Anyone who believes that an educational method that was developed thousands of years ago can be safely abandoned in a single generation has clearly tossed aside an important truth: Time is the best method for determining human behavior.

It has only taken 50 years for lawmakers and educators to disband an educational system that took over 2,000 years to purify and institute.

Classical education was first developed in ancient Greece and Rome. By the 16th century, it was used through the Western world.

It was thanks to this educational system that history saw some of the finest thinkers and leaders between the 10th and 19th centuries. This was the education received by most of the Founding Fathers of America.

Can you name another time period that experienced more progress in literature, science, philosophy, and art?

If real meaning is going to occur in learning, then we need to teach more than just the facts. There is only true education when the students develop thinking and reasoning skills that allow them to clearly express their ideas through argument and persuasion.

When it comes to developing children’s minds, classical education provides the greatest means. Small wonder that classical education schools are sprouting all across the nation.

Classic education offers many things are becoming lost in other forms of education, such as rigorous academic standards, order and discipline, and the arts.

The greatest task in education is to teach students how to truly learn. The influence of “progressive” teaching and performance-based learning methods make it difficult for children to acquire the mental control that they would receive in traditional methods.

Classical education helps children develop independent learning skills on the foundation of language, logic, and concrete facts. It is clear what a classical education can do for a student when he/she is able to apply his/her knowledge through logic, reason, and clear expression.

Classical education is so much more than teaching the facts. This method of teaching equips children with the skills they need to attain a higher education and to live daily life.

Some of these skills include independent learning, critical thinking, logical analysis, and a love for learning. In an ever-changing world, these skills will never grow out of style.