A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille

So the actual “Thomas Jefferson Education” involved (1) a classical education, (2) a standard college degree, and (3) mentoring as a youngish adult.' from Times and Seasons (second link above) Before that time, he had the education standard to his day and status: a classical education, heavy on Greek, Latin, history, and memorizing boring things. 'Thomas Jefferson was an adult with a college degree when he was mentored by Wythe. The above pages raise some good points and discuss them extensively. I thought it was fair to present this so people who are interested can look. Yet it is a little disconcerting that there's so much surrounding this. I don't want to needlessly stir up controversy, and it's possible it's unfounded. I don't know DeMille, and I haven't studied the education of Thomas Jefferson himself in depth, or other topics broached on these sites. It raises some questions about the content of the book as well. I'm not going to vouch for them by any means, as I didn't take the time to analyze it all (and there's a lot there), but this is just to let you know it's out there if you care to look into it. If you want to read more about this topic, I've provided a few links below this paragraph. He's a Mormon, and some of the Mormons are embarrassed by him (although other Mormons aren't, and are really into Thomas Jefferson Education). Think he's all about making money and doesn't really deliver a quality education. Part of the reason it took me so long to review this (which might distract you from the fact that I'm an incredible procrastinator, ha) is that when I started to look more deeply into it, I discovered that there's some controversy about things surrounding Thomas Jefferson Education and the college DeMille founded called George Wythe College. But at the least you can know that I didn't find it so incredible that I wanted to read every word. You can dismiss what I'm going to say about the book based on these grounds if you want to.

I'm not previewing them for my children either, so I'm in a different state of mind. I'm looking for help in them, not just something to read. Since I have so many things I want to read, I've taken to skipping or scanning things that don't really seem relevant to me at the time in books like this.

I'll admit to not reading the entire book thoroughly.

I've been meaning to review this for a friend, to whom I must apologize for taking sooo long! Some time ago I read A Thomas Jefferson Education by Oliver DeMille.