Comments on: A modern or classical education – must we choose? http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/07/22/a-modern-or-classical-education-%e2%80%93-must-we-choose/ Daily commentary from Civitas researchers Wed, 22 Feb 2012 23:39:34 +0100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: DUI http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/07/22/a-modern-or-classical-education-%e2%80%93-must-we-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-5585 DUI Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:37:49 +0000 http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/?p=4771#comment-5585 I think a lot of the youth crime is associated with alcohol and poor living conditions. Some of these kids look at the future and see no hope.. no reason to fight.. so they turn to alcohol and crime... and then instead of our politicians doing something to help they cut education budgets and ask for a pay raise... GO FIGURE! I think a lot of the youth crime is associated with alcohol and poor living conditions. Some of these kids look at the future and see no hope.. no reason to fight.. so they turn to alcohol and crime… and then instead of our politicians doing something to help they cut education budgets and ask for a pay raise… GO FIGURE!

]]> By: Class Work http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/07/22/a-modern-or-classical-education-%e2%80%93-must-we-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-5584 Class Work Sat, 29 Oct 2011 22:34:42 +0000 http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/?p=4771#comment-5584 Practice should be thought of as fundamental when learning a new topic. The more times that you go over material, and attempt problems and essays that are difficult to you, the better you will become at the tasks. It is important to know when you need to practice on a subject more, and when you have acquired as much knowledge as you need. Be aware that excessively practicing can lead to brain fog. Practice should be thought of as fundamental when learning a new topic. The more times that you go over material, and attempt problems and essays that are difficult to you, the better you will become at the tasks. It is important to know when you need to practice on a subject more, and when you have acquired as much knowledge as you need. Be aware that excessively practicing can lead to brain fog.

]]> By: Charles http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/2011/07/22/a-modern-or-classical-education-%e2%80%93-must-we-choose/comment-page-1/#comment-5166 Charles Fri, 05 Aug 2011 15:36:57 +0000 http://www.civitas.org.uk/wordpress/?p=4771#comment-5166 It is not only students who suffer from the “modernization” of education. I learned philosophy at school. I found it useful in understanding life in general. At university, during my doctoral studies, I found my professor did not comprehend concepts I had come to believe most educated people understood. He was a modern cost efficient professor. I returned home, took my 5-year-old daughter out of kindergarten and presented her with the alternatives: my professor’s and mine. My 5-year-old chose mine. I asked her why and she gave the same reason I had given my professor. The experience was surreal. That was when I decided to leave the academic world and moved on into industry. Training in classical subject connects us with our heritage and expands our minds. The modern education system is a misnomer. They train children for a job, but do not educate. Education becomes a parent's responsibility. It is not only students who suffer from the “modernization” of education. I learned philosophy at school. I found it useful in understanding life in general. At university, during my doctoral studies, I found my professor did not comprehend concepts I had come to believe most educated people understood. He was a modern cost efficient professor.

I returned home, took my 5-year-old daughter out of kindergarten and presented her with the alternatives: my professor’s and mine. My 5-year-old chose mine. I asked her why and she gave the same reason I had given my professor. The experience was surreal. That was when I decided to leave the academic world and moved on into industry.

Training in classical subject connects us with our heritage and expands our minds. The modern education system is a misnomer. They train children for a job, but do not educate. Education becomes a parent’s responsibility.

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