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Classical Education: Towards the Revival of American Schooling
Classical Education Towards the Revival of American Schooling Author:Gene Edward Veith, Jr., Andrew Kern Classical education employs the wisdom of the past to address present needs. Older and wiser teachers instruct the young so they will not pursue the illusions of their predecessors or repeat their mistakes. By contrast, the "progressive" theory of education arms the young with methods of inquiry but keeps them ignorant of the truths th... more »at were once thought and said. Classical education has mid-wived centuries of cultural transformation. It has always played a paradoxical double role: preserving the past in order to usher in change and improvement.« less