Ethics and Economics Education
Moral foundations, economic principles, & critical thinking
On Friday June 9 E3NE and Merrimack Valley H.S. sponsored the third annual Ethics & Economics Challenge speech competition. Fourteen students took place in the competition, the most ever. The winners of that competition were: First place: Emily Soule, “Why and How to Decriminalize Drugs” Second place: Hannah Gordon, “The Case for Abolishing the Death Penalty” Third place: Justis Brown, […]
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High school and college students with a verifiable school e-mail address may now apply for E3NE PorcFest Fellowships offering a free ticket to the 2017 Porcupine Freedom Festival in Lancaster, N.H., June 21-25, 2017. PorcFest is an educational event held at Roger’s Campground and Motel and featuring speakers on topics from economics, philosophy, and public policy to how-tos on schooling, […]
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This year’s Ethics and Economics Challenge speech competition at Merrimack Valley High School, made possible by Credit Adjustments, Inc., took place on Friday evening, June 3. The students gave a series of excellent presentations, which were judged by Janine Casavant, Gardner Goldsmith, and Jason Sorens. In the end, the winners were: Braden S., for “Why College Vouchers Could Reduce Costs” […]
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Lindsay K. gave a great speech on NSA surveillance reform at the most recent Ethics & Economics Challenge (EEC) speech competition. Here it is: Lindsay from Ethics and Economics Education on Vimeo. Lindsay was an outstanding contributor to the weekly Socratic discussions that constitute the core of the EEC program. She says about EEC: “This class is helpful in my […]
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