Introduction to the Waypoints Way
premises
Waypoints is a teaching system grounded in primary sources and centered on the key ideas of liberty.
These ideas and the way of life that flows from them are the premises that guide our work—including how we view the world, what we regard as important, and our understanding of what education should be.
We invite you to explore the premises outlined below. If they align with your own principles and purposes—whether you teach in a classroom or homeschool setting, or you’re simply a lifelong student of great books and serious minds—Waypoints may be a valuable educational resource for you.
The key ideas of liberty
Waypoints emphasizes thirty Key Ideas of Liberty, tagged to relevant documents within the Waypoints Library and reinforced through Teacher Tutorials:
Waypoints prepares students to understand and apply these ideas and principles, which together form the foundation for a just, self-governing regime. We share the goal of any excellent school: to help students become virtuous citizens and happy human beings.
Waypoints plans features
All Waypoints plans feature two kinds of login accounts: Educators and Students.
Educators have access to the Library of published primary source documents, all Teacher Tutorials, and Instructional Resources.
Home Plan
For individual learners and homeschooling families.
Purchase online today.
ACADEMY PLAN
For schools and districts.
Priced by student enrollment.
CUSTOM PLAN
Choose the account mix that fits you.
Teachers
Waypoints offers graduate-level tutorials that deepen subject-matter expertise.
Students
Creates direct engagement with pivotal texts and enduring ideas.
Individual learners and homeschooling families
Flexible way to enrich study and instruction.
Schools and Organizations
Scalable budget-friendly resource that strengthens existing curricula and programs.
Note on Esotericism
Waypoints encourages careful study and learning that “sticks” by focusing on primary source materials, which includes the writings and speeches of original thinkers, insightful philosophers, and history-altering statesmen.
Premises of Truth
Going back to the roots of the Western philosophic tradition, the attempt to study the world, to learn, to become educated, is inseparable from the concept of truth.
Primary v Secondary Sources
Teaching in the Age of Relativism
The idea of truth—the very possibility of truth—is now dismissed by millions of Americans as mere prejudice, opinion, or perspective.
Thinking v Feeling
Ours is the Age of Feelings. Knowing little about the Constitution, or economics, or history, or human nature, or timeless, immutable principles, does not stop millions of Americans from having, sharing, and acting upon strong “feelings,” including voting.