Learn the Eight Principles of Classical Education
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Having just completed a video on the 20 Principles of Charlotte Mason, I thought I'd love to make one on the principles of Classical Education. This one is largely based on Christopher Perrin's work (check out his video for more detail on the topic @Classical Academic Press ).
The principles are
1. Make Haste Slowly (or in Latin, Festina Lente). The idea of this principle is to make sure you try to master the topic instead of just getting it done.
2. Multum Non Multa (or in Latin, Much not Many). This classical principle tells us to do fewer things well. That is, focus on just a few subjects instead of overloading on too many.
3. Repition is the Mother of Memory (or in Latin, Repetitio Mater Memoriae). Particularly useful in the grammar stage of classical education, this principle reminds us to use repetition to learn useful things and store them in our memory.
4. Embodied Learning. We learn through our five senses and we must be conscious of our student's inputs. As educators, we should also try to take advantage of learning by our senses by trying to teach in those ways too.
5. Songs, Rhymes, and Jingles. Very simply, use songs, rhymes, and jingles as ways to learn concepts that might otherwise be difficult. A good example of this is the Latin endings. You can learn them in a song!
6. Wonder and Curiosity. Wonder leads to wisdom which leads to curiosity. So if you don't have any wonder, you won't have any wisdom. Educators need to ensure they maintain a love of learning, wonder and curiosity in thier students which will turn into wisdom eventually.
7. Educational Virtues. The aim of learning is to teach truth, goodness, and beauty. The educational virtues assist us in that an our aim as educators is to endow them with these virtues to that purpose.
8. Schole, Contemplation, and Leisure. Children need time to leisurely reflect on what they're learning. If schoolwork is too rushed, children will not enjoy it. They need time to mull over it and contemplate the topic on all sides.
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