11 Quotes by Leigh A. Bortins

Families are designed to nurture the minds, wills, and emotions of its members so that the barriers created by fear of the unknown can be replaced by the confidence that comes from knowing you are loved whether you succeed or fail.

Education is the cultivation of wisdom and virtue, and it is accomplished by nourishing the soul on truth, goodness, and beauty.

An educated person is not someone who knows something, but someone who can explain what they know to others.

C. S. Lewis, the author of The Chronicles of Narnia, said, “The only people who achieve much are those who want knowledge so badly that they seek it while the conditions are still unfavourable. Favourable conditions never come .

The same thing is true in all fields: an over-practiced skill eventually becomes a delightful art to be shared.

The foundation of a classical education begins with parents teaching children the art of memorization and grammar studies. Some educators might dismiss rote memorization, but I argue that it is beneficial because it trains your brain to hold information. It is the most organic way of learning ever devised and goes hand in hand with the way we naturally relate to our children.

I am criticizing the professionalization of teaching children because these young human beings are not cogs in a machine, And I am trying to identify the root of the problem for all those wonderful adults who went into teaching thinking that they could commit to nurturing the lives of many children only to end up having the system squash their excellent motives. Our current school system replicates factories and requires classroom managers more than teachers. Teachers are appreciably frustrated.

With the growing budget crisis in public education, it’s cheaper for schools to not have to construct and maintain buildings for students. Machines are less expensive than real teachers.

The classical approach trains the student to become a thorough and capable learner, rather than focusing on training for a single job skill.