Talks about Classical Liberal education is titled resurgence of wisdom reviving classical education in america. There is a crisis. American citizens are ignorant on topics like civics and history and other topics. One poll found only a quarter of americans can correctly name all three branches of the United States government. Clearly, this is a problem. Not only do citizens not know basic facts about civics, history and other topics taught on College Campuses and dont see why knowing these facts might be important. The solution to this problem might lie in a revival of classical education in the United States. Lets start by defining this type of education. As dr. Thomas lindsay, a fellow at the Texas Public Policy Foundation explained, a classical teaches philosophical scientific and historic aspects of the western traditions. It takes its vision from the model of a perfected human being, someone who is fully flourishing. Because we exist in time and space, we study math and Natural Science because we are political animals. We have what is called the religious impulse, we study theology. These arent random choices but constitutes a human being, this is what makes for what used to be the good life, the good life was also the concern. It was the compass by which liberal education. Past half center sent dry, classical education has declined in america. In 1988, stanford decided that its famous western Civilization Program had to go. And Jesse Jackson went to stanford and said this has got to go. And that is an elite school and from that point on, other universities dropped concentrations on core requirements that would introduce students to the great books and great ideas. Opponents of classical education say the poor return of a liberal arts degree. Former secretary of education William Bennett are urging students to pursue stem majors. They are the jobs. It seems they are very much worth it and course of study at least at the present. Proponents argue that a classical education has a number of benefits. It grew out of the education of free men to being the education that might make us as men and women think for ourselves and ask why. Always ask why. Proponents point out that classical education is important to society. Justin dyer at the university of texas argues that without the classically education pop you lust, america cannot survive. And it means comes originally from this court, its second republic of texas and cultivated mind and this is his vision of education in a republic. The asked is that we need an educated sit rennie. And the question is why is this important . We live in a free society and selfgoverning republic and that cant be sustained without education. So what do we do with all this information . Of course, not every student wants or needs an liberal arts degree and rightfully so. And one from Baylor University explains just because someone isnt majoring in the liberal arts doesnt mean they cant receive a classical education. There is a perception, a false perception that if you are a scientist or stem person like what you do is just stem, that doesnt mean you shouldnt also be riding books. Doesnt mean you should also thinking about the important questions of life and death and why we do those things. I cant tell you what you should do. That is not a question that science can answer. In the if he cans 20 years, colleges and universities need to reinstate cor curriculum that requires some degree of classical education and teaches them to be critical thirst and without it the United States cannot survive. To watch this and all winning entries, visit our website at studentcam. Org