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Why do colleges not teach from original text?

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Adam Smith's book commonly called The Wealth of Nations is over 1100 pages of text written in 18th century English. Though it was a best seller in its time, few people today seem to have the patience to wade through such a book. read more

Economics majors are not studying the history of ideas, but modern economics, only partially derived from the former. Adam Smith's ideas as incorporated into modern economic theory are studied in the incorporated format. Modern students of medicine likewise do not study Galen's original texts even when Galen was right. read more

Majority of cursive writings are illegible, but not unreadable. Most writings have the basic form. I do not understand why there is such a need by educators to eliminate this from the curriculum. read more

A new report on the teaching of Shakespeare in higher education found that English majors at the vast majority of the country’s most prestigious colleges and universities are not now required to take an in-depth Shakespeare course — but the Bard remains a fixture in high school English classes. read more

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