Advocate for home-centered education explains why parents should play a large role
Leigh Bortins, founder and CEO of Classical Conversations Inc., discusses the importance of parental involvement in children's education. Bortins delivered these remarks as part of "The Classical Mind: A Political Revolution Within Education," a presentation to the John Locke Foundation's Shaftesbury Society July 20, 2009. To watch full-length presentations of John Locke Foundation events, click here.
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