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5 unusual facts about Classical education movement


Classical education movement

"The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home," by Jessie Wise and Susan Wise Bauer (W.W. Norton, 1999), is a modern reference on classical education, particularly in a homeschool setting.

History of North Carolina State University

This act created endowments that were to be used in the establishment of colleges that would provide a “liberal and practical education” while focusing on military tactics, agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies.

As a land-grant college, NC State would provide a “liberal and practical education” while focusing on military tactics, agriculture and the mechanical arts without excluding classical studies.

History of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Through this growth, the university began to move away from its original purpose, to train leadership for the state, as it added to the curriculum, first starting with the typical classical trend.

The Adventures of Barry McKenzie

The film also plays with the ideas of the era where the sixties cultural revolution had swept aside the "certainties" of classical education.



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