Education

This article is organized into four parts. Open any part below to see links to its sections. Part I — Rediscovering the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education Introduction Many Small Private Colleges Face Extinction What Is a Small Private College Supposed to Do? Returning to First Principles The Trivium and the Foundations of Learning […]

Modern education often assumes that learning consists of acquiring information. For most of Western history, educators believed something very different. Before students could learn history, science, mathematics, law, philosophy, or participate in public affairs, they first had to learn how to learn. The educational framework designed to teach those skills was called the trivium. The […]

This is part of series on H-1B visas and the STEM crisis Post 1 H-1Bs Are Driving American Students Away from STEM What Real Labor Shortages Look Like A genuine labor shortage normally produces one predictable result. Wages rise. When employers cannot find enough workers, they compete for available talent. Salaries increase. Benefits improve. Working […]

This is part of series on H-1B visas and the STEM crisis Post 2 The Myth of the STEM Labor Shortage American Scientific Leadership Is a National Security Asset Since World War II, American scientific and technological leadership has been a principal foundation of American economic strength, military power, and international influence. Any policy that […]