| During the first centuries, all education related to | | | | Pupils must be taught to investigate for |
| the interests of the church. The monasteries | | | | themselves.o The teacher must seek to correct |
| were the sole centers of learning until the | | | | bad habits, as well as give instruction. |
| crusades brought new life to education. Schools | | | | Basil the Great (329-379) |
| and universities were then established. Eventually | | | | Basil urged the use of classic literature. He also |
| the Teutonic peoples (Germans, Anglo-Saxons, | | | | said that:o Punishment should be an exercise in |
| Scandinavians) began to play a bigger part in | | | | self-command to help to correct the fault-if a child |
| education. The Catechumen schools for | | | | has been quarrelsome, give him solitude and |
| adults--and later for children--first taught people | | | | fasting.o The Bible should be the chief textbook.o |
| about their new faith; they later added reading | | | | Good habits and right precepts should be taught |
| and writing. Previous to this, instruction was given | | | | while children are young. |
| by tutors or parents in homes, or in pagan | | | | Chrysostom (347-407) |
| schools. Reading, writing, Scripture and Psalms | | | | Educated in pagan schools, Chrysostom, an |
| were taught first at Odessa's Christian Common | | | | eloquent educator, kept true to the faith of his |
| School at the close of the second century. | | | | devout Christian mother. He believed:o The |
| Clement of Alexandria (150-220)o Faith is the | | | | teacher should lower himself to the capacity of |
| cornerstone of knowledge.o Mosaic law and | | | | the pupils in order to elevate them.o The teacher |
| heathen philosophy both prepared the way for | | | | must not do for the pupils what they can do for |
| Christianity, which is the fulfillment of law and | | | | themselves.o Teachers and parents must be the |
| philosophy.o He sought to harmonize philosophy | | | | example of Christ. This is the foundation.o |
| and religion. | | | | Mothers are the natural educators of children.o |
| Origen (186-253)o Never teach pupils anything | | | | Religious instruction is an essential factor of school |
| that you do not yourself practice.o The end of | | | | work. |
| education is to grow into the likeness of God.o | | | | |