In this episode, Jason Bolt and Cole Strawn discuss the role of sentiment in education and the importance of proper emotional responses. They explore the objective of education and the need to orient students to God and His world. They also examine the shift from objective standards to subjectivism in education and the consequences of this shift. The conversation highlights the importance of understanding the past and the need for Christians to reclaim education as the process of making children into mature humans. They emphasize the significance of proper education in shaping culture and society. The conversation explores the purpose of education and the role of classical Christian education in shaping good humans. It emphasizes the importance of orienting children to God's world and developing a biblical worldview. The discussion also highlights the need to prioritize character formation over vocational skills. The chapter concludes by discussing the consequences of a subjective worldview and the erosion of humanity in society.

Takeaways

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Setting

02:18 Recap and Setting the Stage

05:56 The Objective of Education

08:31 The Role of Sentiment in Education

12:10 The Importance of Proper Emotional Responses

15:10 Education as Orientation to God and His World

17:06 The Objective of Gaius and Titius

19:03 Education as Molding the Child

20:23 The Utility of Understanding the Past

23:14The Loss of Objective Standards

26:03 The Compartmentalization of Education

28:07 The Need for Proper Orientation

30:29 The Objective Standard of Sentiment

33:35 The Shift to Subjectivism

36:25 The Loss of Proper Emotional Responses

43:13 Excluding the Possibility of Unreasonable Sentiment

44:56 The Production of Men Without Chests

51:31 The Importance of Proper Education

53:47 The Purpose of Education

55:33 Building Good Humans

57:46 Vocational Skills and Priorities

58:49 Classical Christian Education

59:49 The Importance of Being a Good Human

01:00:16 Teaching and Orienting Children

01:01:54 The Primary Function of Parents

01:03:35 The Consequences of a Subjective Worldview