Classic Learning Test

Thomas Jefferson believed that self-government could only thrive if every citizen possessed the ability to judge current events through the lens of ancient wisdom. From the very beginning, America’s Founding Fathers were aware of the crucial role education would play in sustaining the republic. But what kind of education forms the best citizens? Traditionally, it was understood that those who gave themselves over to the study of truth, goodness, and beauty would be best equipped to do good for their communities. Why? Because they would not be swayed by fads and false promises, they would be able to distinguish between higher and lower goods, and they would be able to negotiate complex circumstances with moral sensibility.

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“If education is beaten by training, civilization dies.”
— C.S. Lewis