Month: April 2014
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How to end Western civilization
[A video version of this post is at the bottom of the page.] I was reading Climbing Parnassus, a book-length defense of learning Greek and Latin, and it goes into historical depth about the role of education as a preserver of the best of culture. This resonated strongly with me, because I think it explained…
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Reasons We Do Not Have for Homeschooling, and a Reason We Do
Here are several reasons we do not have for homeschooling: • We are religious “nuts” who want to shield our children from the theory of evolution, etc.? Nope. I’m a nonbelieving rationalist. • We are social climbers? Nope. I don’t especially care if my boys go to the best colleges. I am not preparing them for…
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The opportunity costs of progressive education
I have created a video version of this post! There is a surfeit of great ideas in education. They are “great ideas” for various reasons: children will learn a lot; they’ll be really happy or enthusiastic; they’ll have vivid memories of what they are taught; or they’ll learn very efficiently. It is easy,…