Should the Classics Make a Comeback?
A liberal public intellectual, a home schooling advocate, and their shared notion that the best future for our education system is grounded in wisdom from the past.
After an enjoyable remembrance of his own education at Classical High School in Providence, Rhode Island, Stanley Fish reviews three recent books by authors offering arguments for schooling children in the classics.
Mr. Fish begins by discussing The Core: Teaching Your Child the Foundations of Classical Education.
Leigh A. Bortins writes as an
