Many schools pride themselves on the offering of many subjects. Subjects are thought to equate with knowledge. Students may be taught more subjects, but are they more learned?
If we step outside of our current historical moment and listen to the wisdom of the past, we might find a healthier alternative. For thousands of years, figures like Plato, Cicero, Augustine, and C.S. Lewis have carried the torch for a different kind of education: the formation of the soul.