Posts by Joseph Gauld
Character—How Parents Will Solve Our Educational Problems
By Joseph W. Gauld, originally posted on the Huffington Post https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/characterhow-parents-will-solve-our-educational-problems_us_59f8868fe4b0e4c2eab1c3ce Americans need to seriously rethink our present child-rearing/educational system. Presently, it establishes standards of perfection for kids: an “A” or “4.0” grade point average, 2400 SAT scores, and excellence in extra-curricular activities and behavior. Please note I use “kids,” not children, to address the [More...]
Read More »How Education Can Truly Serve America
This post is by our Hyde School Founder Joseph W. Gauld and was originally published on the Huffington Post. Like me, Americans understand the basic purpose of our educational system is to develop our youth. The prevailing scholastic attitude says this is accomplished by developing their intellect, a singular focus that seeks to empower the [More...]
Read More »A Horse Video Reveals How To Motivate Kids
This article was originally published in the Huffington Post. Why do American students lack so much motivation? “You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink,” reflects the teacher’s primary concern when motivating a student. Consider this short video. VIRAL VIDEO: This horse doesn’t really understand how water works, until he [More...]
Read More »Time to Take the Leadership of our Educational System Away from Colleges and Return it to Parents
Many feel America has been in a slow moral decline since WWII. There are, of course, many exceptions—civil rights, tobacco, trash on highways, caring organizations, etc.—but our American character since 1945 simply doesn’t measure up to our past. Previous Americans fought a revolutionary war to establish a nation committed to freedom and equality; they fought [More...]
Read More »Swing like Rory McIlroy and fulfill your unique potential
The golf swing is to success on the links, as unique potential is to success in life. Golf has many aficionados who see the challenge of golf as a metaphor for the challenge of life. The goal of golf is to complete an 18-hole course using the least number of strokes; our goal in life [More...]
Read More »The Secret to a Powerful Connection With Our Children
Children make their own powerful connection to us. The secret is to recognize and accept this connection and let it guide our connection to them. Otherwise, our parent-child relationship will have problems. Here is how children connect to us: In the first nine months, babies have a Garden of Eden existence in the womb, with [More...]
Read More »Parenting Guide Part 10: Parent By Example cont.
Part X of the series on Nature’s Parenting Process – by Joseph Gauld Concept # 5 – Parent by Example – Recognize the Power of our Feelings – part 2 A healthy relationship with our children is based on honesty, living by principles, and leading by example. We must have the humility and honesty to [More...]
Read More »Parenting Guide Part 9: Parent By Example
Part IX of the series on Nature’s Parenting Process, by Joseph Gauld Concept # 5: Parent By Example: part 1 The last concept in our series on Nature’s Parenting Process is Parent by Example: recognize the power of our feelings. This concept seems obvious, but we parents need to understand that children learn from us [More...]
Read More »Parenting Guide Part 8: Take Hold As We Let Go cont.
Part VIII of the series on Nature’s Parenting Process by Joseph Gauld Concept # 4: Take Hold as we Let Go – part 2 In middle school, young teenagers begin to seek the approval of their peers. This is the first step toward their independence. We parents must realize this is an integral part of [More...]
Read More »Parenting Guide Part 7: Take Hold As We Let Go
Part VII of the series on Nature’s Parenting Process by Joseph Gauld Concept # 4: Take Hold As We Let Go – part 1 Nature provided parents with a profound creative power in the growth process, granting us a great amount of authority and control, which we learn to discipline. We often unwittingly allow our [More...]
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