Mentors to Match our Message
Julie had some great thoughts on mentoring as well and how it fits into Vanguard:
Mentors:
Need to have a passion for their subject
Need to have a passion for their students
Ideally same mentor at apprentice and journeyman level
Individual
mentoring (especially at journeyman level). Individual study
plans..pushing some further when ready. For example some students have a
learning style that they favor...reading, writing, digital media,
drawing, etc. A wise mentor allows them to express themself often using
that learning style but also inspires them to become proficient in all
of the learning styles by encouraging growth in new areas.
Classics:
Oliver
demille said a scholar looks like a youth reading classics and
discussing them and writing about them (and I'll add applying them...)we
should whenever possible have the student actually be engaged in
reading a classic for their class preparation...both at journeyman level
and in vanguard
Simplicity:
Simple curriculum (classics)...discussion and reading environments
Simple structure (individual mentoring plan)...this is the coaching environment
Simple reporting (individual mentoring time)..oral and written (this is the testing environment)
This
may feel more complex in ways since it puts more squarely on the
shoulders of the youth the responsibility to plan, prepare and choose
along with the mentors guidance, but that is what scholar phase
is...especially at 14-15. Self directed scholars should be choosing
their own study plans because they are engaging deeply in their own
education rather than being led into their own education
Student:
Inspiration
and ability to choose what they want to study deeply about...early
scholar phase is not the time to fill in all the gaps, it is the time to
learn study skills and habits and to change and grow and become as well
as study deeply into things you are passionate about
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