Author: davidfleischacker
Rebuilding Education under the light of the Holy Family
Our age has been filled with behaviorist techniques and these have been translated into every corner of life. That needs to be undone because ultimately it is blind to a
Discipline, Human Relations, Respect
Here are some starter videos that will provide ideas and activities that build self-discipline in the child.
Unfolding Puzzle, Jokes, Riddles, and Limericks
Guess the Clues An accordion-folded slip. A clue is given on each side. E.g. I am white. I come in winter. If you heat me up, I become water. I
Educational Training Program
Coming soon will be a full educational training program designed for educators or families who would like to begin using Catholic Natural Education as the way and content for forming
Why follow the child and not a schedule
Many of us can not resist putting the important things in life on a schedule. And this includes the education of a child. Now the more material something is, meaning
Neural Demand Functions and Concentration
David Fleischacker, Ph.D. I take the term “neural demand functions” from Bernard Lonergan’s book on insight (Insight: A Study of Human Understanding). Lonergan was reworking Freud’s psychic censor into a
Natural Concentration: Sustained wonder
Concentration in a child is amazing to observe. Most of the world thinks that children cannot concentrate on anything but video games. But in reality, concentration is quite natural and
Moving Beyond Nietzsche
Philia de Humanitas Friedrich Nietzsche is quoted by many as the father of relativism. I do not want to get into an argument about whether that is true, since I
Following the imagination of 4-5 year old boys
I have notice a fact for a long time but only recently given it the attention that it deserves. Many boys around the age of 4 or 5, though arguably