High Noon Jeremy Wayne Tate – On How Classical Education Actually Prepares Us for "Adulting"
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Jan 19, 2022 
Join Jeremy Wayne Tate, CEO of the Classical Learning Test and classical education advocate, as he explores the vital role of education in adult preparedness. He critiques the SAT and current educational trends, calling for a return to rigorous literary engagement. Tate discusses how classical education can mend ideological divides and cultivate moral character, while also addressing the unique challenges millennials face as they navigate adulthood. The conversation champions parental involvement and the significance of school choice in shaping future generations.
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CLT Revives Classical Education
- The Classical Learning Test (CLT) offers a rigorous alternative to the simplified SAT and ACT.
- It draws on America's classical education roots to drive classroom direction toward foundational traditions.
Classical Test Embraces Challenging Texts
- The classical test includes important but challenging thinkers like Nietzsche and Darwin.
- Encountering difficult texts is part of education, even if they challenge student beliefs.
Education as Sacred Transmission
- Education should be a sacred transmission of society's soul from generation to generation.
- Mainstream K-12 has largely lost this foundational idea of education as passing down the best of thought and culture.
