Tag: scientism
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Charlotte Mason, the Educational Philosopher
In researching Charlotte Mason’s life for my book on her with Classical Academic Press (published 2023: Charlotte Mason: A Liberal Education for all!), the latest in the Giants in the History of Education series (see my recorded webinar with Classical Academic Press!) I was struck by Mason’s insistence on the importance of educational philosophy. This stands in contrast to many…
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The Problem of Scientism in Conventional Education
Scientism is precisely not a focus on the importance of learning all that we can about the natural world in school. This we applaud, and classical education has a lot to tell us about how we can teach our knowledge about nature, our scientia nātūrālis as the medievals would call it, better than we currently…