How the Ancients Shaped Virtuous People

Classical Christian schools believe the Greeks understood something critical about human nature and how to raise up a fully formed human being.  They missed out on the Christian answers but got the questions right. Their view of the ultimate end, or telos of an education, still rings true today.  Ask a modern parent on the street corner what they want out of their child’s education and you are likely to hear something along the lines of to just “be happy, moral and get a good job” But the Greeks wanted more for their children, and so should we!

 

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