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In 1999, Stratford Caldecott emerged as a unique voice in classical Christian education with his timely meditations on the oft-neglected subjects of the Quadrivium in Beauty for Truth's Sake.  Following a similar blueprint, Caldecott turns his contemplative powers to the theo-philosophical nature of language and takes the reader on a journey into the heart of the Trivium in his most recent Beauty in the Word (Angelico Press, 2012).  

While writing within a…

Many of you would enjoy this focused and prescient little essay on education by Chinese writer, inventor, and classicists Lin Yutang (1895–1976): "Good Taste in Knowledge" from his 1938 best seller The Importance of Living.

URL here:

http://stpeter.im/journal/1470.html

One of my colleagues, David Mathwin, writes a regular blog at http://astickinthemud.com. He talks about his history classroom, but also wanders farther afield. Have a glance at:

Steve Gadd Plays Drums With His Neck

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Helpful basic introduction to classical education (17 minute lecture). "Ancient Future Education" by Davies Owens (from Q Ideas, Washington, D.C., April 10–12, 2012). Description from the website:



Most people don’t know that current educational practice is less than a century old. Paradoxically, the harder we try to produce great thinkers similar to those of the past, the further we move from the style of education that produced them. Some now advocate a return to…