The Call To Brilliance, a true story to inspire parents and educators

Prepare to embark on an extraordinary journey through the pages of "The Call to Brilliance," an inspiring memoir that will kindle the spirits of parents and educators alike. Resa Steindel Brown, an award-winning educator, avid homeschooler and dedicated Montessorian invites you to a profound revelation: that every child is already born with inherent gifts, passions, and brilliance.  It’s not something they acquire; it is who they are. Our responsibility, then, is not to ‘construct’ them, but to provide an environment that helps them connect to that which already lies within.  

With remarkable insight and heartfelt commentary, she shares her own trials and tribulations as both a student and teacher trapped within our industrial, one-size-fits-all education system.

However, it's when Resa confronts the unique needs of her own son that the real adventure begins. Finding a place for her son in the traditional rigid educational mold feels like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole. Fueled by her unwavering love for her child, Resa embarks on a transformative journey that not only changes the course of her own children's lives but also the lives of those around her. Together, they enter a realm of learning driven by joy, exuberance, and unbridled passion instead of heartbreak and defeat.

Resa documents these children for over 20 years. Two of her own children, still stumbling at reading by the ages nine and ten, defy all odds by entering college at eleven and twelve. They, and the other children who took the journey, achieve extraordinary feats, from becoming systems administrators to training with prestigious institutions like the Berlin Opera and Hamburg Ballet. Their digital creations adorn blockbuster films like "Lord of the Rings," while they present groundbreaking software solutions to industry giants such as TRW, Pac Bell, Industrial Light & Magic, and even the NSA, all before the ages of eighteen. They still played every afternoon in 20 acres of lemon grove.

"The Call to Brilliance" challenges conventional notions of learning disabilities, dismantles the artificial barriers of non-developmentally based grade levels, and unveils the facade of standardized testing. Above all, it offers a compelling vision of how every child can succeed and uncover their unique passions and brilliance.

With over 45 years of experience, Resa has developed and led award-winning Montessori and homeschool programs. Her educational model has garnered recognition from senators, bestselling authors, and prominent news media outlets, including CBS, ABC, NBC, The Wall Street Journal, and The New York Times.

This transformative memoir has earned accolades, including Best Seller status, Mom's Choice Award, and nomination for Book of the Year by Foreword Magazine. Legendary figures in education, such as William Glasser, M.D., Joseph Chilton Pearce, and John Taylor. Gatto, have endorsed this groundbreaking work. It's not just a book; it's a blueprint to rejuvenate our educational system and society at large.

"The Call to Brilliance" is a moving testament to what limits us as children and how we can help the next generation transcend those limitations to discover their innate passion and brilliance. It's an empowering solution that will reshape your perspective on education and inspire you to champion your child's unique journey.

Join Resa on this transformative adventure, laugh and cry, ponder and wonder, and be moved by her passion and excitement. This book will equip you with the unflagging courage to believe in and advocate for the brilliance that is unique to every child, while also reminding you of your own untapped potential.

Contact us through community@PassionOrientedEducation.com to share your experiences, thoughts, and questions. "The Call to Brilliance" is not just a true story; it's an invitation to reshape the future of education and unlock the passion and brilliance within every child.

Joseph Chilton Pearce author of Crack in the Cosmic Egg and Magical Child speaks of Resa, “as we legislate for stricter learning standards, we find that it does not solve our problems; it deepens them. Most people cannot envision education any other way.  Resa came up with a better way. She has not only envisioned it, she has built it, lived it, and now she shares it with us all." 

Tobin Hart, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of West Georgia, & President, Child- Spirit Institute writes, “Brilliance, genius and creativity are our children's birthright. Resa shows how these natural capacities can be welcomed and wooed from the inside out. This is a rich, subtle and important corrective to the institutionalized underestimation of student's potential and an antidote to those practices that dull them." 

Jack Canfield co-author, Chicken Soup for the Parent's Soul and co-author, Chicken Soup for the Teacher's Soul writes of The Call to Brilliance, "A moving, passionate portrayal of what limits us as children and how we can help our own children move past those limits to find their innate passion and brilliance. An empowering solution!"

"...nothing less than a blueprint to bring life back to our increasingly moribund educational system and to our society which has lost its way."
—John Taylor Gatto, author of The Under Ground History of American Education and Dumbing Us Down.

"As soon as I read the first thirty pages, I was not only surprised, I was slightly overwhelmed. I could not put it down.  Here was a book that went considerably beyond what I ever learned especially in the area of home schooling."
—William Glasser, M.D., President, the William Glasser Institute, author of Schools Without Failure and Choice Theory

"This book is a powerful critique of why many public & private schools don’t work. The author ... offers a wonderfully supported hypothesis about how to fix them."
—Senator Eric Oemig, Washington State, vice chair of both the Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee

"This is quite simply the best book on education ever written. But it is much more than that. It is a fine (nonfiction) novel. It has a plot, characters, a conflict, a theme and builds towards a satisfying conclusion"
—Peter Kline author of The Every Day Genius

"A must read for all parents and educators, including all the students in my graduate education classes. … It reminds us of what humans are capable of when given the opportunity to follow our unique paths from an early age." 
— Charlotte F. LeHecka, PhD. Director, Institute for Accelerative Learning, Teaching, and Research

"… .an enlightening experience, and opened my eyes to aspects of education I never was aware of. You have certainly made a difference in how we might educate our children, when the time comes. …" 
—Arjang Zendehdel, Radio Talk Show Host of "A Night of Insight" on KIRN 670AM

"If I was the head of UNESCO, I would insist that The Call to Brilliance … be translated into all the major world languages and issued to every new... For if these mothers heeded the guidance and wisdom in this amazing story …  we could change the course of civilization in a single generation." 
—Laurel Airica, creator of Word Magic: An Enchanted Literary Entertainment

"You will laugh, cry, ponder and wonder along with this amazing mother and educator... will give you unflagging courage to believe in and advocate for the brilliance that is unique to your child, and will remind you of your own."
—Victoria Kindle Hodson, co-author of Respectful Parents, Respectful Kids and Discover Your Child's Learning Style.