Classical Education...

“Because the classical educator believes in a real world that gives up ordered knowledge of itself, he teaches the student how to get that knowledge. The seven liberal arts were quite deliberately developed for precisely that reason. Believing that we can know truth, and believing that truth sets us free, classical educators spent thousands of years refining the tools of truth-seeking that were used from the beginning of time, but were first codified by Aristotle."

- Andrew Kern, in "What is the Difference Between Classical and Conventional Education”

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Friday, November 4, 2016

Approaching Education

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Recently reading articles about education in America and where it has gone awry, I came across Laura Wheldon's article "How School Crushes the Child's Natural Love of Learning," and I thought she did a very good job assessing standard, public-school-style learning in confined classrooms, filled with too many children, too much to cover, and too little mental freedom.

While she does well to remain focused on issues with current, mainstream school, she does not shy away from then suggesting--at the end--that the organic processes associated with traditional education--day-to-day lessons on life and personal interests--are those most productive.

For a republishing of the article, click HERE.
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