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June 05, 2005
Core Curriculum...What's That?
Well, this follows just perfectly. Speaking of the legacy of John Dewyey, and the "progressive" crusade against a traditional liberal education that emphasizes knowledge over process, this post at Powerline is worth repeating in its entirety:
Core Curriculum, Anyone?
The new issue of the Dartmouth Review is out. It includes the full text of the Review's interviews with newly elected trustees Peter Robinson and Todd Zywicki. In addition, the Review reports on an unscientific survey it conducted to test Dartmouth students' basic knowledge about western civilization. Less than half of the students surveyed knew that Gutenberg invented the printing press; less than half knew who wrote Don Quixote; less than a twenty percent knew who wrote Democracy in America; only ten percent could name the four American presidents who were assassinated.
This is not a new revelation, of course. I remember a Jay Leno segment from a few years ago; he would go out and pose basic questions to young college-age kids on the street. On one segment he went to a local liberal-arts college commencement ceremony. He asked a robed graduate, "How many moons does the Earth have?"
Blank look. "Four?"
Leno: "Four?"
Graduate: "Hey, it's been a long time since I took astronomy!"
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