The Future of Classical Education

Many wonder whether the classical languages themselves make for an absolutely essential ingredient in a classical education. Can some one classically educated without a reading knowledge of greek and latin? This sticky question, despite dogmatic claims on both sides, should not be answered glibly. Not all knowledge worth having need be worn with scholastic exactitude. Acute intelligence matched to an active imagination can do wonders. Many paths can lead us home. If we can say anything with hopeful certainty about the future of classical education it is that there will be many steep and dusty roads back to rome.