I qualify as being well-educated in a worldly sense, and I have associated with many highly educated people.

As an older person, I can say that my attitudes about education are vastly different now from what they were when I was in the process of ambitiously pursuing degrees, er . . . knowledge.

*oops*

Yes, since most of *us* are products of a particular educational experience, it’s hard to know if we are getting outside of our experience enough to see objectively any other type of educational experience.

Having said that . . . there seems to be a lot of ‘sneering’ on the topic of George Wythe (College)–

I have never been there or looked into it or met anyone who has had anything to do with it.

But, if *we* are so busy being limited to *our* own (choose one): nation, religion, profession, college, etc.–

that *we* can’t see outside that box, then more is the pity–

Having raised a family of children with unique gifts and talents and educational abilities, I can ‘testify’ that “modern” education is lacking something.

I am meeting more and more young people who are “highly” educated who can’t carry on a conversation about something that is not in their particular ‘field’–

which I find quite sad.

I am meeting older people in the church who have pursued high-paying professions after having received whatever terminal degrees were required for those professions–

who . . .

are so narrow-minded and so socially-limited as to make me seriously worried about the future of (choose one): nation, church, community, world, etc.–

So, to all the snide people: when *you* find out that your square world really was round–

remember those of us who knew it all along–

LOL!

My daughter chose to attend GWU before attending an accredited university for two reasons: to expand her mind with beautiful literature (reading nearly 4000 pages per semester) and to improve her character through the great mentors in the classics. She preferred character building over credentials at that point in life, and yet knew after a bachelor’s degree she would be better prepared to get a Masters in her area of focus from an accredited university.

In our opinion, both kinds of learning are essential to build our nation with skilled statesmen.

I hope someday those who are upset about GWU can see how the two divergent institutions are interconnected, and yet incomparable because of the contrasting nature of both.

If GWU is considered a diploma mill by some, it is because they have not come to GWU and experienced the rigor of reading stacks of classics from different fields of study, participating in hundreds of discussions that challenge assumptions, stood before scrutinizing oral examinations, taken on roles in dozens of difficult simulations and then applied it all through field-experience, all of this before graduation. After graduation, you find yourself thrust into a world of impact. The momentum of having discovered “the Great Conversation” portends a life of additional studies in the classics. You have a sort-of arsenal of education, which is used in so many ways and in so many aspects of life.

How can you put a price on such an education or compare it with what might be called “job mill” institutions? They are simply two different types of schools. GWU does prepare students for graduate studies, if that is what a student wants. This year students are attending St. Johns, Columbia, Acton and George Washington University, to name a few. If a person wants a challenging powerful education, GWU is a great place to go about it. I would recommend this kind of higher education to anyone, without reservation.

You’ll have no regrets if you seriously engage in a GWU education. Have fun Dan.

GWU (it has changed to “university”) looks great and they have started a fully-online program starting this summer ’09.

I’m interested in the PhD in Constitutional Law program.

Whoever above mentioned the Rockefeller Foundation is so right. American education (from public schools through college) has one goal in mind: preparing the sheeple for a life of enslavement.

Read “Educating for the New World Order” by B. K. Eakman for a fine treatise.

It’s time to bring back the spirit of the Founding Fathers and throw off once again the yoke of tyranny from the elites.

You didn’t actually think “climate change” was about, ahem, climate change did you?

Our current crop of politicians are not courageous leaders, we need leaders who unabashedly proclaim principles without fear of the consequences. Third party candidates will speak without fear but both major parties are absent any real substance grounded in truth.

You’d be surprised at how many people fail to comprehend the philosophy of the natural sciences because they’ve never read Newton. Just saying.

Well, sure, you could build an airplane just fine, but understanding the deeper philosophies and assumptions that we make about the natural world requires a historical basis.

I don’t believe from the classics is bad, I just believe it to be secondary to putting food on the table (more like a hobby than preparation for the real world). I also agree with the previous comment about not reinventing the wheel. I don’t need to go back and read a book by Newton to understand mathematics or physics. Was he a genius? Absolutely. Does that mean he was a good teacher? Certainly not. Is it possible someone else may be able to teach the same principles in a more effective and meaningful way? I certainly hope so. Is my education somehow tainted by learning it from somebody else? Learning from the work of 1,000s of mathematicians, physicists and engineers building on Newtonian theory may be slightly more reliable than 1 guy from the 1600s. I mean the guy was amazing, no doubt, but he didn’t have all the answers (though he did have a lot of them spot on).

I don’t believe mormonism has anything to do with it either. There are references to George Whythe’s teaching methods outside the world of the LDS, I’d even be willing to bet there’s a lot who don’t know who he was. One book in particular that I know off the top of my head is “John Adams” by David McCullough which talks briefly about his methods and how they helped Thomas Jefferson and John Adams.

Personally, I do not like the current state of public education. No child left behind is not helping either. I also can see what it’s done to one of my children and what it was starting to to do to another, exactly what it did to me – I hated school, I hated learning and would fight every step of the way and do the bear minimum to get through. I don’t want my kids to go through the same struggle and end up hating learning.

We use the Thomas Jefferson method in our home and I think it’s a great deal better then public schooling, but that is just an opinion…

P.S. Congrats on getting excepted Connor, I hope my kids will get in when they’re old enough!

Congratulations, and good luck in your endeavor.

As a general rule, I do not envy what others do, have, or say or purport to do, have, or say. That being said, your decision to affiliate yourself with the George Wythe College is, indeed, enviable. I offer you my heartfelt congratulations and express my sincerest thanks for being inspired enough to recognize the absolute superiority of this unique institute of higher learning. I do not believe in coincidence, and I am certain the Lord has seen to it that you have been guided toward this opportunity. I have no doubt you will excel in your studies and will emerge prepared to be a leader in our troubled land.

As to the commentary of the usual perpetrators of babble, I would again say, phooey!

I do know quite a few proponents of GWC and a Thomas Jefferson Education who believe this, but take note that even Oliver DeMille never says that.

I hope you’ll post about more of your experiences with GWC.