OK, first of all I think the following sentence is a load of bunk: "Now you can certainly teach Greek philosophy to a seventh-grader, but what they'll come out with is that Aristotle is a philosopher and not much more." As somebody who read, understood and reviewed William L. Shirer in Grade 7 I can say categorically that some grade 7 students will understand Aristotle, if only given the chance. The real folly illustrated by this article - and the reason why it is listed here today - is that there would be only one way to teach history. Some people are ready (not just intellectually but also emotionally and culturally) for at least some Aristotle in grade 7. Others are not. Why oh why would anybody think there's only one right way to do this when it is so obvious that there is not?
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