Conservatives interested in education reform ought to study the Italian Renaissance, which saw independent schools dedicated to the study of humane letters spring up independent of the calcified institutions of the medieval university, which only feinted at liberal education 1/8
— John Peterson (@thejohnpeterson) June 21, 2020
Reminds me of Hankins' book.
...classical schools. Do not narrow your focus or specialize but study the human things--including Greek and Latin-- and pass them on. When this republic crumbles, which could happen anytime, there will be many centers of power, and many opportunities for the truly educated 5/8
— John Peterson (@thejohnpeterson) June 21, 2020
And then there is the nod to modern egalitarian sensibilities.
But more likely the collapse of American imperium will magnify, not diminish, the opportunity for men and women of true learning to be more fully human in the classical sense, to participate in the life of the city, to rule and be ruled in turn. A mere six centuries separates 7/8
— John Peterson (@thejohnpeterson) June 21, 2020
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