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TRIVIUM - LATIN FOR "THREE WAYS"
Defining Classical Education
A child focuses on learning “facts”—vocabulary, spelling, multiplication tables, historical dates, etc.—and exercising the memory by learning poetry by heart.
A child explores the relations between facts—for example, the causes of historical events—and masters the rules of logical reasoning.
The focus is on excellence in both written and spoken expression. A graduate who knows a great deal, who understands what he knows, and who can communicate persuasively with others
Rhetoric stage
Logic stage
Grammar stage
(high school years)
(middle school years)
(elementary school years)
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