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Good Reading for Children
Good Reading for Children
ArticlesMarsha Familaro EnrightJanuary 5, 2019The Great Connections SeminarsFiction, childrens literature, classic books, Heinlein, Robert Heinlein, Louisa May Alcott, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Jacques Futurelle, great books, Isaac Asimov, Jim Kjelgaard, Fire-Hunter, Horatio Alger, Sidney Taylor, Margaret Sidney, Marva CollinsComment
The Classroom Is No Joke Anymore
The Classroom Is No Joke Anymore

Out of control self-censorship gets a beloved teacher fired.

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Marsha Familaro EnrightDecember 29, 2018Comment
Poor Preparation for College
Poor Preparation for College
ArticlesMarsha Familaro EnrightDecember 8, 2018college, school, SAT prep, Letgrow, life skillsComment
Intellectual Humility and an Open Mind
Intellectual Humility and an Open Mind
Marsha Familaro EnrightNovember 21, 2018Comment
How Is Bike Riding Like College?
How Is Bike Riding Like College?

Why are traditional colleges failing? Derek Magill has a great analogy on how the structure and method of higher education today doesn’t make sense. He spoke about this at the recent TOS-CON event when he asked “what if we taught bike riding like we teach careers?”:

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ArticlesLiz ParkerNovember 1, 2018The Reason, Individualism, Freedom InstituteHigher EducationComment
The Thrill of Silicon Valley
The Thrill of Silicon Valley
Marsha Familaro EnrightOctober 9, 2018Comment
Sicily at Last
Sicily at Last
Marsha Familaro EnrightAugust 27, 2018Comment
Vickie Oddino: My Time In Greece and Italy
Vickie Oddino: My Time In Greece and Italy
Marsha Familaro EnrightAugust 27, 2018The Great Connections SeminarsComment
Plumbing the Pelopponese
Plumbing the Pelopponese

Ian Mihura gazes at an heroic age horse.

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Marsha Familaro EnrightAugust 6, 2018The Great Connections SeminarsComment
Learning in Lesvos
Learning in Lesvos

Liz Parker lies on a statue of Sappho.

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Marsha Familaro EnrightJuly 29, 2018The Great Connections SeminarsComment
Athens Adventures
Athens Adventures
Marsha Familaro EnrightJuly 21, 2018The Great Connections SeminarsAthens, The Great Connections, Socractic Seminar, Philosophy, Lyceum, Plato's Academy, Acropolis, Parthenon Comments
The Adventures of The Great Connections in Greece and Italy Part 1
The Adventures of The Great Connections in Greece and Italy Part 1
Marsha Familaro EnrightJuly 13, 2018The Great Connections SeminarsComment
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