Interview with Ayn Rand on "Issues in Education", originally "Education: It's Theory and Practice in Today's Society" as one session in the 1962-66 radio series "Ayn Rand on Campus" at Columbia University:

- Listen at
http://aynrandlexicon.com/ayn-rand-wo...

- Download from
https://estore.aynrand.org/p/40/conse...

- Edited written version "Education" in Objectively Speaking: Ayn Rand interviewed, ed by Marlene Podritske and Peter Schwartz, 2009 https://estore.aynrand.org/p/232/obje...

There are additional answers to miscellaneous questions on education in the section "Epistemology and education" in Ayn Rand Answers: The Best of Her Q&A, ed by Robert Mayhew. https://estore.aynrand.org/p/316/ayn-...

hey, we need you to call in on the radio show of your own free will :)

The book is at https://estore.aynrand.org/p/719/teac...

It's based on his lecture course Philosophy of Education at https://estore.aynrand.org/p/64/philo...

The free web version is at http://campus.aynrand.org/classroom/3/, already cited by khalling elsewhere on this page: http://www.galtsgulchonline.com/posts...

All the ARI recommended books and lectures in the "Education" download section are at https://estore.aynrand.org/c/11/educa...

The article on Montessori was "The Montessori Method" by Beatrice Hessen, The Objectivist, May-July 1970. https://estore.aynrand.org/p/212/the-...

"The Comprachicos" includes this recommendation:

"For a presentation of the essentials of the Progressive nursery schools' theories and practice—as contrasted to the rationality of the Montessori nursery schools- I refer you to "The Montessori Method" by Beatrice Hessen in The Objectivist, May-July 1970."

Recommended as the best book on the Montessori method was Dr. Montessori's Own Handbook by Maria Montessori, 1914 http://www.amazon.com/Dr-Montessoris-...
A free ebook download is at https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/2963...

Also recommended (and sold) by The Objectivist was Joan Beck's How to Raise a Brighter Child, 1967
http://www.amazon.com/Raise-Brighter-...
http://www.amazon.com/Raise-Brighter-...

A lot is taught and written about the Montessori method in its name but often different in method or quality.

I would suggest the following:
The Comprachicos from The New Left: The Anti-Industrial Revolution.
Further, one might check out Montessori schools, of which Rand was quit impressed. My grandchildren went to a Montessori school up until high school, which they entered better prepared and further ahead than if they had been in a public school.

You might be interested in this book: Montessori: Why It Matters for Your Child's Success and Happiness. The author is Charlotte Cushman and she is an Objectivist, and a Montessori teacher for many years. Her book is well-written and applies Ayn Rand's principles to how children learn, and even can continue to learn during the later school years. I got it on Amazon, and recommend it highly.

I have been contemplating acquiring this one...

I strongly recommend The Comprachicos.

Peikoff's "Teaching Johnny to think: A Philosophy of Education Based on The Principles of Rand's Objectivism"

every book she ever wrote is an education.

Yes. Both of my kids are in a Montessori school. It's a totally different league than your standard elementary school. Maria Montessori was a sharp cookie...

You might try web searching, 'Ayn Rand + Maria Montessori.' Ms. Rand was particularly impressed with Montessori and wrote at least one essay explaining how the Montessori Method fit within her views of how young children develop perceptual and conceptualization skills.

Thanks everyone!

http://campus.aynrand.org/classroom/3/

Have a look at "Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution". Especially a chapter on "The Comprachicos" which illustrates the ultimate effect of state controlled education.
Also, all her work on general free market principles applies to education just as well as any other industry.

AR was a novelist and philosopher. Do a search using Ayn Rand and epistemology. Good luck.