Classical education - what is it?

For anyone who was wondering what I meant by "classical education" in my last post, here is a fantastic link that helps explain the theory behind it.

Classical Education

I love the concept of giving my children building blocks they can later use to form thoughts & arguments. I remember it being very difficult to memorize, for example, names & dates of important events in high school History. How much easier would it have been to understand the politics of US History if I already had all of the important events stored away in memory?

The great part about this educational style is that it seems fairly easy to adapt to whatever other materials you are already using. Just focus on memorizing stuff in their early years, and transition to using that stored information in their older years. Sounds easy enough. Now to put it to practice!