How We're Different — More Examples

1. No textbooks. Textbooks are a terrible way to learn. They're written by committees, they're bland, they reflect the conventional wisdom — which is often dead wrong — and they're expensive. Save money and give your students a better education by ditching them forever.

(In a couple courses we use a textbook just to fill in some gaps if the students need that, but the book is available online for free.)

2. We use a lot of primary sources. That means students will read some of the great thinkers and historical figures for themselves, without a textbook telling them what to think.

3. Video-based curriculum. Each full–year course consists of 180 videos — five videos per week for 36 weeks. Every single lesson will have a reading assignment and a video. Students learn much better with video instruction than with a bunch of readings alone.

4. Writing. Every course in the humanities and social sciences has a writing assignment every week. This will train your students to become good writers — a rare skill.

5. Review! Mountains of information won't do any good if your students don't remember it. Review is central to how we learn. So we begin every lesson with a brief review of the previous lesson, and every fifth lesson is a full review of what's been taught during that week.

Why is a self–taught, video–based curriculum better?

Most people need verbal guidance to learn.

Most people need verbal guidance to learn. Students can replay a video until they understand.

Students can replay a video until they understand. A video boils down fundamental information.

A video boils down fundamental information. It reinforces reading assignments.

It reinforces reading assignments. It explains reading assignments.

It explains reading assignments. A good lecture livens up learning.

A good lecture livens up learning. It is more personal than reading.

A good lecture is highly motivational.

A good lecture is highly motivational. Images and outlines help us to remember.

Images and outlines help us to remember. It is available at any time.

It is available at any time. Headphones reduce sibling distractions.

Headphones reduce sibling distractions. A screen image helps students focus.

A screen image helps students focus. Students learn how to take notes — a skill crucial for college.

Check out the list of courses. Click on a course to find out more information and to watch a free sample. But be sure to come back to this page, because this is the only place where you can get your $140 $160 in free bonuses for joining!

In addition to the traditional subjects, our curriculum has courses your students won't be able to find anywhere else. For instance, imagine having your children take courses on:

How to start a home business

How to start a home business How to write advertising copy — a skill that practically guarantees them a job

How to write advertising copy — a skill that practically guarantees them a job How to become a skilled public speaker

How to become a skilled public speaker Personal finance for teens (why is no one else teaching this?)

Even our traditional subjects are taught in an extraordinary way: