From Plato to Narnia: How Modern Education Lost Its Way

True education is “educere” — it draws out an image of God in a person.

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The Latin verb educere, from which we derive the word “education,” is composed of two parts: the prefix e- (meaning “out of” or “from”) and the root ducere (meaning “to lead” or “to draw”). It’s the idea of something being drawn out of you.

The irony is that when you think of your school days, you probably won’t remember much that was drawn…