What A Graduate Student Gained From Great Connections
Graduate student in economics, Mackenzie White, discusses how Great Connections reignited her interest in learning.
The Brightest Students Don’t Get Enough Attention
A new longitudinal study of 5,000 mathematically precocious children concludes — as I’ve long thought — that very smart students do not get enough attention in school.
Dynamic Board Members Join Great Connections
The Great Connections is excited to announce the enhancement of its higher education work by the addition of James Kandrac and Sable Levy to its Board of Trustees, and Malachy
The Transformative Experience of Great Connections
In this eight-minute interview, hear founder Marsha Familaro Enright explain the transformative elements of The Great Connections Seminar, which radically increases autonomy, self-confidence, and knowledge
Middlebury Students Use the Brownshirts’ Playbook
Make no mistake about it: the New Left has unleashed their minions on free speech via Nazi Brownshirt tactics and Middlebury College is a recent arena for
Does Mathematics Advance White Privilege?
University of Illinois professor Rochelle Guitierrez complains that the phrase “Pythagorean Theorem” and the cultural emphasis on math prejudices mathematics against non-white students. I guess she thinks these
Learn about the collectivist control of education
Bending children to the needs of the state goes back much farther than Common Core. Hear about the failure of public education to teach most
Report on Great Connections 2016
Editor’s Note: This is the text of a report to donors on the 2016 Great Connections Seminar. This July, our high school and graduate school
Employers Find Reasoning In Short Supply
“Companies across the U.S. say it is becoming increasingly difficult to find applicants who can communicate clearly, take initiative, problem-solve and get along with co-
Do We Need the Department of Education?
In the latest edition of Hillsdale College’s Imprimis, Charles Murray recently wrote an excellent piece entitled “Do We Need the Department of Education?” adapted from a 2011 speech of his.