The second in a series exploring the educational ideal that shaped learning across Europe for centuries. In the previous post I traced the evolution of the Seven Liberal Arts from their roots in ancient Greece to their maturity in the medieval Christian era. This time I will take a closer look at the first three Arts, Grammar, Rhetoric and Dialectic, […]
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The Seven Liberal Arts part 1: tools for learning
The first in a series exploring the educational ideal that shaped learning across Europe for centuries. Its tempting to assume that the education of the past consisted of little more than rote learning and the 3Rs, served with a dollop of handed-down religious morality. Critical thinking is widely assumed in education circles to be a “21st century skill”. Yet during […]