About

Hi, my name is Ed Thompson. I’ve been a private tutor for twenty-five years, working with students from three to seventy-three years old, and in subjects from beginning reading all the way to MBA classes and postgraduate biology, including nearly every subject in between. My students ranged from severely challenged to gifted and advanced.

Being a private tutor has given me a unique perspective on education. By working with students from public schools, private schools and homeschool, I have seen a wide variety of educational systems. I have also had to work with many different textbooks, teachers and curricula. All of that has led to insights on what’s broken about our educational system and how we can make it better.

Over the years I have come to the conclusion that we do not have an educational system where students are invited to think for themselves, to discuss ideas and delve into knowledge. What was once a noble idea to ensure every citizen had a basic education has been turned into an indoctrination system, full of propaganda and ideology.

If you: care about education and recognize the important role education plays in our future; want to understand what has happened to our educational system, why it has gone downhill and how to fix it; and support efforts to create a renaissance in education, subscribe to my podcast and newsletter.

If you sign up at basiceducationseries.com you'll get a free copy of my Basic Education Series book, Making Sense.

 

P.S. I’m also the author of a twelve-volume mystery thriller series, a political thriller, a science fiction novel, short stories and poetry under the name Jack Thompson, and children’s stories and fables under the name Fun London. For more information on my fiction works, visit Jack Writes.