Classical education bears the tension of an oxymoron. Education, a literal “leading out” recalls the “Allegory of the Cave” in Plato’s Republic in which Socrates describes the way by which the philosopher leads others out from the cave of images.
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The Teacher (Episode 1)
While faculties of higher education in the United States have for the last half-century eschewed an understanding of their role in loco parentis, higher education, like all education, remains fundamentally a service of parents to their children.
Start Here (Episode 0)
If you are new to the BetterPears Podcast, start here. This episode introduces the podcast as well as the other facets of the BetterPears cultural empire.
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This week’s podcast is on the word egregious and the deep etymology behind its ancient and more modern meaning.
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