Recommended Reading: Education, Western Civ, “Diversity”
As part of building the Liberty Index resource, I’ve been doing an awful lot of reading, and wanted to pass my reading list on to you.
Diversity – not actual diversity which is a good thing, but obsessive, maniacal, fragmentational faux diversity
The Diversity Delusion: How Race and Gender Pandering Corrupt the University and Undermine Our Culture – Heather Mac Donald (at AFA here, here and here)
Diversity: The Invention of a Concept – Peter Wood
Diversity Rules – Peter Wood (a much smaller monograph published this year)
The Plot to Change America: How Identity Politics is Dividing the Land of the Free – Michael Gonzalez (Heritage) – speech at AFA here
Core Curriculum and Western Civilization
Students Guide To Core Curriculum: Core Curriculum Guide – Mark Henrie – very short, useful to students at any university, a brilliant read for anybody interested in scholarship
The Lost History of Western Civilization – Stanley Kurtz – his talk at Pepperdine earlier this year is here
Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story – Wilfred McClay (2020 winner of ISI’s Conservative Book of the Year)
Freedom Academy Videos – Recommended viewing, not reading, but highly recommended nonetheless
Regarding Zinn’s anti-American history and 1619 Project, many resources here
Also
Classical Historian – series of textbooks and supplemental materials
Heritage Foundation – Curricula Resource Initiative
Intercollegiate Studies Institute
People/organizations to follow
Larry Sand’s California Teachers Empowerment Network and at California Policy Center
Lance Izumi at Pacific Research Institute
Some other resources:
Organizations and Resources related to K12 Education and Assessment
Stay tuned as we’ll be updating this periodically.
