Why Our Children Don’t Think There Are Moral Facts
In this article on the New York Times Opinionator Blog, philosopher Justin McBrayer rightly laments the amorality rampant in the culture under the guise of cultural relativism. “[T]he overwhelming majority of college freshman in their classrooms view moral claims as mere opinions that are not true or are true only relative to a culture. ” “A misleading distinction between […]
The Insidious Path to the Death of Free Speech – and Thought
RECOMMENDED READ The maternalistic path dredged from rights protection, leading to thought control: In this Washington Post opinion piece, author, lawyer, and civil libertarian Wendy Kaminer examines “The progressive ideas behind the lack of free speech on campus.”
University Education As It Might Be and Ought To Be
Standard education not only fails to teach the philosophy, history, economics, and politics of a free society, but its methods oppress individuality and instead encourage conformity and obedience. It does the opposite of teaching young people how to live as free, autonomous persons. For a detailed look at the collectivist and authoritarian purpose and history […]
How to Improve Reading Ability
Some new evidence has come out about the dismal reading level of most college students. The source of the research is Renaissance Learning, an American assessment and analytics company that makes widely used online educational software for K-12 students. “College freshman, on average, are assigned books rated at the 7th grade level.” Their extensive research report […]
Strengthening the Power to Think First-Hand
Participants from the 2010 Great Connections Seminar for working professionals and retirees, share their experience of the program and discuss the impact on their development and goals.
The Great Connections Experience
Participants from the 2010 Great Connections Seminar for students describe their experience of the program and its impact on their lives.
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Students discuss the program and its impact on their lives.
The Great Connections Experience (Part 2)
Students from the 2010 Great Connections seminar share their thoughts about the experience.
