In this conversation, Marsha interviews Mikkel Thorup about his experience in Canada’s public school system. Mikkel relays the harrowing, painful moments which led him to
A long school career of lectures, drills, memorization, and teaching methods out of tune with learning needs usually turns most students away from enthusiastic learning
In this third episode, Marsha visits with chemical engineer and musician Lucy Hair, mother of one of the first students who attended the Great Connections Summer
Dick Bishirjian, head of the American Academy of Distance learning, http://www.academydl.com, was Founding President of one of the first online universities,Yorktown University from 2000-2016. Before
Marsha Enright, Founder and Director of The Great Connections Seminars of the RIF Institute, will host periodic conversations around contemporary topics, especially related to education, philosophy,
Marsha Familaro Enright gives young people a lot to chew on as they prepare college plans for a future that is decidedly much less certain,
View of Chicago from the Aon Building on East Randolph; NBC pyramid tower in the forefront, Marina City as cylindrical buildings, and Trump Tower the
I recently read two contemporary books which each offered uniquely enjoyable and inspiring experiences, and learned of a third I want to read! The first
Riace Warrior A THE RIACE BRONZES AND THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CAPITALISM BY MARSHA FAMILARO ENRIGHT I have loved the sculpture of the ancient Greeks since
Lennie Jarratt Interviews Marsha Familaro Enright How The Great Connections Leap Year Helps Build A Free Society You can hear me describe how we prepare
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
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
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
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
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
Sunny Arbarbanelli alerted me to the latest perversion of current culture: a version of Mark Twain’s famous anti-racism classic, Huckleberry Finn, in which offensive words
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
Longtime Great Connections supporter John Davis from the Dallas area, recently asked me for a list of great books for children. And I’m glad he
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
Open Minds? When I celebrate Thanksgiving, I always think of the intrepid travelers (pictured above) who came to the northeast of the New World in
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”