The non-controversial claim: The Greeks (ancient, not modern) are extremely interesting. (The modern Greek economy is just a mess; it’s hard to believe that country was once a mighty empire.) The Greeks are not just interesting in some specific narrow way—across the board, there are endlessly fascinating things going on between 1000 BC and 30 BC in Greece. The Puzzle: Why did nothing in my education ever teach me that fact? When I think back to high school, I had … [Read more...] about How to Teach About the Greeks