Paideia
“Do not train a child to learn by force or harshness; but direct them to it by what amuses their minds, so that you may be better able to discover with accuracy the peculiar bent of the genius of each.” ― Plato It is said that education is the distinction between being the future and remaining a relic of the past. As centuries pass, societies evolve and human beings adapt, so do the systems that are meant to inform and teach. But have we perhaps, in the vast and never ending journey towards purpose, lost the ideals that shaped what it meant to be a student? Yes, we have grown beyond the ancient ways of sitting under a tree and being lectured about the ways of life and yes a collective of Greek men debating about the intricacies of human nature no longer holds ground because everyone is a philosopher due to the internet, but what of the pupil? What of the young minds that governments, parents and society seek to educate? Do they still receive the basic knowledge that any citi...
