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What is classical mathematics, and how is it different from regular math? It’s a good question. If you try to find the answer online, you encounter various educators suggesting that the “classical” part of “classical math” is a particular methodology–essentially some form of Socratic teaching. On the surface, this seems like a decent way to make math instruction “classical”, but, as I’ll explain, it’s inadequate and ignores the history of classical pedagogy. [1] Defining classical mathematics primarily as a teaching methodology is problematic, and to understand why, we need to consider the roots of the classical education movement. While we like to think that contemporary classical education is a direct return to the West’s Greco-Roman roots, it simply isn’t. We forget that the present renaissance in classical education wouldn’t exist without the English Renaissance. Thus, it’s more accurate to say that contemporary classical education is a descendant of early modern English educationa

by Daniel Maycock What is classical mathematics, and how is it different from regular math? It’s a good question. If you try to find the answer online, you encounter various educators suggesting that the “classical” part of “classical math” is a particular methodology–essentially some form of Socratic teaching. On the surface, this seems like a decent way to make math instruction “classical”, but, as I’ll explain, it’s inadequate and ignores the history of classical pedagogy. [1] Defining classical mathematics primarily as a teaching methodology is problematic, and to understand why, we need t

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