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Thursday, June 16, 2005

The Joy of "Progressive Education"

HAWKSHEAD, England-- At the grammar school where the romantic poet William Wordsworth studied in the late 18th century, one can still learn lessons that might, indeed should, be applied in English and American schools.

Apparently believing more than 200 years ago that an idle mind can be the devil's playground, Wordsworth and his classmates spent 11 hours a day in school, five days a week, and half a day on Saturday. They didn't study sex education, or the environment, or any of today's trendy subjects that masquerade as a real education. >>> Read more >>> http://www.jewishworldreview.com/cols/thomas060905.asp

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