The Modern Scholar

Do the words The Modern Scholar and The Great Courses sound familiar? For some people, the mere mention has excitement bubbling up in their hearts and their eyes widening with delight with the thought of these fine offerings. For the average individual, it has, hitherto, remained a secret too well kept. It is time to let the proverbial cat out of the bag, or in this case – compact discs and a book out of the box.

Recorded Books and The Teaching Company are the two enterprises, founded in 1999 and 1990 respectively, seeking to bring entire university semesters worth of knowledge into one condensed package, easily portable for listening learning at home, in the car or out and about elsewhere. Various professors from Ivy League universities, Georgetown, Stanford and umpteen other institutions of repute lecture on a vast array of subjects. The best bit of it is, you can learn at your own pace with the recorded courses and accompanying text, free of the stress of tests, exams and papers. Whether it is Science, Religion, Mythology, Music, Literature, Language, History or something in between, there are over forty assorted, condensed morsels of marvelous knowledge just waiting in the Audio Visual Department.

These fertile Spring months of flowers will soon bring the season of sweet Summer outdoor festivals galore, but before those fine moments, remember to pop over to your favourite local library to discover an amazing way to develop your mind. The Audio Courses are an alternative to paying hefty tuition fees, whilst still being able to expand your horizons and learn about an array of jolly things.