Notes Toward Pedagogy and Practice

About The Liberal Arts Tradition

Since the publication of the first edition of The Liberal Arts Tradition in 2014, the book has been read and circulated by thoughtful educators around the world who are interested in what great education once was and might be again. Assigned in college classes, read by school faculties, and studied in homeschooling communities, it has been widely reviewed and recommended by many scholars, bloggers, and experts. The authors thoroughly revised the text in 2019, expanding and deepening their presentation of the core elements of the liberal arts tradition, which include piety, music, gymnastic, liberal arts, philosophy, and theology. This is a must-read for educators desiring practical ways to further the recovery of classical education.

About Notes Toward Pedagogy and Practice: Addendum to The Liberal Arts Tradition

In the third edition of The Liberal Arts Tradition, the authors have taken a step further, suggesting practical ways to begin implementing the educational philosophy discussed. Included in this addendum are insightful essays, practical guides and checklists, and other resources that will aid educators in directing students in the pursuit of the true, the good, and the beautiful.

“The foundational distinction between traditional education and modern education is that the ancients believed that education was fundamentally about shaping loves.”

What’s NEW in the Revised Edition?

Now in hardcover, the revised edition of The Liberal Arts Tradition has been expanded and updated throughout to reflect the most recent understandings and philosophies of classical education. It also includes 40 percent new content, featuring:

• Expanded Trivium pieces
• Expanded "Moral Philosophy" piece, with more nuanced discussions of virtue and the role of the Church
• Completely new "Calling, Culture, and Curriculum" section addressing (1) biblical foundations for classical Christian education, (2) the relationship of classical Christian education to the Church and other cultures, and (3) the relationship between the liberal, common, and fine arts
• Revised "Natural Philosophy" piece
• Updated paradigm of the liberal arts tradition
• Glossary
• New appendices, including one on reading and one entitled "A New Natural Philosophy"

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ClassicalU Teacher Training Course

The Liberal Arts Tradition with Dr. Kevin Clark and Ravi Jain

In this seminal course, Dr. Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain (authors of The Liberal Arts Tradition) take us through a thoughtful, clear presentation of a paradigm for the tradition of classical Christian education. Clark and Jain emphasize that the 7 liberal arts are “not enough” to capture the classical tradition of education but that the liberal arts exist within the larger context of a tradition that includes piety, gymnastic, music, philosophy, and theology. Instructional Hours: 6.82

Preview Lesson 1: Introduction to the Liberal Arts Tradition
Preview Lesson 2: Intro to the Paradigm for the Liberal Arts Tradition