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Please give every child in England the opportunity to study Classics.

Submitted on Tuesday 20th March 2018

Published on Monday 26th March 2018

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 26th September 2018

Signatures: 45

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Child ~ Economy ~ Education ~ England ~ Individuals ~ Schools

Petition Action

Please give every child in England the opportunity to study Classics.

Petition Details

Threatened by govt funding cuts and a reputation of elitism & irrelevance, the study of Classics in state schools is in peril.Yet, it continues to be taught in most private schools-for good reason. Classics explores what is eternal about humanity. It teaches us to think & debate. Skills we all need.

Additional Information

Classical ideals of wisdom & virtue formed the foundations of our education system. Increasingly however, we have adopted a more utilitarian approach to the education of the majority: where the focus is the creation of individuals whose labours can best serve the economy.The type of education system we create, determines the type of society we create. A stressful, competitive system that focuses on preparing students to be valuable to an economy, does not nurture the healthiest individuals - nor the healthiest societies.


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