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The Problem With Modern Education | EP 7
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The Problem With Modern Education | EP 7

How schools left the real purpose of education behind...

Thinkers for the greater part of Western history have consistently pointed out virtue as the primary aim of education. But the wave of the Industrial Revolution ushered in a new aim for education founded in utilitarianism. In what ways has this shift in schooling methods altered education today? How did classical schools educate the youth better? And how can we implement these strategies today?


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