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Leadership Education For Children

By: Kayley Kenzie

When children receive leadership education, they are taught how to think and how to be leaders. They learn to lead at home, in their community, in business, and in government.

This is the sort of education that most parents would like for their children. I know I want my children to be innovative thinkers.

Historically, most of the greatest leaders and thinkers got their education through mentors and tutors at home.

As the students' education progressed, they moved on to prep schools. Continuing through the mentor approach, they would study the classics.

The best leaders were made through the mentoring system. Unfortunately, the leaders most Americans think of are usually trained to be specialists or professionals. They weren't trained for true leadership.

The majority of our nation is made up of followers who don't seem to have any problems with the current system. If the next generation is going to overcome this problem, we must teach them how to be the leaders that will make a difference in our world.

Four important keys make up leadership education: Mentoring, classics, and time.

Time. Students need time to learn. It is important to have some kind of structure for your child to learn, such as 5 days a week for 5 hours a day for older students.

This is enough time for young students to do their reading and studying. Younger students need less time.

We are going to combine mentoring and the classics. Leadership education consists of discussing the classics with mentors, which is part of learning how to think.

Both the mentor and the student should read the same classics. They should also both keep a journal, where they write down key ideas.

Perhaps you decide to spend the first hour on a math lesson, then spend some time free reading, experimenting, and studying. The final hour can be about writing or having a discussion with the mentor.

This learning pattern has existed for centuries, shaping students and equipping them with the skills and knowledge they need for leadership.

For successful leadership education, your child needs a mentor he or she can read the classics with. While most of us are somewhat familiar with classics in history and literature, it's important to remember there are classics in almost any subject.

Even math and science has classics, such as Newton's Principia Mathematics. No, you don't have to start your child on this book, but when it's time for a good classic in mathematics, it's worth trying.

If you want your child to think logically and clearly, leadership education will provide the foundation. If you plan to mentor your child, you must be certain that you are a great thinker and learner yourself.

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