Various problems confronting teachers of the classics are explored through frequent reference to the metaphor of the classics viewed as a sailing ship in a sea of troubled waters. Several of the difficulties confronting classics teachers are seen to be related to an anti-intellectual mood prevailing in academe, scheduling problems, shifting school…

Various problems confronting teachers of the classics are explored with frequent reference to the metaphor of the classics as a sailing ship in a sea of troubled waters. (RL)

This paper attempts to show the need for Classicists currently in the field to begin long-range planning for the field of Classics. Classicists have been unable or unwilling to plan solid actions, waiting instead to react, or respond, to educational trends and problems. While the entire junior and community colleges movement was growing,…

Discusses low reading levels, the drop in SAT scores, and the drop in language enrollments in relation to the study of classics.