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jeweler's loupe The Private Eye    jeweler's loupe [pronounced "loop"] —noun.  A magical magnification tool that, when combined with The Private Eye Questions, brings out the scientist, writer, artist, mathematician in everyone.
a.k.a., Private Eyes!
verb, colloquial.  Loupe: To look through a jeweler's loupe.
The Private EyeThe Private Eye is a hands-on learning process that rivets the eye and rockets the mind. Using everyday objects, The Private Eye’s easy questioning strategy, and an almost magical tool, a jeweler’s loupe, you’ll accelerate concentration, critical thinking and creativity — for all ages and all ability levels, K-16, through life.
 
Day by day, in the arts or the sciences, you’ll build close observation skills linked to the mental muscle of “thinking by analogy.”  Learners write, draw and theorize at higher levels than they have before. With The Private Eye you’ll develop minds into self-propelling engines of creative insight. So join us, along with millions of students and teachers. Discover new worlds. Magnify minds.             Mission Statement

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Noteworthy Comments:
“It’s unbelievable the language that my kids come up with. The writing! The poetry! It’s an incredible tool. The Private  Eye is a dynamic process that pushes my kids to excel, and they do!”
 — Sara Nelson
      Gladys Weymouth School, Morrill, ME


"The Private Eye is fabulous for adults.  It gives people an immediate experience of the creative process."
 — Bonnie Zimmerman, MD,
      Professor of Psychiatry,
      Stanford University Medical School


    
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