The classical tradition included the seven liberal arts, but it was not confined to them, nor was there a universally accepted approach to them. Throughout history, the trivium arts were learned, but not always by the same method. Charlotte Mason’s methods may be considered one very valid way for making use of these three “roads” to wisdom. This consideration is further confirmed because she borrows her ideas and convictions freely from the educators of the past while keeping her focus on the synthetic nature of education throughout most of the years of youth.
