Tag: separation of school and state
by Marshall Fritz This article was originally published by The Foundation for Economic Education, 30 South Broadway, Irvington-on-Hudson, NY 10533, in The Freeman, Vol. 46, No. 7, July 1996. I would like all children to enjoy the benefits of… Continue Reading…
Part 1: How to find allies without energizing opponents – and – Part 2: Revolution’s tough choice: Practical, Prompt, Prudent By Marshall Fritz Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 1, No. 5, February 1996 SUMMARY: Part 1 describes micro-change,… Continue Reading…
Comentario de Marshall Fritz Mayo 12 del 2000 Originalmente diseñado para ser leído ante el Club Kiwanis de East Fresno, California. English version Una niña de tercer grado me dio una gran sorpresa cuando le pregunté por qué le gustaba… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz Presented to E. Fresno Kiwanis Club, May 12, 2000 en español A third-grade girl in a rural two-room schoolhouse surprised me with her answer to the question of why she likes her school: Because the students are… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz Last updated June 21, 2007 Vouchers will harm education in four ways: 1. Vouchers come with “strings attached.” These soon become chains. 2. Vouchers expand dependency to self-reliant families now paying for private schooling.… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz April 10, 2001 (Revised September 2003) Bobbie Gentry, of Jumping-off-the-Tallahatchie-Bridge fame, once told me, “Euphemism is a euphemism for lying.” This came to mind this week when I was working on some of the speech titles… Continue Reading…
By Marshall Fritz Last updated May 16, 2007 Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 1, No. 1, September 1995 In America, local governments started absorbing independent schools in the 1830s. “State schooling” became dominant within three decades. Government-run schooling is… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz Last updated August 11, 2008 Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 2, No. 6, July 1996 The government education monopoly is school welfare, and tax-funded vouchers are the Typhoid Mary of education reforms, spreading dependency and regulation… Continue Reading…
by Marshall Fritz Last updated April 18, 2007 Originally published in The Education Liberator, Vol. 3, No. 2, February/March 1997 How Might the United States End School-by-Government and Return to Honest Education? Marshall Fritz — December, 2003 I believe the transition… Continue Reading…
by Frederick C. Foote Last updated March 25, 2008 As the homeschoolers of five young children, my wife and I occasionally find ourselves in conversations where salt and light comes up. Homeschooling has some advantages over traditional school settings and… Continue Reading…