I am Mark Langley. In case you didn't notice, I am all about liberal education.
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Category Archives: Modernists
“You Cannot Train Everybody For Everything”
Whatever one may say about our twenty-eighth president’s views about The United States role as promoter of democracy and capitalism and interventionism throughout the world, I think we have to give him full hearted applause for his views on classical … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, education, Modernists
Tagged Common Core, elective system, Woodrow Wilson
5 Comments
The Brain: Organ of Thought? A Dialogue Part 3
Langley: Greetings Socrates! I see that you are looking amused this morning. Socrates: Good morning Langley. Yes I was just thinking of something humorous related to our previous discussion which ended rather abruptly. But I am happy to see you … Continue reading
The Brain: Organ of Thought? A Dialogue Part 2
Socrates: I trust that you enjoyed your meal. Langley: Yes very much thank you. Socrates: Then we may as well proceed where we left off. Langley: I agree, then we shall….but wait….we must remind ourselves of the question. Do you perchance … Continue reading
Posted in Modernists, Science, Socrates
Tagged brain, dopamine receptors, Duane Berquist, neurons, Socrates
2 Comments
All Hail the Common Core!
Amazing! I thought that public schools could not adopt a curriculum that is any more utilitarian than they already have! But thanks to the new almost universally adopted so-called “Common Core” we can look forward to an even more pragmatic … Continue reading
Posted in classical education, college, education, Liberal Arts, Modernists
Tagged Charles William Eliot, Common Core, francis bacon, Obamacore, utilitarianism
4 Comments
Berkeley… Here We Go Again!
Well, what is summer for except for dabbling in the writings of “Enlightenment Thinkers?” I enjoy this particularly because it is kind of like investigating a crime scene…”Who Killed Liberal education?” For the past several years I have been heaping … Continue reading
