The third in a series exploring the educational ideal that shaped learning across Europe for centuries. Part 1 of this series traced the roots of the Seven Liberal Arts back to Ancient Greece and explored their central role in medieval Christian education. In part 2, we learned how the first three arts – Grammar, Rhetoric and Dialectic, known collectively as […]
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The Seven Liberal Arts part 2: three roads to knowledge
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, […]
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 […]
Alcuin of York
In my view, this little known media scholar is one of the most important figures in the history of education in England, and actually in Europe. To find out why, read my tribute in Teach Secondary magazine. If that piques your curiosity, you can find out more in an edition of Radio 4’s In Our Time dedicated to the man. […]