"The Western Civilization requirement has been dropped from every college in America (except maybe Hillsdale and St. Johns.)"
The little Christian liberal arts college I graduated from 20 years ago had a rigid 4 semester sequence that integrated political, art, architectural, literary, musical, etc... history -- in short Western civilization in its broadest consideration. A major portion of our grades depended on our abilities in exams to write lengthy essays synthesizing and integrating all of these things on a couple of topics (which one always hoped would be ones we remembered a lot about.)
At the time, I chafed a bit, wishing I could take specialized niche courses as did folks in other universities I had heard about. Now, I am extremely grateful for the disciplined overview that I received...
My wife and I find ourselves sharing much of this with our kids over the dinner table and pointing them towards this or that work, knowing that they won't be getting it at school.
An oasis in a great desert. I hope they haven't changed and they aren't taking any money from the federal government because they will then be forced to change.
My wife and I find ourselves sharing much of this with our kids over the dinner table and pointing them towards this or that work, knowing that they won't be getting it at school.
That is so important.