The Purpose of an Education is to help a child become an independent adult.

 
 

Not all of these resources are completely objective, but the selections below do provide some value.

Writing and Grammar
Guide to Grammar and Writing
Sentence Sense is a basic online textbook in grammar, usage, and writing, that includes interactive tests online.
Daily Grammar Email grammar lessons
Spelling Test 50 words
Modern English Grammar English 126 A college level survey of English syntax and its associated usage issues. 
The Elements of Style William Strunk's classic (1918)
Purdue Writing Lab. Incl. MLA & APA citation styles
Diagramming Sentences PowerPoint presentation
Reason on Campus
includes articles on Non-fiction writing

Education Products
Education section of Ayn Rand Bookstore

Home Schooling
Home Taught Gail Withrow's first class, resource packed, home schooling site
Well Trained Mind
Site based on book

College, High School
College Student Survival Guide How to "get a college education while keeping his mind intact." [ARI]
ARI Student Essay Contests $44,000 in prize money
Princeton Review
SparkNotes.com Free online notes

Dictionaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Merriam Webster Online - The Language Center
Oxford English Dictionary
Encyclopedia Britannica Online version

Debating
Objectivism in the Debate Round Lincoln-Douglas and Policy debate.
Logical Fallacies Comprehensive fallacy list

Books Online
StrongBrains provides reading recommendations for child education and adult self-instruction in a classical curriculum
Project Gutenberg
The Great Books Page


History
Today in History Library of Congress
National Museum of American History Smithsonian
The History Net
Primary Source Documents

 

School Listings


GEORGIA: MARIETTA

Aquinas Academy of Reason
The Aquinas Academy of Reason was founded for the express purpose of developing a child's intelligence by presenting subjects in a logical and systematized structure, under the direction of a knowledgeable and motivated teacher. The subjects that will be studied are reading, writing, mathematics, history, literature, and science. Class size will be composed of six and seven year olds and limited to 15 students.

TEXAS: AUSTIN

HomeTaught School
Gail Withrow, primary teacher and owner, home-schooled her two daughters for 8 years prior to founding Austin's HomeTaught School in August, 1999. Gail's creative teaching methods and respect for the individual student combined to make the first year of the HomeTaught School a great success!

 

 

 
 


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