BaseCamp Live Can Education Save Civilization? with Dr. Louis Markos
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Mar 27, 2025 Dr. Louis Markos, a professor and passionate advocate for classical Christian education, delves into the soul of education. He argues that true learning isn't about tests but about nurturing moral citizens through engaging with great books. Markos contrasts traditional methods with modern educational approaches, emphasizing the importance of truth, goodness, and beauty in fostering character. He asserts that classical education can combat relativism and create discerning thinkers equipped to withstand ideological pressures.
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Teacher-Centered Tradition Beats Progressivism
- Modern progressive education centers the child and experience while rejecting ready-made truths and tradition.
- Classical Christian education centers the teacher, the tradition, and passing knowledge through the great books.
Education That Produces Self-Regulation
- Classical Christian education aims to form morally self-regulating citizens rather than produce passive consumers.
- Virtue cultivation reduces the need for external coercion and sustains democratic life.
Start With A True View Of Humanity
- Education must start from a correct anthropology: made in God's image and fallen.
- Forgetting either truth leads to distortions: mere survival training or naïve social engineering.
