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Matthew Arnold, France, and Prussia

Posted on January 4, 2010 by Andrew Kern

Nice bit in the Guardian about Matthew Arnold’s influence on English education. If you are interested in the history of education and the roots of the modern approach, this is a good place to start.

I particularly like the Aristotle quote about 1/4 of the way through.

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