Education

Standardization in education is not a virtue, but a vice with immense consequences.

Instead of incorporating the agenda of those who would malign free enterprise, business schools should do more to educate tomorrow's corporate executives about the myriad ways in which business advances social progress.

The state has a monopoly on higher education, and those who work for it tend, in part accordingly, to favor the state in most every respect. Having higher education managed, ultimately, by the state is one of the most corrupting aspects we find in these institutions. 

The Free Market 19, no. 10 (October 2001)

Parents and kids should realize that learning principles of economics and business is not about propaganda-spouting: it is about logic, thinking, and problem solving.

Groupthink is a process of gradualism that seeks to gently merge the followers into a pack with leaders.

CNN Newsroom enthusiastically reported on the militarization of schools in Russia. Adam Young draws attention to the reality behind the propaganda.

Conflict will forever plague public education so long as its users have different expectations and values. There is only one way out of this mess, writes Tibor Machan, and the solution is far-reaching and radical.

Under the Bush system in Texas, teachers teach the test. They drill until ninety percent of the kids can pass it. The weakest among the students dictate the pace and method. It is a dreary and unimaginative approach to teaching. But if your goal is to boost overall scores, no question: this is the way to do it.