Elijah Stanfield

Is school the best way to get an education? Ethan and Emily Tuttle have spent several years in school begging graded on the quality of their work. But after hearing an award-winning teacher discuss some problems with schooling and share a vision for how children are bet educated, the Tuttle family decides to embark on a new learning adventure.

Daring men and women aren't just found in the pages of fictional stories. In fact, history offers us a number of examples of people who stood up for what was right in the face of significant opposition. Their stories can inspire us to also be courageous when the situation calls for it. Whether the problem is a large one, like a dictatorial state or a cultural prejudice, or a small one, such as standing up to a bully, we can resolve to be a hero and...

Dennis Forde, Secretary of State, has died, and the Tuttle Twins are headed for the funeral. Little do they know the opportunities--for good and bad--that will come from this event. Aunt Cathy--Mom's sister--worked for Forde and has a big decision to make. Will she try to replace him? A millionaire businessman wants to run for Senate. And both of them want to tap into that Tuttle Twins power. Will they succeed? It's your call. Along the way, there...

Throughout history, a certain few people have made risky decisions in an attempt to solve a problem that many people were experiencing, hoping that their new innovation or invention would be able to serve these people and that they--the entrepreneurs, as we call them--would be able to profit in return. These risk-takers are the key drivers of the economy who create jobs and new products and services that make our lives more comfortable and convenient....

What is it about human nature that leads some people to commit unspeakable evil acts? And, perhaps a more important question for each of us, why do so many people submit to or even support these villians? World history sadly offers us a long list of dictators and totalitarian thugs who used their power to steal from and oppress their countrymen- and kill those who defined them. As tragic as these stories all are, they can still offer us lessons to...

In a society where countless ideas are being shared, debated, and analyzed, it's more important than ever to sift out the good ones from among the bad ones. And when people you respect and trust use arguments that sound persuasive, how can you determine if they are correct? One of the most commonly used methods of spreading misinformation is the use of a logical fallacy--a bad argument that makes something seem truthful that actually might not be....