In pursuit of excellence: a paper on the teaching of the classics

Oxford academic John N Davie examines the current state of classics in British schools, and suggests how this may be improved.

“Aristotle wrote that excellence should become a habit. For political reasons we have lost sight of the need to achieve excellence in education and to make young people regard it as a way of life. In fairness to them, and in the national interest, it is high time we put matters right.”

With a foreword by Toby Young.

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