From Ancient Greece to the present day, Trivium 21c explores whether a
contemporary trivium (Grammar, Dialectic, and Rhetoric) can unite
progressive and traditionalist institutions, teachers, politicians and
parents in the common pursuit of providing a great education for our
children in 21st Century.
Education policy and practice is a battleground. Traditionalists argue
for the teaching of a privileged type of hard knowledge and deride soft
skills. Progressives deride learning about great works of the past
preferring `21c skills' (21st Century Skills) such as creativity and
critical thinking.
Whilst looking for a school for his daughter, the author became
frustrated by schools' inability to value knowledge, as well as
creativity, foster discipline alongside free-thinking, and value
citizenship alongside independent learning. Drawing from his work as a
creative teacher Robinson finds inspiration in the Arts and the need to
nurture learners with the ability to deal with the uncertainties of our
age.
Named one of Book Authority's best education books of all time.