Imaginative Memory

Imaginative Memory

Mystie wrote this paper in Spring 2021 for her History of Classical Education graduate class at New St. Andrews college. Slight format changes have been made for publication here. In khaki shorts and skirts with color-coordinated polos, 5-year-olds stand in front of parents, grandparents, prospective school families, and potential benefactors. Rattling off lists of states…

Plato’s Education Philosophy

Plato’s Education Philosophy

Any discussion of classical education ought to begin with Plato, the ultimate philosopher and the first thinker on education theory and philosophy that we have written material from his own hand. This guide to Plato’s theory of educational philosophy will not be merely theoretical, but practical for all educators, including homeschool moms. Plato’s education theory…