Classical Education Creates a Well-Trained Mind

Classical Method for a More Effective and Sound Education

Classical education refers to a method of education that dates back over 2000 years. The ancient Greeks conceived the original model and it has been updated and developed further over time up until present time. Although its methods are old the classical model for education has held up against the tests of time and is used throughout the world as an alternative to government and public education systems. This method presents students with the tools of learning through study of the liberal arts and sciences in a natural system that teaches how rather than what to learn. Modern education systems teach lessons and subjects similar to what is considered a classical education but in a way that is systematically different. Modern education systems not only place little importance on expressing the connections between the major subjects but also fail to offer students any instruction on how to learn naturally. There is also a lack of importance placed on moral and values in public education systems whereas with a classical approach these concepts are part of the foundation on which an education is said should be built. Natural progression through the stages of childhood guide students into and through corresponding levels or stages of the basic lesson plan at the right time for each individual student and gives them just the right amount of time at each stage to learn the skills needed before progressing to the next stage (Sayers, 1979), The classical method for education is based on teaching students how to learn and think for themselves through the seven liberal arts and sciences for the purpose of elevating the students intrinsic intelligence and wisdom as well as develop in...

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...c value and intelligence and gives them the tools they need to learn and think autonomously; these are the main reasons that the classical method stands out above all the rest.

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