What is education really for? In this opening episode, Gomer and Dave explore the Catholic vision of education as the formation of the whole person and ask what kind of person our education is shaping us to become.
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What Is Education Actually For?
Education is about more than grades, college, or careers. Every educational system answers a deeper question: What does it mean to be human, and what are we ultimately made for?
Parents Are the Primary Educators
Parents remain the primary educators of their children, regardless of where they attend school. The question isn't simply where your child is educated, but what kind of person they are being formed to become.
Education Has a Telos
What is education ultimately for? The Catholic vision seeks to form the whole person—mind, will, and desires—toward truth, virtue, wisdom, vocation, and communion with God.
There Is No Neutral Education
Every educational environment communicates a vision of truth, goodness, and the human person. The question isn't whether a worldview is being taught, but which worldview is shaping your child.
Learning to Think—and What to Love
Education isn't just about information. It teaches us how to think, what to value, and what to love—and forms the habits and desires that shape our lives.
Why Great Books Matter
Great books expose us to profound questions about humanity, virtue, failure, and the good life. They also teach us how to think critically and engage deeply with ideas.
The Lost Art of Reading
Slow, sustained reading develops a kind of attention that's increasingly difficult to maintain. Learning to read deeply may be one of the most important forms of education we can recover.
Five Questions Every Parent Should Ask
When evaluating an educational environment, ask: What kind of person does it assume my child is? What does it consider a successful life? What does it teach my child to love? What habits is it forming? And toward what ultimate end?
Rethinking Catholic Education
Catholic education is more than adding catechesis to a standard curriculum. It means forming the whole person according to a Catholic vision of truth, goodness, and the ultimate purpose of human life.
Five Questions for Parents and Educators:
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What kind of human being does this educational environment assume my child is?
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What does it consider a successful human life?
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What does it teach my child to love?
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What habits and virtues is it cultivating?
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Toward what ultimate end is my child being formed?
What is your experience with education? Email Gomer and Dave at eksb@ascensionpress.com with your thoughts on this new series!
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