Education is our path to true humanity and wisdom. By this I do not mean
simply what goes on in school and university – which all too often turns out
to be a path in another direction entirely away from both humanity and
reason. I mean the broader process that engages us all through life. To be
alive is to be a learner. Much of the learning we do takes place at home, in
the family, or after we leave both home and college and begin the struggle
to survive in the wider world. Increasingly, in a society shaped by
technology that is continually changing, we need to learn a new skill: how
to keep learning. We must be flexible and adaptable enough to survive in any
circumstances. Even more important than flexibility is a virtuous character
and set of guiding principles that will enable us to keep track of goodness
amid the moral and social chaos that surrounds us.
–Stratford Caldecott, Beauty for Truth’s Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education
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