Status Updates From A Classical Guide to Narration

“In classical antiquity, a major portion of the education of children consisted of physical training, singing, memorizing poetry, acting/imitating, drawing, sculpting, learning of the deeds of great men of the past, reading great literary works, and experiencing and observing the natural world.”

“[Teachers] feel like they should be doing more teaching [rather than narration], because modern education has focused too much on the teacher as the source rather than the facilitator of learning.”

“The reward for a right answer should be follow-up questions that take the discussion further. In other words, learning more and harder things is the natural reward for successful learning.”