Articles by Marsha Familaro Enright
Principles of Discussion for a Great Connections Seminar Conversation A Collaborative, Guided Discussion Begin “with a question, participants must have the assigned text in their minds and on the table in front of them, address is polite and responsive, all should participate and support their opinions with argument. The rest develops as living … Continue reading “Principles of Discussion of a Great Connections Seminar”
Austrian economist Bob Murphy talked to Marsha Familaro Enright about the reasons for her opposition to school vouchers, even though she founded, and ran the private Council Oak Montessori School for 27 years. Enright warns that they will ruin the independence of private schools. Enright also describes her work towards creating optimal higher education using … Continue reading “Austrian Economist Bob Murphy Interviews Marsha Familaro Enright on School Vouchers”
This piece was originally published by Real Clear Markets on May 15, 2019. For decades, leftists have championed socialism while ignoring its mountains of skulls, from Russia to Venezuela. They dismiss The Black Book of Communism, a careful tally of the 60-plus million deaths resulting from the deliberate actions of socialist regimes. Some socialist-leaning people … Continue reading “Capitalism is the Crucial Protector of the Smallest Minority”
I have loved the sculpture of the ancient Greeks since I first saw it in a book, at the age of 12. That’s when I read the Greek myths and knew I had found my religion. The worship of Man. On Friday, June 30, 2018 with delightful friends in tow, I made a pilgrimage to … Continue reading “We Need Art To Deify The Greats Of Capitalism”
Scott Hambrick, founder of Online Great Books, discusses education, meeting Ayn Rand, and a new course to help participants read more easily in the Online Great Books courses with Marsha in his podcast here.
Marsha Familaro Enright Interview – Schools for Individualists In this 2007 interview by Sara Pentz in The New Individualist (link above), Ms. Enright explains fundamentals of excellent education, the ingenious ways the Montessori Method gives students what they need, how we arrived at the dismal state of education we have today, the dire effects of … Continue reading “Schools for Individualists – Montessori’s Methods and Today’s Problems”
by Marsha Familaro Enright Abstract Ayn Rand argued that “selfish” is the correct designation for a person living according to the Objectivist Ethics, that selfishness is a virtue. The accuracy of this claim is examined along with the meaning of “selfish,” the wider implications for the Objectivist Ethics, and ethics in general. Alternatives to the … Continue reading “The Problem With Selfishness”
“Liberating Education” by Marsha Familaro Enright, is the final chapter in Common Ground On Common Core. This chapter discusses the history of education in the U.S. since the time of the Pilgrims, and what education would like in a fully free society and laissez-faire market. Click on the link to read the PDF of this … Continue reading “Liberating Education – What Education Would Be Like In A Fully Free Society”
For most of man’s existence on Earth, the universe has been anything but benevolent. Famines, floods, and earthquakes have destroyed whole populations. The plague ravaged Europe during the Middle Ages. Even in the nineteenth century, two out of three people died as children. On the frontier, starvation was not that uncommon after a long winter … Continue reading “The Habit of Hope”
by Rachel Davison Oak Farm Montessori School and Marsha Familaro Enright* The Reason, Individualism, Freedom Institute Teaching Freedom Illustrations Abstract Free Enterprise educators are urged to examine their educational principles and align their classroom practice with their advocacy of liberty by providing a classroom environment that develops the virtues as well as the ideas needed … Continue reading “Teaching Freedom: Incorporating the Principles of a Free Society into Pedagogy”
