The Teaching of Classics [Paperback]

A comprehensive overview of the teaching of classics.The Teaching of Classics outlines how teaching of the subject has developed and arrived at its present situation and suggests strategies for the future. It addresses the teaching of the subject at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The authors also communicate the sense of innovatory excitement that surrounds current initiative, celebrate the successes in the two major growth areas - primary and adult education - and confront the dangers that face the subject with clear-eyed realism.The Teaching of Classics outlines how teaching of the subject has developed and arrived at its present situation and suggests strategies for the future. It addresses the teaching of the subject at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The authors also communicate the sense of innovatory excitement that surrounds current initiative, celebrate the successes in the two major growth areas - primary and adult education - and confront the dangers that face the subject with clear-eyed realism.A comprehensive overview of the teaching of classics. The Teaching of Classics outlines how teaching of the subject has developed and arrived at its present situation and suggests strategies for the future. It addresses the teaching of the subject at primary, secondary and tertiary levels. The authors also communicate the sense of innovatory excitement that surrounds current initiative, celebrate the successes in the two major growth areas - primary and adult education - and confront the dangers that face the subject with clear-eyed realism.Notes on contributors; Foreword; Introduction; Acknowledgements; Part I: The historical context and classics in the curriculum; Part II: From primary to higher education; Part III: Classics outside the curriculum; Epilogue; Some useful addresses.