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Willa
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Posted: Sept 11 2005 at 12:33pm \| IP Logged

This is from a book called "St Thomas and Education":

"... Thomas demonstrates metaphysically that learning is a process of growth brought about primarilly by the learner's own activity. This provides firm support for pedagogies designed to make students mainly responsible for their own learning so that they may more surely develop into persons capable of independent intellectual inquiry and evolution. The teacher who hopes to expedite this process is advised by Aquinas, who anticipates Rousseau, to follow nature -- that is, the methods men use when they learn on their own."

Online resource on Aquinas and education:
The Teacher Works with Nature

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Posted: Sept 11 2005 at 7:20pm \| IP Logged

Oh, excellent quote and an excellent article, Willa.

Thank you!

Leonie in Sydney

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Posted: Sept 17 2005 at 9:54am \| IP Logged

WJFR wrote:

This is from a book called "St Thomas and Education":

Willa,

Is this book "St. Thomas Aquinas and Education" by John W. Donohue, S.J. ?

I picked this little book up at the St. Charles seminary library yesterday when I was visiting Timothy. It looks interesting! Oh my there were so many good books there I could hardly contain myself. I also checked out "The Common Things: Essays on Thomism and Education" edited by Daniel McInerny and "Catholicism in Education" by De Hovre and Jordan (copyright 1934) the subtitle is "A Positive Exposition of the Catholic Principles of Education with a Study of the Philosophical Theories of Some Leading Catholic Educators." (whew! that's a mouthful!). Anyway I can hardly wait to dig in!

God bless,

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Posted: Sept 18 2005 at 10:27am \| IP Logged

Michele,
Yes, it is! I had another book by the same author called " Jesuit Education". It is good too. I hope Timothy is recovering OK.

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Posted: Sept 18 2005 at 1:02pm \| IP Logged

WJFR wrote:

Yes, it is! I had another book by the same author called " Jesuit Education".

Ooooh I'll have to look for that one the next time I go down to St. Charles. I'd love to read some quotes if you find any that particulary resonate with you.

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I hope Timothy is recovering OK.

I think he is. His spirits were good and he's getting good grades (I'll brag om him a little and tell you he's at the top of his class.

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It seems he will have the pins (he has 6!) in his wrist for another few weeks after all but he's handling it well.

It's hard to let go sometimes isn't it?

God bless!

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