Mark Hemingway of the Federalist decries “clueless” critics of classical education. With the failures of public education becoming more evident daily, the interest in classical ed has suddenly become intense.…
Daniel Buck shares with National Review Online readers an excerpt from his new book discussing problems in American schools. Early in my career, I did everything my university teacher-prep had…
John Daniel Davidson of the Federalist examines a particularly egregious mischaracterization of a basic philosophical principle. A little dust-up on Twitter this week revealed something important about the ongoing debate…
Jay Schalin of the Martin Center asks readers of his latest column to “be reasonable. but not naive” as they ponder problems plaguing American higher education. Let’s Be Reasonable: A…
Jenna Robinson of the Martin Center offers ideas for last-minute Christmas gifts. One of my favorite projects at the Martin Center is the cultivation of our higher education library. So…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center tackles one of higher education’s top challenges. Traditionally, higher education introduced students to life’s most fundamental questions: “What is good?”; “What is true?”; “Do…
Jenna Robinson of the Martin Center lists 10 books she and her colleagues would like to see under the Christmas tree. Some are well-known classics that we’d like to revisit.…
Jay Schalin of the Martin Center devotes his latest column to explaining different perspectives on higher education policy. Explaining higher education policy is never easy (even to people who are…
Head Locke episode 23 – private education and the rhetoric that surrounds it with special guest, Rebekah Howard. Many public school advocates and opponents of private school vouchers dismiss private…
Shannon Watkins of the Martin Center delves into the debate over general education at UNC’s flagship campus. In 2016, the dean of College of Arts and Sciences, Kevin Guskiewicz, decided…
Amanda Shreve writes for the Martin Center on C.S. Lewis’ observations about education. Postmodern academia no longer searches for truth. Except in the physical sciences, objectivity is too often replaced…
“For every one pupil who needs to be guarded against a weak excess of sensibility there are three who need to be awakened from the slumber of cold vulgarity. The…