The Eight Essential Principles of Classical Pedagogy

Dr. Christopher Perrin discusses eight important principles of teaching that come from the classical tradition of education: festina lente (make haste slowly); multum non multa (much not many); repetito mater memoria (repetition the mother of memory); songs and chants; embodied learning; educational virtues; wonder and curiosity; schole and contemplation

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The Eight Essential Principles of Classical Pedagogy
Dr. Christopher Perrin

Die 8 essentiellen Prinzipien der klassische Bildung Pädagogik

1. Festina lente - Eile mit Weile

Nicht überstürzt sondern besonnen zuerst planen. Jeden Schritt perfektionieren dann zum nächsten fortschreiten.

2. Multum non multa - Weniger ist mehr

Nicht zu viele Gegenstände gleichzeitig unterrichten. Besser fokussieren und Gegenstände in der Tiefe verstehen als viele Dinge oberflächlich zu streifen.

3. Repetitio mater memoriae - Wiederholung ist die Mutter des Lernens

Besonders junge Schüler lieben es zu wiederholen und wir wollen mit dem Strich unterrichten. Aber auch ältere Schüler brauchen in größeren Abständen Wiederholung.

4. Embodied learning - Verkörpertes Lernen
Bildung ist kein rein rationaler Ideenaustausch. Es geht nicht primär um Information sondern um Formation des ganzen Menschen, dem aufblühen der Seele in den Tugenden. Atmosphäre, Architektur, Kleidung, Medien, Experimente, Liturgie, Licht ist wichtig damit alle Sinne angesprochen werden.

5. Lieder, Gesänge und Melodien

Liebe zur Musik in den Kindern kann besonders in der Wiederholung kreativ eingesetzt werden.

6. Staunen und Neugierde

Kultivierung des Entdeckergeistes im Kind. Staunen führt uns zur Anbetung die uns zur Weisheit führt.

7. Bildungstugenden
Ein Schüler ist wörtlich “Studere” der Eifrige und Wissbegierige. Um also überhaupt Schüler in diese Sinne zu haben müssen wir diese Tugenden in ihnen kultivieren.
1. Mäßigung
2. Liebe
3. Demut
4. Tapferkeit
5. Ausdauer
6. Standhaftigkeit
7. Fleiß

8. Schole, Contemplation, Muße
Das Wort Schule kommt von “Schole” was Freizeit, Muße, Spiel bedeutet. Viel Zeit für Contemplation, Muße, Konversation, Diskussion zu haben. Es soll ein Geist von Ruhe und Contemplation im Klassenzimmer herrschen.


K-6 Grammar WonderPiety
Gymnastik
Musice
Arts Liberal Arts Triviu Quadrivium

7-9 12-14 Logik Dialektik Worship
Philosophie

10-12 Rhetorik Wisdom
Theologie

[karenharris]

I have been educating my 9 children for the last 17 years. Recently, I have read The Abolition of Man, Norms and Nobility, Ten Ways to Destroy Your Child's Imagination, Teaching from Rest, and Desiring the Kingdom. I was unable to find a way to organize all of the principles that I had learned. Then I stumbled onto this lecture. The eight points outlined all of main principles that I had learned in the books that I had read. I can't adequately express how grateful I am to have this framework that you have taught. I no longer feel overwhelmed and burdened by too many unconnected thoughts. May God bless you for your scholarship.

[audentish]

I am 34 years old and I used to panic over the fact that I had to start working at some point in my life. I was doing one degree after the other, I was so eager to learn and develop as a person and not get trapped into the routine life. I am now working with something completely unrelated to my studies, and I love it. I am using who I am through what I've learnt to enjoy a whole new world. Now I am back to studies, and this time around I've been terrified; will I be motivated? Why would I do this when I have work that I enjoy - and a steady income? Because deep down, I want to learn. I want to get hooked on a subject that will open my eyes a little bit more. Today was the first day for me back to uni. I decided to look for a video on YouTube about pedagogy before opening the thousands of pages in black and white that I know I have to go through. I chose the right one, I am not scared anymore. I am left with wonder. Thank you :)

[NikolaiKojevnikov]

Incredible. I'm going through university and this video completely reframed the way that I look at how to study and educate myself, I think this video has value far beyond just teaching others. Thank you.

[levifontenele]

Thank you a lot. I'm from Brazil and I'm so glad because i "discovered" what is classical education about when I'm was 18. It means i have time and certain a long path to walk through.

[carriecosby]

Sir. I am a Spanish teacher in a classical classroom. I teach HL in Spanish to my students and I appreciate the comment that we should do more by doing less. The latin phrase Multun non multa hits a chord for me as I long for my students to be able to understand the course as a whole and thus allow them to search intelligently about Spanish for the needed parts to create say a sentence and eventually a conversation. The beauty then would be to allow them to see the beauty that the author has left for them in Spanish by the simplicity of words and the volume of meaning. These silent words are there not because we speedily made it through a course in Spanish but that we are aware of what we know and are able to access that information for our own enrichment and that of the beauty of it as we share in it with others.

[monicajoseph]

I feel like I'm listening to a sermon. Preach on! On a serious note, as an early childhood educator, this video has given me a new pair of spectacles that improves my vision to 20/20. Thank you Dr. Perrin!

[panwaripakora]

Two things I can takeout from this
1) Learning takes time
2) Environment has a major impact

[nadiner]

Thank you so much for confirming how I believe children should be taught. I had my own family daycare for 16 years and it wasn't until I started working in a center that I realized that things were done differently. The children were not having any fun. I wasn't having any fun because things were so scripted and rushed that I have been having a difficult time with going through the process of teaching and watching my kiddos learning. I have to keep the schedule. Everything is about the daily schedule and the curriculum that changes every month. I will find a way. Thanks to your guidance.

[motherofbluecosmicstorm]

I knew when i decided to home educate my children i wanted to focus on philosophy the bare bones not all the fluff which came with boxed curriculum school at home. i wanted to follow a socratic method but as i was not taught that way albeit i was taught classically, i was lost. you put a name to what i was looking for and that wonder has stuck me and i am eager to learn more to share with my children. thank you so very much.on a side note my shift key is not working, and this video is not long enough. i will be watching the indebpth principle topics. i wish you could have followed your heart on each and simply cut the video in chunks. try sitting or reclining. i am reminded of the greek image of baacus. the wine god if i am not mistaken. reclining with grapes and wine laughing and talking with guest.

[bernadetteguiseppi]

I intend to have a repeat view, This talk is helping me to select subjects that I love, slow down and acquire a deeper attachment to the intent of the subject .learning is an ongoing process Thanks.

[LClarkRayburn]

Wow! Your lecture is extraordinarily inspiring, and exceptionally refreshing in the era of corporate-profits oriented core curriculum . Getting back to basics, and retrieving some of our HUMANITY in the realm of education is critical. This video will be plastered across all of my Facebook core curriculum opt out groups and my personal page . As a emerging homeschool mom, and Dr. of Clinical Psychology, this love of learning is what we strive offer my son :-)

[smartITworksme]

I love the topic & the honest reflections of the speaker....Thanks a lot for sharing..God bless!!!

[osmithvidesco]

Dr Perrin, Many thanks, very enlightening indeed and nope...I have not forgotten 75% of your talk, ;one because I have seen it twice, and because I have the old habit of taking notes. :)

[cordeliav]

You are an inspiring teacher. This is truly interesting and can be used by those of us who are trying to educate ourselves.

[ponchomakesvideos]

As I'm having Pedagogy class in school and soon I'm gonna write my first exam this is really interesting and helpful.

[MrGp]

Wonderful lecture, inspiring, extatic. Thank you Christopher.

[jeremyreagan]

I find this to be exactly as I have thought upon education for all my life. We are so hasty with all subjects we do not actually have the contents of the subject learned. For example take the subject I studied in collage and still study history. The lack of depth in our historical education is appallingly low. It is not totally the fault of the teacher I believe we should re-think how children actually learn. Take language my son speaks two languages English and High German and I notice myself it is through slow and steady habit it is as Aristotle wrote in that we are what are habits are in that they shape our characters through life. Much of this talk is very correct in my view.

[larsafrika]

"75% of what you are introduced to here, will be forgotten within a week." - Certainly something to think about... (at 24 minutes). - BUT... does this also mean that we didn't learn anything from the 75% forgotten...?

[Manx]

Really wish people would learn to upload videos with balanced audio. I hate how I hate to either live with it, or unbalance my audio channels just for this one video, meaning I have to watch this video in its entirety while not pausing it to listen to something else, or adjust my channels to listen to something else, or bear it for other audio sources, etc. At least the audio is on the right side.