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On European Education
A letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Banister regarding his thoughts on education
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
The Great Books and the pursuit of truth
Are they compatible?
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
A Crusade Against Ignorance
A letter to George Wythe from Thomas Jefferson regarding his thoughts on education
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
The Great Conversation
What it means to be educated according to Robert Hutchins
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
A Bill for the More General Diffusion of Knowledge
Thomas Jefferson's writings on education
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Samantha Hedges, PhD

May 2025

Read the classics
Do you want children to read good books? Then have them read classic literature.
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
The Value of Classical Learning
A letter from Thomas Jefferson to John Brazier
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
Social capital is the purpose of school
More so, it's a (the?) purpose of learning alongside others
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
Plato's Allegory of the Cave
Book VII of Plato's "The Republic"
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
The Millionaire Mind
Being virtuous is a necessary quality for human flourishing, and economic success
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
The evils of bad teaching
And other "Thoughts" on education by Horace Mann
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
Ode to the uneducated
This graduation season, remember: Your degree does not mean that you are smarter than everyone else.
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Samantha Hedges, PhD
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