How to Get More out of What You Read

Why do we read the classics? Have you ever asked yourself that? As a classical leadership education, we require of our scholars to read classics.  The original document of many of the great works. Oliver DeMille, the author of "A Thomas Jefferson Education" answered this question on his blog. http://oliverdemille.com/2013/03/read/.  His argument is that in order for people to be critical thinkers, you need to read the classics. 

DeMille says, "Too many classrooms and schools today teach students what to think rather than how to think, and even many professional and graduate schools focus on when to think.

Teaching students how to think (deeply, broadly, creatively, innovatively, etc.) seems to be a lost art in too much of our modern educational system."

The article recommends a book by David Grant, entitled 'Joseph spider and the fallacy farm."  This is out of print as of now, but I for one would really like to find this book! Are we getting out of our reading what we need to? Are we reading the right books? These are questions we will have to ask our selves.
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