What G. K. Chesterton thinks about education

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English writer and Christian apologist (1874 to 1936); author of Orthodoxy.

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2 dated positions, c. 1910, in their own words. Our reading of what G. K. Chesterton has said — not written or endorsed by them.

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1. c. 1910

   Our readingEducation means being sure enough of something to dare to tell it to a child

   Their wordsThat is the one eternal education; to be sure enough that something is true that you dare to tell it to a child.

   ↗What's Wrong with the World (1910)gutenberg.org All 19 from this book

3. c. 1910

   Our readingState schools for the poor work against parents and impose the customs of the rich minority

   Their wordsIn the lower classes the school master does not work for the parent, but against the parent. Modern education means handing down the customs of the minority, and rooting out the customs of the majority.

   ↗What's Wrong with the World (1910)gutenberg.org All 19 from this book