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Classical curriculum

Posted on February 24, 2021February 25, 2021 by Allegra Byron · 6 Comments

Something rotten in the state of education

Temple of Concordia and statue of Icarus, Agrigento, Sicily - SHUTTERSTOCK ALLEGRA BYRON witnesses the winnowing of the Western curriculum In the final scene of Hamlet, the Danish kingdom lays in ruins: a corrupt leader bleeds to death; a poisoned First Lady takes her last breath; a young nobleman dies by his own treachery; and…

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