The Lost Tools Of Learning Dorothy Sayers Analysis

In The Lost Tools of Learning, Dorothy Sayers, introduced a new idea about how we go about education. Miss Sayers thinks we need to change how we educate our people by “turning back the wheel of progress”, to the end of the Middle Ages (p. 1). She suggests that we keep our children in school longer, and teach them to teach themselves. She says this because she believes that our current educational system only teaches kids to do things like read, but not fully understand what they are being taught. This leaves the children vulnerable to the written word because they can only read it, but not be able to tell if it is true or not. The author’s sources were credible and from what I looked up, were primary sources and manuscripts. She also uses a series of bias questions, to get the reader thinking that maybe the way we educate our children is wrong.
There are a few things I like about the author’s work, and then there are some things that I do not like about her work. What I like is that she sees a problem with our educational system, and is doing something about it. She also combined historical context with her own science experiment, which I found interesting. I agree with the author, that our educational system only teaches “subjects, and does not teach how to learn. I agree with her because of my own personal experiences. I …show more content…
This was not surprising because it is an article of her opinions, so you wouldn’t expect a lot of supporting evidence. Since, she lacked supporting evidence, she used her intelligence to back up her claim. She explained to the reader a brief summary of how the Middle Ages taught their pupils, and then turned their focus to two key terms. These terms were the Middle Ages categories of learning, Trivium and Quadrivium (p.3). She then goes into depth with each term, and what they mean. She also explains that each term has a subcategory and that each subcategory should be taught at certain