Two Ways of Explaining Classical Education

(from Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Any Child by Cheryl Swope)

Key Elements of Classical Education (pages 177-178)

• recitation and repetition during early stages and during introductory study of any content area
• diligent study and analytical thought as the child matures
• cultivation of eloquence, beauty, and persuasion in the student's writing and speaking
• Socratic questioning for the pursuit of truth
• the reading and analysis of good literature
• the ancient languages and writings
• the Great Books of Western civilization
• the seven liberal arts [grammar, logic, rhetoric, mathematics, music, geometry, astronomy]
• the formation of a well-educated, virtuous human being who lives his life in noble service to others

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Consistent Curriculum
Learning of Classical Languages (to the greatest extent possible for each child)
Academic Achievement
Self-Knowledge
Skills in Three Arts of Language & Four Arts of Mathematics 
Integrated Content
Character, Virtue, Excellence
Absolute Truth, Goodness, Beauty
Love of Literature and Learning

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