Rome based so much of its culture on the Greeks'. Combined, it was what the elite , well educated European ( especially the English ) were force fed, in school, from the early Middle Ages through the early 1960's ! Copying the English system, American elite education on down, nurished generation after generation with the study of Latin, ancient history, logic, and classical litterature.
When did this all come to a full stop ? In the 1960's, with the KGB funded and led student insurrections. Yes, there had been lefty / Communist / Socialist teachers in the system before that; however , no , they did NOT have all that much influence. For those of you who lay blame on the NEA, and the NTA, that is only of late . The REAL blame must be laid at the feet of those who didn't fight back, when there was still time; the parents , the alumi of man colleges and universities, and the stupid students, who were useful fools ... who followed unthinkungly. The silent majority, whose voices remained silent when it would have done some good.
All isn't lost, though. FR is alive and well, and WE are the shock forces for change. : - )
READ ; READ ON YOUR OWN, AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO READ THIS CATALOGE OF INSPIRATION AND INTELLECT !
Yes, the Bible played a large part in the Founding Father's lives and education. Yet, as important, was their knowledge of ancient Roman and ancient Greek writing .
Thanks for your thoughtful post. I agree with all your comments, especially the above. It is ironic that the colleges, which "encourage critical thinking skills," have lost the ability (intentionally, most likely) to have their students actually use these skills.
And the Greeks based theirs on Egypt’s culture. We’re throwing away 10,000+ years of human learning in modern teaching. Have humans really changed that much?