Education & Parenting
Ayn Rand & Objectivism, Education & Parenting
The Undercurrent: Spreading Ayn Rand's Ideas on College Campuses
TOS Admin August 27, 2011
Dear Potential Supporter, In his lecture at this summer’s Objectivist conference, Yaron Brook, President of the Ayn Rand Institute, reflected on the first 50 years of the Objectivist movement. During that session, Dr. Brook stated that if we are to succeed in changing the culture, "we need more than an…
Education & Parenting
Letters and Replies: Health Insurance, Tax Credits
Michael A. LaFerrara answers a letter about tax credits for education.
Education & Parenting
An Important Exposé of the Assault on For-Profit Colleges
Craig Biddle August 4, 2011
In an excellent article titled Attack on the For-Profit Education Industry, Mariusz Skonieczny exposes the absurdity of the arguments against for-profit colleges and shows how problems such as the ever-increasing cost of college education are the fault not of these schools but of the government. The article is a must-read…
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
The Government’s Assault on Private-Sector Colleges and Universities
Craig Biddle May 20, 2011
Examines the government’s baseless case against career colleges and exposes its malicious efforts to destroy them.
Education & Parenting
Letters and Replies: Tax Credits for Education
Michael A. LaFerrara May 20, 2011
Michael A. LaFerrara answers a letter about tax credits for Education.
Education & Parenting, Politics & Rights
Toward a Free Market in Education: School Vouchers or Tax Credits?
Michael A. LaFerrara February 20, 2011
Distinguishes between school vouchers and tax credits, showing that only one of these can provide a viable road map toward a free market in education.
Education & Parenting, Reviews
Review: Leaving Johnny Behind, by Anthony Pedriana
Laura Hilse February 20, 2011
Laura Hilse reviews Leaving Johnny Behind: Overcoming Barriers to Literacy and Reclaiming At-Risk Readers, by Anthony Pedriana.
Education & Parenting, Good Living
Are "Chinese Mothers" Superior?
Veronica Ryan January 26, 2011
In her controversial Wall Street Journal article “Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior,” Amy Chua bemoans the preoccupation of Western parents with preserving their children's "psyches," often by way of sheltering them from unpleasant truths (such as the need to lose excess weight) or sparing them the responsibility of hard work…
Education & Parenting, Reviews
Review: Waiting for “Superman,” directed by Davis Guggenheim
Sean Saulsbury November 20, 2010
Sean Saulsbury reviews Waiting for “Superman,” directed by Davis Guggenheim.
Education & Parenting
The Educational Bonanza in Privatizing Government Schools
Andrew Bernstein November 20, 2010
Surveys the ills of government-run schools, shows the general superiority of private schools, zeros in on the reason for the difference, and proposes a radical change from which everyone would benefit.