Books on shelves line my walls. They are like a lifeline for me. Along one wall are the books I’ve completely read and kept. I look at the bindings and … Continue reading The Age of the Book may be ending, but …
Category: John Lukacs
Education has become a bureaucracy focused on diplomas instead of learning
More institutional schooling emerged over the 20th century, and it created a type of educational inflation “diminishing drastically the content and quality of learning: more and more young people, after … Continue reading Education has become a bureaucracy focused on diplomas instead of learning
John Lukacs on the custodial role of schools
Here are some thought-provoking words from historian John Lukacs on education in recent decades as the “modern age” has begun to pass. “The age of institutional schooling was another feature … Continue reading John Lukacs on the custodial role of schools
