Humanists believed that the study of humanities was essential for the education of a good citizen. ... In Montaigne's essay "Of Presumption," he criticized the educational system because it focused on becoming learned, rather than becoming "good and wise." ... Other humanist educators from the middle or later Renaissance period espoused civic humanism which emphasized an educational system which prepared people to lead others and participate in public life for the public good. ... In his work Reflections, he wrote that acquiring more superficial or "decorative" skills such as good penm...

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