The 38 readings in this collection are from primary texts expressing a broad humanist educational tradition and a reflection on the modern educational crisis that there is no longer a common Western tradition to initiate students into. They cover the aims of education, the matter of learning, the methods of teaching, and on renewal in our time. Among the readings are Thomas á Kempis from The Imitation of Christ, Plato from The Republic, Thomas Aquinas from Summa Theologiae, Maria Montessori from The Montessori Method, Dorothy Sayers from The Lost Tools of Learning, and Benedict XVI's Meeting with Catholic Educators. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)