybe a better reader, or a better writer, or have better character in your life.The Genius ParadigmHeidi: I would love to encourage people to take the time. Stop and see the genius in your kids. I call it a genius paradigm. It's not just your kids. It's your spouse, your friends, the people you work with. Having that genius paradigm just really can change the world, because you can see how one person - it might not be the right spot for somebody to do something, but they are a genius at something else, and you can give them grace.That's what leadership education is all about - seeing that amazing qualities in everybody, and having the grace to let them shine in their own path.Ready to start mentoring youth in your homeschool with a leadership education approach?Connect with Heidi and learn more about Leadership Education Mentoring Institute:Website: LEMI-u.com (includes a free online course)Email: Heidi@LEMIHomeschool.comFacebook and YouTube channels availableWant more homeschool encouragement and practical tips? Subscribe to Homeschool Coffee Break wherever you listen to podcasts, and don't forget to leave a review to help other homeschool families find us!

Family. Community. Leadership. Lynne Nielsen puts first things first. Join us for this week's episode where we talk about how Lynne started homeschooling, how she found Leadership Education, and how she founded two communities. We also talked about her school's junior program – something I know many communities are interested in learning more about! And so much more! LINKS Dumbing Us Down by John Taylor Gatto TJEd for Teens by Oliver DeMille and Shannon Brooks 7 Habits for Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey Two Temples poem by Hattie Vos Hall Hand that Rocks the Cradle Poem by William Ross Wallace Sterling Nielsen's podcast episode

Most moms are familiar with different homeschooling methods such as Charlotte Mason,  classical education, and interest-led learning, but many homeschooling moms are not familiar with the Leadership Education Approach, or A Thomas Jefferson Education. In this week's episode, Carrie sits down with Heidi Christianson of Realizing Genius to discuss the tenets of Leadership Education, which is based on the Thomas Jefferson Education approach (TJED.com), and how to apply it in your homeschooling.   Pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and join Carrie and Heidi for some coffee and conversation about Leadership Education.Follow Heidi at  https://realizinggenius.com or on Instagram @realizinggeniusparadigmCheck out Heidi's two podcasts:  LemiWorks and Realizing Genius.To join a Leadership Community in your area, go to Lemi-U.com for more information or to participate in weekly online training seminars.For more information on Leadership Education or The Thomas Jefferson Approach, read Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning and A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century by Oliver DeMille.Support the showTo purchase Carrie's homeschooling book, Just Breathe (and Take a Sip of Coffee): Homeschool in Step with God), visit Amazon.com. To subscribe to Coffee With Carrie email newsletter and blog, visit https://coffeewithcarrie.org To hear more podcasts about homeschooling, subscribe to Coffee With Carrie Podcast. New episodes are dropped every Thursday.If you enjoy CWC Podcasts, we would love for you to leave a review and a 5-Star Rating. Click HERE#coffeewithcarriepodcast#justbreathesipcoffee#homeschoolencouragement#homeschoolwithcarrie#simplehomeschooling#sabbathhomeschooling

Forms. We talk about them a lot in LEMI. It is definitely a topic that we can go over and over and learn more each time. In this Classic Call, Tiffany Earl shares how to see forms more clearly, know what forms are, and how to understand the behind the scenes belief so you can promote and build the right forms. Tatiana (as her younger self) also makes an appearance! Here are a few things that you might find interesting in this episode: The importance of introducing forms in Core Phase The four types of forms of C.S. Lewis The five categories of forms Judging Forms AND an assignment! NOTE: TJYC was renamed Quest LINKS E Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber The Student Whisperer by Oliver DeMille and Tiffany Earl Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis “The Great (and Continuing) Economic Debate of the 20th Century,” by Steve Forbes, Imprimis, March 2006

There are so many negative stereotypes of teens today.  They are rebellious, moody, lazy, and unmotivated.  Just last week, I was talking to a woman whose teen regularly swears and screams at her. What if I told you it didn't need to be this way?  And it starts with YOU. In this week's episode, I talk about why "teenagers" aren't allowed in my home.  And, no.  I don't kick my kids out when they turn thirteen. BOOKS A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille

The Commonwealth Model for homeschool communities was developed by Aneladee Milne with Tiffany Earl. These communities are not the run of the mill homeschool co-op. There is something different about them. Leah Hone has been homeschooling her kids for about 15 years and has graduated her oldest two from the LEMI Continuum. She has a wealth of knowledge about the commonwealth model and shares it with us in this episode. From the difference it makes in a scholar's life to Love of Learner/Core (Junior) programs. Enjoy! LINKS The Courage to be Disliked by Kishimi and Koga A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille

Amy Bowler is an amazing woman who has homeschooled her kids for decades. She was introduced to Thomas Jefferson Education before Oliver DeMille had even published his book! A true pioneer who helped lay the foundation for what we all now enjoy. Amy has mentored all the LEMI projects (except Classical Acting) and even put together a couple of them. Family Foundations is one. She worked with Tiffany Earl and Kathy Mellor to create the membership and the adult project that inspires so many families! Amy and her husband Kent (also a long time LEMI trainer!) have an amazing business where they support families. Be sure to check out their social media (Instagram & Facebook) and their website!

Join us as we discuss the book “A Thomas Jefferson Education Teaching A Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-First Century” by Oliver DeMille.  In this episode we discuss what Leadership Education is and why it is so important to preserving and perpetuating freedom. 

"I'm just one voice, what can I do to make a difference?" We get this question so often. It's an important one. Thanks for asking it! Join us as we discuss Oliver DeMille's essay 'The Calm Before the Storm' as we outline what you can do right now to stand for freedom and feel confident in your voice.

Join us as we discuss Oliver DeMille's book We Hold These Truths to Be Self Evident, 12 Natural Laws of Freedom, Progress, and Success. Natural laws abound in our world and the more we live by and apply these natural laws the more freedom, prosperity, and happiness we will enjoy as individuals , communities and as a nation.

A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille; The Lincoln Hypothesis and The Pilgrim Hypothesis by Timothy Ballard; Fallen Founder by Nancy Isenberg; Blacklisted by History, by M. Stanton Evans

This episode is all about how to inspire learning in your home.It is my first interview, done with a great friend and mentor Stephanie Harris who has 20 years of experience homeschooling 8 kids and is a witty, insightful beautiful person who gave awesome little nuggets of wisdom for us to enjoy. For the full-length interview visit hatchingcuriosity.com to learn how she got her start with homeschooling and 3 great pieces of advice for new homeschooling families. To learn more about a Thomas Jefferson Education check out the book Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning by Oliver DeMille (affiliate link)

If growing talk of civil war is making you nervous, you're not alone. Brandon Smith has a take worth considering. Also, a terrific article from Oliver DeMille on the biggest problems with modern politics and what we can do about them. How personal responsibility blunts the power of the state over us. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/loving-liberty/support

Chaz Freutel is blessed to have served and currently serve many wonderful organizations. Chaz started his business, Get-U-Connected LLC, in 2009 to connect small business owners with the products, services and people they need to succeed. I've been learning a lot lately about why it's so important to have an entrepreneurial mindset, and it isn't just to become an entrepreneur. I've been listening to a talk by Oliver DeMille of A Thomas Jefferson Education (tjed.org), and he talks a lot about the development of our economy and our education. In this talk, he's discussing how our society has come through an institutional era and has now crossed into an innovation era. Yet, our education and our beliefs are still stuck in the institutional era. There are still reasons why we need institutions, and institutional education, but our economy is shifting toward the development of innovation. I've been talking so much about entrepreneurship because I think this is an important concept for shaping our family culture so that we can develop this idea of supporting our families to be more intentional. Being intentional often means being innovative, creative, and adaptable. In this episode with Chaz, we talk a lot about how families can intentionally support opportunities for developing an innovative attitude through service, through intentionally creating memorable experiences with neighbors and friends, and through helping our children be more capable of giving of their talents and resources. Chaz says, "show up filled up" meaning that we don't walk into situations, like neighborhoods, church, work, or even school, waiting to be given something. We show up asking ourselves "what can I contribute?" Being resourceful makes it easier to network, and to make an impact through your own contributions. When that becomes a habit, you begin to build a reputation of service and resourcefulness that allows you to connect with people who need help or can help you reach your goals. A family culture that values service, resourcefulness, connection with our friends and neighbors, innovation, creativity, and building a legacy is what my message is all about. I want to help you find ways to instill these values into your family culture, and that's what this episode is all about. Join the Family Success Toolkit Free Membership http://homeandfamilyculture.com

In honor of Independence Day, IEW is offering free shipping on all standard domestic shipping from July 1–10. Join us as Andrew and Julie talk about the history of "freedomship" and the importance of educated leaders. REFERENCED MATERIALS: Freedomship 2018 A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille (Amazon Affiliate) Rhetoric by Aristotle (Amazon Affiliate) Adam and Missy Andrews  Teaching the Classics by Adam and Missy Andrews Animal Farm by George Orwell (Amazon Affiliate) Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass (Amazon Affiliate) "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?" speech by Frederick Douglass  Click here to listen to Andrew Pudewa reciting an excerpt of Frederick Douglass' speech "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?". Linguistic Development through Poetry Memorization by Andrew Pudewa Remember to send your questions to Podcast@IEW.com, and perhaps yours will be answered the next time we Ask Andrew Anything (AAA). If you have any questions about IEW or our products, do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service Team at 800.856.5815 or Info@IEW.com

Stephen Palmer has been through many stages since he started his first entrepreneurial enterprise at age 15.  He shares how he used the cash flow from real estate to parlay himself into a passionate writing career and even further into creating businesses that align with his core values. He shares his understanding of the abundance mindset and how he's used it to start several small businesses and take them from start up to living his dream. Stephen Palmer is the author of Manifest Destiny: Choosing a Life of Greatness and Uncommon Sense: A Common Citizen’s Guide to Rebuilding America, the founder of Life Manifestos, a Strongbrook business owner, and a book ghostwriter for mission-driven leaders. Stephen Palmer co-authored, with Garrett Gunderson, the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Businessweek, and Amazon bestseller Killing Sacred Cows: Overcoming the Financial Myths that are Destroying Your Prosperity. He also co-authored, with Kris Krohn, The Conscious Creator: 6 Laws for Manifesting Your Masterpiece Life, as well as Hub Mentality: Shifting from Business Transactions to Community Interactions with Carl Woolston. A political independent and dedicated learner and promoter of personal, financial, and governmental freedom, Stephen Palmer is passionate about political philosophy, economics, history, personal finance, entrepreneurship, religion and spirituality, family, education and culture. (See Stephen's favorite books and movies.) Stephen Palmer graduated from a liberal arts college where he was mentored by Oliver DeMille. Stephen Palmer has also been privileged to be mentored by Steve D’Annunzio. Stephen Palmer is also a graduate and faculty member of Wizard Academy, a “non-traditional business school” with an emphasis on the art and science of persuasive communication. Stephen Palmer and his wife, “Queen Karina,” are raising their four children in southern Utah. When Stephen is not writing or spending time with his family, you’ll find him reading, gardening, or canyoneering in Zion National Park.   http://stephendpalmer.com http://www.facebook.com/stephenpalmer76 http://pinterest.com/stephenpalmer76 http://www.youtube.com/causeofliberty  

Oliver Demille, author of FreedomShift and LeaderShift - explains that, approximately every century, a nation makes a shift - either toward freedom, or toward force. In 1776 we had a Freedom Shift in America. In 1913-1936 we experienced a Force Shift with the implementation of the Federal income tax, the Federal Reserve, the change in the election of Senators and finally the redefinition of the general welfare clause.DeMille has studied nations and history over the last 3,000 years and says we’re in line for a coming shift — a world-scale shift - rather than just a national one, due to the increasing global nature of our technological society.Will we experience a force shift or a Freedom Shift? The momentum, DeMille claims, is toward a force shift. But he also shares that there’s much hope for a FreedomShift. In any shift, 95-97% of the people are not even involved. They simply don’t care. This leaves 3-5% of the populace to make things happen, and that number is split between the people wanting more force and those wanting more freedom. So, in essence, if we want a Freedom Shift, we only need to comprise about 2.5% of the population.Seems doable — especially with the rising interest in Liberty in this country. DeMille shares that three important choices must be made by 2.5% of the population in order to insure a freedom shift.1) We need more entrepreneurs. Historically nations with a solid base of entrepreneurs experience freedom. Or if force is imposed on them, it doesn’t last long. Entrepreneurship and Slavery do not co-exist.2) We need more voracious readers and independent thinkers who get involved in the fight for freedom. You can’t be a nation of sheep believing everything you see in the media or read in tabloids and be free for long. People who read voraciously tend to think more independently and thus value freedom more.3) We need more tribal leaders. A tribal leader is someone who leads other people with similar interests. But tribes go beyond interests and niches. DeMille explains, “When your relationships with one person or more in a given niche reach the point that you deeply care about these people, and they about you, you are part of a new tribe.” (FreedomShift)In FreedomShift, DeMille does not throw his support toward any candidate, party or ideology.Join Julie Ann and Oliver, as he gives a clear overview of the various players and how we can more proactively work together for a FreedomShift this time around.

October 7, 2008 11:00-12:00 (pacific)*** Homeschooling Through High School, with Rebecca KochenderferToday we will covering chapter EIGHT of Homeschooling and Loving It! If you do not already have a copy of this book, it is available at www.Homeschool.com/HLI*** Today's Special Guest: Rachel DeMilleRachel DeMille is wife of Oliver DeMille, author of A Thomas Jefferson Education. She is the co-author of Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning. She and her husband Oliver have been homeschooling their 8 children for almost 18 years. This month marks the launch of their new website, www.TJEdOnline.com.

October 7, 2008 11:00-12:00 (pacific)*** Homeschooling Through High School, with Rebecca KochenderferToday we will covering chapter EIGHT of Homeschooling and Loving It! If you do not already have a copy of this book, it is available at www.Homeschool.com/HLI*** Today's Special Guest: Rachel DeMilleRachel DeMille is wife of Oliver DeMille, author of A Thomas Jefferson Education. She is the co-author of Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning. She and her husband Oliver have been homeschooling their 8 children for almost 18 years. This month marks the launch of their new website, www.TJEdOnline.com.