Renewed and Enlightened: A Parent’s Story
March 22, 2016
We were delighted to read this 5-star review of The Great Connections Seminar from Virginia Murr, parent of an attendee. The student, Jessica, was a shy,
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Great Connections at ISFLC 2016
February 9, 2016
We’re excited to announce that we’ll be exhibiting information about The Great Connections at the 2016 International Students for Liberty Conference (ISFLC) in Washington, D.C.
What Education Could Be Like in a Free Society
February 9, 2016
We’re pleased to announce that on Sunday, February 28, 2016, Great Connections Founder and President Marsha Familaro Enright will be guest lecturing at The Maryland
Founder to Speak on Education Reform
February 9, 2016
On January 24, 2016, Great Connections Founder and President Marsha Familaro Enright presented a guest lecture on “The Collectivist Control of Education and What Education
How college students benefit from Great Connections
February 7, 2016
Participants from the 2015 Great Connections Seminar in Chicago talk about its unique program and how deeply different it is from other schools, classes, and
A Radically Different Approach to Education
January 19, 2016
Hear attendees of the Great Connections Seminars talk about why they find the program so powerful.
How Do I Use The Great Connections Seminar In My Life?
January 16, 2016
Attendees of the Great Connections program discuss how the program has impacted their lives.
Event: The State and Future of Education
January 14, 2016
A talk by Marsha Familaro Enright, educational entrepreneur, author of the last chapter, “Liberating Education” in Common Ground on Common Core, editor of Ayn Rand Explained, Lead
The Long Game of the New Left
November 18, 2015
“After the Vietnam War, a lot of us didn’t just crawl back into our literary cubicles; we stepped into academic positions. With the war over,
Students Desribe the 2015 Great Connections Seminar
October 31, 2015
What Students Said About The Great Connections Seminar 2015 “The seminar is transformative; I grew as a person. Working part time in the Philippine Congress,
Understanding Power and the Power of Reason
September 9, 2015
Event: Great Connections Weekend Seminar for Working and Retired AdultsOur Theme: Reason and PowerWhen: Thursday evening, October 1 to Sunday midday, October 4, 2015 Includes
Does Common Ground Exist on Education?
August 9, 2015
In this 3 minute audio from Resounding Books, RIFI President Marsha Familaro Enright, discusses how people across the political spectrum can unite to reject the worst in education.
Socratic Practice: A Powerful Method for Learning
July 11, 2015
Editor’s Note: This is the fourth part of the four-part series on an ideal university education; the first part is here, the second part is here, and the
Ohio Students Receive Scholarships
July 8, 2015
Students in School of Entrepreneurial Engagement Program to Benefit from Enriching Intellectual and Cultural Program at The Great Connections Seminar Chicago, IL: Marsha Familaro Enright, President
Does Local Control in Education Still Exist?
June 14, 2015
In this 3 minute audio from Resounding Books Great Connections President Marsha Familaro Enright discusses whether parents, teachers, and administrators still have control over education.
The Push for “Standards” in Education
June 12, 2015
What is the consequence of the push for “standards” in education? Hear RIFI president, Marsha Familaro Enright talk about the issues for Resounding Books here.
“Inspiration comes first, then teaching?”
June 3, 2015
This is the third part of the four-part series on an ideal University Education; the first part is here and the second part is here, and the fourth part
Education in the United States
May 24, 2015
What is the purpose of education? Is “school choice” the same as a free market in education? Could education be provided entirely by the free
Would All Children Be Educated in a Free Market?
May 16, 2015
Here’s another 5-minute clip from Kirsten Lombard, editor of Resounding Books, in which she and I talk about whether all children could be educated if there were
A New, Value-Added Approach to College Rankings
April 30, 2015
Brookings Institute researchers Jonathan Rowell and Siddhartha Kulkarni have just published a compelling report on college rankings: “Beyond College Rankings: A Value-Added Approach to Assessing
University Education As It Might Be and Ought To Be (Part II)
April 22, 2015
In Part I this series, we looked at how students learn best when they are in a state of Flow— a state of concentration or complete