{"id":55511,"date":"2016-04-04T17:01:15","date_gmt":"2016-04-04T22:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/?p=55511"},"modified":"2026-10-22T12:14:22","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T17:14:22","slug":"podcast-189-the-classical-education-you-never-had","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artofmanliness.com\/culture\/books\/podcast-189-the-classical-education-you-never-had\/","title":{"rendered":"Podcast #189: The Classical Education You Never Had"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in the Middle Ages, young people who received a formal education did so using a set pattern called the trivium. This &#8220;classical education&#8221; method was&nbsp;how many of history&#8217;s great minds were educated, including America&#8217;s Founding Fathers. But beginning in the late 19th century, the classical education methodology was seen as old-fashioned and outdated for our modern, industrial society, and so different methods of education began springing up. Slowly the classical education pattern used for centuries in the West faded away.<\/p>\n<p>But what have we missed out on both individually and as a culture by eschewing a classical education? Could abandoning the trivium for more modern education methods be one of the sources of a decline in the intellectual&nbsp;ability of students, as well as decreasing cultural literacy levels amongst educated adults? If you missed out on a classical education growing up, is it possible to get one even though you&#8217;re finished with school?<\/p>\n<p>My guest today on the podcast, Susan Bauer, has the answers to those questions. She&#8217;s the author of <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/039308096X\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=039308096X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=stucosuccess&amp;linkId=FSXA3GZUT5SFDAZ4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had<\/a>, <\/em> as well as&nbsp;<em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Well-Trained-Mind-Guide-Classical-Education\/dp\/0393067084\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1459798553&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=the+well+trained+mind&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=artofmanliness03-20&amp;linkId=666a65dda4a31fdd205b5b630fc9ef14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to a Classical Education at Home<\/a>.<\/em>&nbsp;In today&#8217;s show, we discuss what a classical education is, the benefits of it, and how you can create a&nbsp;curriculum for yourself which can accommodate even the busiest of schedules. We also discuss how you can provide your children a classical education even if they go to public schools and how Susan&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtmacademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Well-Trained Mind Academy<\/a> can help your middle schoolers and high schoolers get a classical education from classically trained teachers right at home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Beginning in the Middle Ages, young people who received a formal education did so using a set pattern called the trivium. This &#8220;classical education&#8221; method was&nbsp;how many of history&#8217;s great minds were educated, including America&#8217;s Founding Fathers. 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