Montessori, Liberty, & Late Bloomers
MONTESSORI AND LIBERTY What’s the best way to teach and learn the ideas, values, and virtues needed in a free society? Is it enough to
Do Top Colleges Matter for Lifetime Success?
Thousands scramble to get into the Ivy League, Stanford, University of Chicago, and every other school considered elite. Is that the best strategy for picking
Scandals and Blueprints
A NEW SCANDAL – OR NOT? Isn’t the admissions scandal just a new variation on a long time practice of the universities? Wealthy, legacy children
Is Education In the Far East What It’s Cracked Up To Be?
I’ve spent most of my adult life examining the deficits of US education and tenure is one of the strong nails securing its coffin, as
Marsha Familaro Enright Interviewed at Online Great Books Podcast
I was recently interviewed by the founder of the marvelous Online Great Books program, Scott Hambrick. He talked to me about the childhood events that
Register Now for The Great Connections Leap Year
Apply Now! Enrollment is open for The Great Connections Leap Year! Please see all the information we’ve put on our updated website about the new
The Classroom Is No Joke Anymore
At this link you can read about how a beloved teacher of 34 years at the Quaker School in Manhattan was sacked over a truly
Poor Preparation for College
It is truly unfortunate that so many parents buy into the myth that they have to start “preparing” their children to get into the “best”
How Is Bike Riding Like College?
You might have seen the increasing number of articles discussing the fact that a college degree doesn’t prepare students with the skills to be successful
Tuition Skyrockets As You Make More Money
Alex Tabarrok at the Marginal Revolution blog analyses the huge price disparities in tuition for people of different income brackets here. This reduces income inequality and