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This article on Mises.org (HT: Blake Stephenson) gives an example of how the negative feedback loops inherent in large, centrally directed bureaucracies stifle the use of judgment, local knowledge and initiative.
The article illustrates why the modern state should not be in charge of public education. But I think it also suggests that there [...]
One of the women in my education masters program came up with the following advertisement to recruit secondary teachers after reading Phil Gang’s Rethinking Education. She did it with a little tongue and cheek, but frankly, it’s spot on!
“Secondary level teacher of ……………required, must have high self esteem, be intelligent, have a full extra [...]
“Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable… Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr.
We must make the building of a free society once more an intellectual adventure, a deed of courage… Unless we can make [...]
Rachel’s last post about music and the market reminded me of this most fabulous article by Leonard E. Read called “The Miraculous Market.”
Leonard Read was one of the greatest advocates for peace and human freedom. His advocacy for these principles was founded on a deep gratitude for human beings and the creativity they [...]
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