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In a classical framework, we begin with the
basic skills and principles upon which more complex learning may be
pursued. This order leads children, by logical steps, from the
first lessons to the loftiest studies.
Modern programs, because of their impatience
and imprudence, cannot allow students to progress one step at a time,
but must cram into their first lessons the first principles of every
topic, which leads to the delay of the most important skills.
Instead of learning to read and write all numbers, or memorizing basic
math facts, students are introduced to measuring, using money,
identifying shapes, etc..
Ultimately, what happens is the more
difficult (and important) skills get pushed aside and the easier
information takes over. Rather than using the time to master the
basic skills and principles of Arithmetic, students play with
interesting, but unnecessary studies that make for fun workbooks, but
don't move a child forward in learning mathematics. The CLAA
restores priorities to early Arithmetical studies, restoring the
classical framework for the mastery of mathematics.
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