Great literature is miraculous because it makes available to us things that we cannot get in any other way. A classic gives us the personal wisdom to be better as an individual and a citizen of a free nation.
Author Archives: Dean Forman
Stepping Outside the Cave: The Education of Frederick Douglass
“Some men know the value of education by having it. I know its value by not having it.”
The Allegory of the Cave: An Introduction
“We can take loving care to build a staircase. It can be a labor that absorbs us and is extremely satisfying to our soul. Our workmanship can be the finest possible. It can be admired far and wide for the quality of the design and the elegance of its structure. But when we ascend the staircase, does it take us where we want to go? Or did we build it to take us to a room we would not want to visit very often?”
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I’ve titled this site Leading a Revolution in Education because the right education has the power to lead change in a person, a community, and a country.