The Long Game of the New Left
“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, our visibility was lost, and it seemed for a while–to the unobservant–that we had disappeared. Now we have tenure, and the work of reshaping the universities has begun in earnest.” […]
Students Desribe the 2015 Great Connections Seminar
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, my biggest goal is to share what I learned with my colleagues and friends and apply it to positively affect our lives.” Ken Wu, junior, University of the Philippines-Dilman, from Quezon […]
Does Common Ground Exist on Education?
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. As well, she discusses how students in the U.S. do in relation to their international peers – with some surprising conclusions.
Socratic Practice: A Powerful Method for Learning
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 third part is here. Socratic Practice is a formidable discussion methodology that, when used properly, incorporates active listening at its best and nurtures reasoning skills and independence powerfully. Classrooms using Socratic […]
Ohio Students Receive Scholarships
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 of The Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute (RIFI) and James A. Kandrac, President and Founder of United Computer Group of Independence, Ohio, are pleased to announce that Kaitlyn Means, a junior […]
Does Local Control in Education Still Exist?
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
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?”
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 is here. “First We Must Inspire, Not Just Inform” Maria Montessori, pictured below, noted that the student is a “spiritual embryo,” with his or her own innate pattern of growth […]
Education in the United States
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 market, with no public schools? Do we have a stratified education system? These are some of the issues addressed in Kirsten Lombard’s interview of Great Connections president, Marsha Familaro Enright, […]
Would All Children Be Educated in a Free Market?
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 no public schools, and how that might happen. Common Ground on Common Core, published by Resounding Books, is a collection of 17 essays from across the political spectrum, analyzing this […]