Really insightful comment, thank you! Your observation about the origin of universities coming "full circle" to some extent is so interesting. It seems there are new school systems in development that are trying to "start over once again," and those would be the sort of "classical academy" model that I see popping up everywhere. I unders…
Really insightful comment, thank you! Your observation about the origin of universities coming "full circle" to some extent is so interesting. It seems there are new school systems in development that are trying to "start over once again," and those would be the sort of "classical academy" model that I see popping up everywhere. I understand the impulse, but I'm skeptical of these, too, as they often seem to be run by/promote a sort of reactionary "cultural warrior" ethos which is also a significant problem, IMO. But it's no accident that they are teaching their students Latin, Greek, logic, rhetoric, etc, because those formed the foundations of western education, as you indicate above. And I guess I don't necessarily have a problem with teaching those things in that manner--but I wonder to what extent the appeal to this education system is "my kid is so smart and exclusive--he knows LATIN!"
Really insightful comment, thank you! Your observation about the origin of universities coming "full circle" to some extent is so interesting. It seems there are new school systems in development that are trying to "start over once again," and those would be the sort of "classical academy" model that I see popping up everywhere. I understand the impulse, but I'm skeptical of these, too, as they often seem to be run by/promote a sort of reactionary "cultural warrior" ethos which is also a significant problem, IMO. But it's no accident that they are teaching their students Latin, Greek, logic, rhetoric, etc, because those formed the foundations of western education, as you indicate above. And I guess I don't necessarily have a problem with teaching those things in that manner--but I wonder to what extent the appeal to this education system is "my kid is so smart and exclusive--he knows LATIN!"