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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)
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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
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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