In case you wondered …

… What Makes Classical Education Different. (Hat tip, Dave Lull.)

… the classical educator realizes that the student will grow up to be not only a worker, but a spouse, a parent, a citizen, a partaker of art and culture, a congregant.  For these roles too a student must be prepared.  The fact is that if you ask any adult which arenas of life provide them with the most satisfaction and meaning, some may place work near the top, but most will cite things like family, faith, and community.  It is in these spheres of duty that human beings most typically find their happiness, and classical education is, above all things, about helping our students become happy.  And so the classical course of study is meant to prepare students to be great fathers and mothers, great citizens and neighbors, great lovers of beauty and truth.