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16 Cards in this Set
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Comenius |
founder of classical Christian education |
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Samuel Davies |
*was a circuit riding preacher, with tow saddlebags of books on his horse as he rode across the frontier of Virginia and South Carolina to preach *if it weren't for Davies American freedom would have been stillborn *discipled an entire generation ready for gospel freedom
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How did Early colonists achieved great feats in education? |
*were taught in log classrooms they made themselves *They had to master greek and latin and 2 research languages french and german *They were readers who relied on substance *They risked everything to learn *They were willing to put in the hard work |
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Cotton Mather |
*was the grandson of the first settlers in Boston *Wrote more books than any other American in all of history *Isaac Asimov broke his record *reader who relied on substance |
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Epistemology |
*how we know what we know; knowing how to learn |
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Onotology |
*the study of being; why things are what they are |
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The Character of the Founders:
#1 Intellect |
*Americans were told to stretch their minds, to shape their imaginations *Reading and Learning for a lifetime
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Samuel Johnson |
*wrote first English dictionary by himself on parchment using a quill pen |
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Character of the Founders:
#2 Piety |
1. Faith: Yielding to the Gospel 2. Family: Putting First things First 3. Work: Committing to the Long Term *work hard, reach higher, strive to learn and grow |
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The Character of the Founders
#3 Risk |
*they were bold and risked everything because they new the purchase of freedom was worth it |
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True Education |
1. Classical education enables us to realize that the process of learning does not have "end" 2.Antithesis: there really are some things that are wrong and some that are right in this world. Understanding this helps learn discernment. 3. Realizing we don't know all we need to know. we must continue to learn and reform. |
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Trivium |
1. Grammar: knowledge, bits and pieces ABC's, basics 2. Logic : Understanding, critical thinking, connections, abstract reasoning 3. Rhetoric: Wisdom, Practical application, Discernment, skillful craftmanship |
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Reformation maintains a balance between: |
*Urgency and Patience *Make the most of the Time and Precious Promises *Redeem the Time and Sovereign Working *Utilize to the Uttermost and Good Providence |
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Reformation maintains a balance between: |
*Decisiveness and Not Anxious *Determination and Not Worrisome *Single-Mindedness and Not Fretful *Diligence and Endurance *Passion and Steadfastness |
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3 Permanent Things of Education |
1. Beauty: creativity, imagination, technology, innovation, and adorned world 2. Goodness: Checks and balances, rights and liberty, justice and mercy 3. Truth: Standards and Absolutes, Rule of Law, Stability and Reform |
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Classical Education Summary |
*it is not simply getting smart. *It's the reshaping and changing of our entire perspective and live. *It changes who we are not just what we know |
