Parents Beware!

by Marsha Familaro Enright The political New Left idealogues are after your children from pre-school to college. Indoctrination is on the loose, at the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) and at private schools such as Lexington Montessori in Massachusetts—it’s happening all over. No longer are we to ignore skin color and focus on character. The 1619 […]

Conversations with Marsha: Carrie-Ann Biondi on the Value of Socratic Learning

Philosophy professor and Academic Coach Carrie-Ann Biondi explains Socratic Seminars, what they are and why they’re such valuable vehicles for learning reasoning and independence. Some referenced materials: Carrie-Ann Biondi Academy of Thought and Industry​ Reason Papers​ Biondi, “Socratic Teaching: Beyond The Paper Chase” Strong, The Habit of Thought: From Socratic Seminars to Socratic Practice Enright, […]

Conversations with Marsha: Diana Smith Butler on Montessori Education

In this most recent episode of Conversations With Marsha, Marsha visits with Diana Smith Butler, a long time Montessori education expert. Diana’s deep understanding of the Montessori method and her ability to articulate it led to a career in training a generation of new Montessori teachers. Throughout the interview, Diana thoroughly explains how the Montessori […]

Carrie-Ann Biondi: New Advisor to The Great Connections

by Marsha Familaro Enright I am so pleased to welcome Carrie-Ann Biondi to our Advisory Board! Dr. Biondi is an expert in Socratic Practice, the teaching method we use for the collaborative seminars of The Great Connections. If you want to read a deeply considered and informative account of this method, try her “Socratic Teaching: […]

Happy Birthday Ayn Rand!

by Marsha Familaro Enright February 2nd marked the 116th birthday of one of the most remarkable thinkers and writers of the 20th century, Ayn Rand. Today I wish to pay tribute to her courageous life by recounting some of her achievements. She aimed for no less a goal than to save civilization—and she struggled for […]

Don’t Miss This Thomas Sowell Documentary

By Marsha Familaro Enright Free to Choose Media has a new documentary out about the thought and life of the extraordinary Thomas Sowell, 90-year-old economist, social commentator, and still controversial author. Take a look at his “Favorite Quotes” page to get an idea of his breadth of thinking. I first became aware of Sowell in […]

Conversations with Marsha: Stephen Hicks on The Liberal Arts, What They Are and Why You Need Them?

Stephen Hicks is Professor of Philosophy at Rockford University. He is the author of Explaining Postmodernism: Skepticism and Socialism from Rousseau to Foucault Nietzsche and the Nazis, and innumerable articles on education, art, entrepreneurship and more, including a Wall Street Journal piece ”What Entrepreneurship Can Teach Us about Life.” Professor Hicks has been teaching for almost 30 years […]

Conversations with Marsha: Francisco Villalobos on How to Disagree Agreeably

Marsha talks about how to have productive conversations with Francisco Villalobos. Francisco is a philosophy instructor and Owner of Inner Strength Fitness Consulting, New York City. Educated in philosophy and classical rhetoric, Francisco specializes in strength coaching for baby boomers. His strength coaching practice brings a distinctively philosophical approach to exercise, nutrition, and motivation. An avid […]

Conversations with Marsha: Scott Hambrick of Online Great Books

Scott Hambrick is the Founder & Reader-in-Chief of Online Great Books (OGB). He and Charity, his wife of 20 years, home school their two daughters. After getting some serious skin in the educational game, Scott became more rigorous about his own continuing education. This interest lead to the creation of OGB. Scott hopes to introduce […]

Conversations with Marsha: Paul Rosenberg on homeschooling

Marsha talks with Paul Rosenberg about homeschooling. Paul is the father of four children, all now doing very well in high level professions. He’s the author of TheFreemansPerspective.com and owner of the Cryptohippie.vpn company is a is contributing editor for Power Outlet Magazine, past president of the Fiber Optic Association and teaches electrical engineering courses […]

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