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The Art of Being Wise II |
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The major reasons for public education in history have included:[i]
- To benefit the "neighborhood" by protecting
minors from ignorance: Literacy
- To make democracy work: Citizenship
- To provide equality of opportunity: Social
Justice/Job Training
- To promote the quest for "common values":
- Religious
communities: Morality
- Secular
communities: Tolerance
- To promote economic growth: Career Training
In contrast, the wealthy and private schools have typically
educated their young for one of two general themes:[ii]
- Happiness, fulfillment, self-improvement
- Leadership, achievement, service
Dr. Russell Kirk argues that the real purpose of education
is wisdom, pure and simple.[iii]
Wisdom
benefits so many things - all of the things listed above, in fact.
Without
wisdom, what in our society can succeed?
~Oliver DeMille, TJEd.org
Notes:
For more by Oliver on this subject, read:
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Featured Resource |
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"Core and Love of Learning: A Recipe for
Success" is a 5-hour audio series consisting of highlights from a
two-day seminar presented by Oliver and Rachel DeMille in 2007.
This mp3 download will help you develop and
expand your vision of how the TJEd model can work in your home. Oliver
and Rachel's spontaneous, candid, intimate, touching, humorous and
profound commentary on Leadership Education in the home includes:
- Daily and Weekly Scheduling
- Organizing Space in your home to support Thomas Jefferson Education
- What to simplify and what to beef up
- What to say "No" to, and when to say "Yes"
- Music and other lessons and how to best integrate them
Highlights include:
- Which books work best for what ages
- Organizing a big family with students at different ages and Phases
- Separating discipline from academics
- Using outside activities without letting them take over
- Tips for making mornings work
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Classics
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No one can deny the value of a great idea well- commu-nicated. The
inspiration, innovation and ingenuity inherent in great ideas elevate
those who study them.
Great ideas are most effectively learned directly from the greatest
thinkers, historians, artists, philosophers and prophets, and their
original works.
Great works inspire greatness, just as mediocre or poor works usually
inspire mediocre and poor achievement. The great accomplishments of
humanity are the key to quality education.
A "classic" is a work (be it literature, music, art, etc.) that's worth returning to over and over because you get more from it
each time.
Our Lists of Recommended Classics >>
July 26 - August 1:
Anne & Annie, Cable Cars, Purple Hearts and Freedom to Print it As It Is!
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