Old School” Curricula on Tap

by Aaron Bolinger, Founder of Sherman Institute<br> Interest in the historical standard in education continues at Sherman Institute, with this  Semester’s programs reflecting student preference in these “classic” courses. We roll out the courses where there is student interest, and this Semester we’re offering a pair of  “CC” (Classical Concepts) titles (CC-114 Rhetoric and CC-113…

Language Usage: A problem in SC Politics

  A week a go I attended a meeting with a handful of conservatives which included a former SC senator, a coup le of doctors, and four more of us.   The purpose of the meeting was to develop legislative language to reject Obamacare in our state and to suggest viable alternatives that would take care…

Greece Asks Court to Pray It Forward

from Tony Perkins’ Washington Update The U.S. Supreme Court has had its share of difficult cases lately — but tomorrow’s shouldn’t be one of them. For the first time in 30 years, the justices will be hearing arguments in a case that could change the way Americans look at religious liberty forever. With the chisel…

Learn How to Work Effectively in Your State House

Featured Course: Advanced Parliamentary Procedure (English-260) You are elected to the state legislature.  Immediately you are called into meetings whereby you are told who the majority leader is, and why you must run all ideas past him/her before acting.  You are told that rookie lawmakers are “not permitted” to introduce bills as a “general rule”…

We are ALL Programmed: Time to Break the Mold

Main stream media has been controlling our thoughts and programming us with daily doses of propaganda for so long that very few people alive today even recognize that most of us don’t think for ourselves. There may be a few–English teachers (believe it or not) of the old school who fought for the literature courses,…

Math/ Science Instructor Needed

Regarding Instructor Search This is a general overview of our current search for a very specific person needed to fill a staff slot with Sherman Institute. Please read this in its entirety before requesting additional information. Title: Instructor of Mathematics or Dean of the Quadrivium (the right person may be able to wear both hats).…

Sustainable Development–The Evil Facing America

by Tom DeWeese On July 23, 2004, I addressed the fifth annual Freedom 21 Conference in Reno, Nevada. Freedom 21 was the first coalition of limited government/private property advocacy groups. Freedom 21 eventually sponsored 10 national conferences and educated and trained a cadre of leaders to fight Agenda 21. But in 2004, George Bush was…

Master in Civil Affairs and Public Service

Master’s In Civil Affairs & Public Service Program Opens Fall, 2013 Sherman Institute has unveiled the first of several planned Master’s Degree programs. In addition to a larger collection of Associate and Bachelor’s degrees offered, and one-time courses for the continuing-education minded, this new program is geared toward the citizen-activist, and earns the candidate the…

Fixing What’s Wrong With Modern Education, S.I. Style

(If video is not visible, click on the title) By Aaron Bolinger “It is error alone which needs the support of government. Truth can stand by itself.” –Thomas Jefferson: Notes on Virginia. Several years ago, Sherman Institute set out on a mission.  The actual mission statement is a matter of public record, but in short…