So what is Hebrew? What is Greek?
Monday 
around lunchtime 
Mystie
I’d never heard of [this guy](http://www.scriptoriumdaily.com/author/john-mark-reynolds/) before Dominion Family linked to that last article, but he has a wonderful description of “Classical, Traditional, Christian Education”:
[What is a Classical, Traditional, Christian Education? A FAQ](http://www.scriptoriumdaily.com/2007/03/25/what-is-a-classical-traditional-christian-education-a-faq/)
[Many such folk] love the past, but are glad they don’t live in it. They are not “Little House” home school folk, Christian school teachers, or government educators hoping to bring back the Victorian era. They know some old stuff (Elsie Dinsmore!) died for good reasons.
I immediately bond with anyone who takes pot shots at Elsie Dinsmore. :)
Then I found this most helpful, well-written defense of classical education and critique of “Hebrew” education:
[The “Heart of Wisdom” Isn’t: the false distinction between Hebrew and Greek Thought in Some Home School Curriculum](http://www.scriptoriumdaily.com/2007/03/24/the-heart-of-wisdom-isnt-the-false-distinction-between-hebrew-and-greek-thought/)
Recently there has been a new marketing fad (sigh) amongst home schoolers tied to a “distinction” between Hebrew thought and Greek and Roman thought….
First, the entire distinction between Greek and Hebrew thought is rarely spelled out and when it is the distinction is unsustainable….
Of course, the entire argument from the “Heart of Wisdom” folk depends on a false dilemma. Nobody (at least no sane Christian) is arguing for a return to pagan Greek education (whatever it is). Everyone (I know) is arguing for a return to traditional Christian education. This education includes Greek pagan texts, because traditional Christianity is not afraid of the roots of Western civilization.
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