How do we decide what to teach schoolchildren? Why? How do we know what we teach them works?
Maybe you have sought answers to these questions, as I have. If so, you might want to read my article, "The Educational Philosophy of Quintilian" in Philosophy Now. Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (35-95 CE), better known as Quintilian, laid out an educational philosophy two millennia ago that remains profoundly influential to academics and scholars worldwide.
You've heard the expressions "The more things change, the more they stay the same" and "There's nothing new under the sun." When it comes to education, these maxims are true. Sure, information technology and artificial intelligence may obscure the fact that we continue to borrow from our ancestors, but only briefly. Read the article and you'll see what I mean.
