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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]St. John's College does not require fluency in Greek or French for entering freshman. The first year reading (at least fall semester) includes some English translations of Ancient Greek. So, they read The Iliad but in English. Fall semester of freshman year they take a language class in Greek. This is the first exposure to Ancient Greek that almost all students have. Down the line they are expected to be able to read Ancient Greek texts and discuss and debate the various translations into English that are commonly used in academia. Same thing happens later for French. They also take math (Euclidean Geometry like what Pres. Lincoln self-studied), science lab, and music theory freshman year. They don't just read the classics in literature. The whole curriculum is structured as a "classical" education. The different subjects are connected to one another throughout the semesters and across years. Their college recruitment materials say something like, "Life doesn't have majors, neither does SJC."[/quote]

Can someone weigh in on student outcomes from this program?  Seems like education for the sake of education (which is great) but wondering how that translates into employability, etc. [/quote]

They have a high proportion of students who go on to law school and academic careers.[/quote]

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