num_pages: 152
description: The educators of ancient Greece and Rome gave the world a vision of what education should be. The medieval and Renaissance teachers valued their insights and lofty goals. Christian educators such as Augustine Erasmus Milton and Comenius drew from the teaching of Plato Aristotle and Quintilian those truths which they found universal and potent. Charlotte Mason developed her own philosophy of education from the riches of the past not accidentally but purposefully. She and the other founding members of the Parents National Educational Union in England were inspired by the classical educators of history and set out to achieve their vision in modern education. They succeededand thanks to Charlotte Masons clear development of methods to realize the classical ideals we can partake of the classical tradition as well. The classical tradition as it informs teaching is good not because it is old or classical but because it works; and what works whether old or new is best. Thats the Mason message admirably conveyed by [Karen] Glass. David V. Hicks Classical education is an education of the heart and conscience as much as it is an education of the mind. This book explores the classical emphasis on formation of character and links Charlotte Masons ideas to the thinkers of the past. This is not a how to book about education but a why to book that will bring clarity to many of the ideas you already know about teaching and learning.
language: English
title: Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition
publisher: None