First off, I am not an educator. After researching and reading much about the running of our political government, I asked myself how could we as a people let the government: put us trillions in debt; let 50 years go by without acquiring a trade surplus; allow the Federal Reserve to print money hand over fist which will lead to hyperinflation; and let the Supreme Court disallow pray in public schools and during other social functions? We the people had everything going for us in this country. How and why did we let this happen? I concluded that we have been ill-schooled.
The education system is all wrong for the Democratic-Republican government that we inherited. So in search of answers to this revelation, I needed to find a book to guide me through some of the ideas that our education system is under, and not under. I choose this book, “Wisdom and Eloquence – A Christian Paradigm for Classical Learning” as my first research book on education.
I was very pleasantly surprised to find this book includes very wide aspects of education; it uses history, (both ancient and modern), psychology, sociology, management theory, and philosophies from a world of different topics including of course, Christianity. I found very helpful in gaining knowledge about the field of education. The book is full of wisdom and insight.
I was quite intrigued with two chapters; “The Mathematical Arts and True Science” and “The Rhetoric Curriculum.” Here is a statement in the “The Mathematical Art…” chapter that fascinated me:
“Geometry forms the basis for our understanding of how we relate to and interacts with the physical world and has endless implications for our apprehension of truth, goodness, and beauty.”
I have never thought of geometry in this fashion, but I feel this statement is entirely true. To me, geometry is 80% logic, 20% imagination. If any subject should give students extra notoriety, extra gold stars and awards above the other subjects, it is geometry.
The appendixes in the back of the book should not be over looked by the reader; they read more like additional chapters rather than appendixes.
In the introduction of the book, asks “…why another book on Christian education?” The authors the answer this question: “Because things keep changing…Christian educators must be responsive to society’s changing needs so that our graduates are prepared to make a difference in the world…” Two points, the authors never lose sight of the end result or goals and they put forth several ideas along this line. Also, I do not believe this book is just for those involved in Christian schools. It would do well if the staff of public schools also read this book.
As for my opening statement, I wish only to suggested “The Liberal Arts Curriculum” listed in the book, should include the ‘Debates on the US Constitution' and that should be used as the center of all history classes; it branches of into Christianity, (which was important in the founding of our Republic) and into both the ancient and modern histories and philosophies from which lessons can actually be used by students when they finally get to self-governing our country.
Besides educators, I do recommend this book for those people who are life-long learners; I do believe they will enjoy it.
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