Quotes

“Education is an atmosphere, a discipline, and a life.” – Charlotte Mason

"To educate man is the art of arts, for he is the most complex and mysterious of all creatures." - Gregory the Theologian

Sunday, March 20, 2011

Orthodox Christian Taxonomy of the Person

"In Orthodox theology we say that there are some men who have noetic [heart, conscience] energy developed to a high degree without having comparable brain power at their disposal; others have rational energy developed to a high degree, but their nous is darkened; others have a high degree of noetic energy and a high degree of rational energy, while there are others who have neither rational power nor an illuminated nous."
- from The Person in the Orthodox Tradition (page 306)

In light of the above taxonomy where do we commit the most time, energy, and resources - rational faculties or the heart?  What are the implications for schooling?

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