Old man's lament??

[toad]

I haven't seen a recent list but there were a number of private and some public schools that offered a "Great Books" four year educational track. All of the text books for the courses were books that where the first so to speak. You would have Euclid for a math book for example. Adam Smith for economics. All the rest of the subjects would follow that path. The University of North Texas used to have a program like that but I don't know if they still do and their online catalog is a dog's breakfest to figure out. I never checked but I assume that using material that the copyright had expired on long ago would lead to cheaper text books also. It is reported to be a rough road because of the writing styles and the requirements for the students to study and think are higher than regular courses. National Review Online used to print out a list of schools that had the programs. Most were Catholic colleges IIRC.

[Aglifter]

St. John's had a program like that - they are also one if the few schools which will take ~ 14 year old students.