Is the way we are currently teaching our students detrimental to their academic career? Dorothy Sayers, an expert in medieval studies, deliberates that the way students presently acquire information is not effective, therefor Sayers suggest that certain medieval educational methods should be implemented so that students can “learn to learn.” The technique used to teach students has changed over the years. Even the great philosophers of ancient Greek had different opinions on knowledge. Sayers’s new modifications have some concerning and fanatical aspects and others that are meticulously planned and easily accepted. Overall, even though she reiterates medieval practices, her monograph is original because she aims to incorporate aspects that are missing from the current curriculum without losing the existing valuable teachings from the curriculum.
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Likewise, Sayers also suggests that the trivium and quadrivium are a possible alternative to filling the learning gap. The author is aware that she may never convince society to change, but she still has the attitude that the past medieval way is the answer. She depicts today’s students and how much they know in comparison to how long they are in school and she then compared the present-day students to medieval pupils. By dismissing the old, she can then suggest her new ideas and provide
Likewise, Sayers also suggests that the trivium and quadrivium are a possible alternative to filling the learning gap. The author is aware that she may never convince society to change, but she still has the attitude that the past medieval way is the answer. She depicts today’s students and how much they know in comparison to how long they are in school and she then compared the present-day students to medieval pupils. By dismissing the old, she can then suggest her new ideas and provide