Scylla and Charybdis

I don't think he is trying to impress but misjudged his audience.

MaizieD

Don't you think there is a place for culture and history in a modern education, Ilovecheese?

Not if it is black British history, it seems.

If he is trying to impress with the constant referencing of Greek myths and Latin declensions I fail to be persuaded of his much vaunted superior intelligence.

Yes, but these myths are not history, and they are a small part of culture. There are many alternatives.

I thought this was going to be a thread on whether we liked some baby twins' names!!!

Don't you think there is a place for culture and history in a modern education, Ilovecheese?

I first heard the expression some years ago and it was said by a surgeon.

I didnt learn anything so soffistica-ed at school.

Did classics OU some years ago though.

Surely the classics or Homer were never standard topics?

Oopsminty... quite.

I knew exactly what he was referring to.

He's steered his boat so badly that he's put himself in that position. Naturally I'm not impressed...

I understood him, but I do wonder if these sorts of myths and legends are a necessary part of a good education, or more of an optional extra. They are just fairy tales really.
Critical thinking is, I think more important and I hope this is part of a modern education, rather than learning facts and stories by rote.
Points of reference that can be easily understood are useful but I think it is time to replace Greek or Roman myths by something that everybody has heard of.

I understood his meaning.

That's hardly his fault though!

Not a clue! Are they names of grape wines?

I had to look it up. I didn't learn Greek or Greek mythology. However I received an excellent education. Then inability to speak Greek or have a limited knowledge of Greek mythology doesn't make someone poorly educated.

Nope

Yep