Re-tracing a Lost Way
So, being an erstwhile and hapless product (i.e., graduate) of an institutional school system, I finally decided to “re-educate” myself (no, not that kind of “re-education”) in order to make up for, what one may call lost learning. To fill in the blanks, so to speak. The so-called “Great Books” seemed to be the standard for a learning firmly anchored in the canons of Western Civilization, which is what I sought. So, rather than amble aimlessly and indefinitely through all the many examples of that, I landed upon one such list that was actually geared to young school-age students, but still designed with grade-levels to define progress and achievement. Yes, this was for me, you understand – a college graduate, no less. But, onward and upward. But, where to start with this? I felt that I should have at least a decent familiarization with primary-level classical literature, but did I? Taking a look at the fourth to sixth grade reading list, I had to admi...