Free Enterprise, Part Two: The Dilemma
Read Part One Here American Dilemma Our dilema is that like most things human, we have taken the concept of the division of labor too far. Oliver DeMille points this out in his 2005 speech, The Future of American Education: 8 Trends Every Parent Should Understand: Since 2001 a number of social commentators have noted that as […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 8: The Campus
The Campus “He believed the sky had a moral function, and that contemplating it induced wonder, a sense of possibility without limit, and inspiration.” An Education for Our Time – Josiah Bunting Environment The last but not necessarily the least important ingredient to building statesmen is the atmosphere of the campus. The least maybe […]
Liber and Public Virtue – A 4th of July Tribute
I can’t think of a better way to celebrate and memorialize our Independence Day than by introducing you to this excellent and inspiring speech by the best teach and mentor I know, Dr. Oliver DeMille. Happy 4th of July. Liber and Public Virtue By Oliver DeMille A speech delivered by Dr. Oliver DeMille […]
Free Enterprise, Part One: The Future Economy
The American Dream America was established on the hope of relief from political and religious tyranny. Over time it became the bastion of liberty founded on the principles of limited government, freedom of religion and Free Enterprise. About a hundred years ago with the advent of widespread use of the business corporation in close relationship […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 7: Producers
This is part 6 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Read Part 6 Here Intrapreneurs The fifth type of producer is the intrapreneur. In a truly free society, investment capital is plentiful—but only effective entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 6: An Abundance Mentality
This is part 6 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Building Your Two Towers At regular intervals during undergraduate enrollment, a mentor takes time to talk about the future. What will you be doing after graduation? What […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 5: The Proposal
This is part 5 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here The Monticello College Proposal The day will again come when this nation will stand at a vital crossroads, and only statesmen of the caliber of Washington, Jefferson, and Lincoln will […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 4: The Ideal
This is part 4 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here The Ideal If we are to create the ideal college and offer the much needed Scholar and or Depth Phases to a new generation of American leaders, new foundings are needed. But what is […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 3: So What Should it Be?
This is part 3 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here These ideas represent the highest level of the current debate, and while there are some good ideas here, nothing comes close to lasting solutions that will really make the difference. So much for the current generation of deep thinking […]
A Model of Leadership Education, Part 2: Current Trends in Higher Education
This is part 2 of an 8-part article. Read Part 1 Here We are now in the eleventh, or current, generation of American higher learning. Excoriated by Allan Bloom’s The Closing of the American Mind and a host of other polemics outlining the decline of higher education, the universities nevertheless flourish in the market-for now. […]