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<h1>Disadvantages of a Classical Education</h2>
While there are undoubtedly many advantages in a classical approach
to homeschool education, no method is without some drawbacks. The
first among these is that the trivium is designed to appeal to the
nature of children in general. This division can fail when the traditional
categories breakdown. In general children who are highly gifted can
end up chafing under the highly disciplined approach of a classical
education. For example gifted children may find the emphasis on memorization
during the Grammar Stage to be too rigid and limiting for your child.
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A second drawback is inherent in the idea of the cyclical education
(see our discussion of the Spiral approach to teaching mathematics).
In cyclical methods facts, concepts, and subject matter are introduced
when they fit into the cycle. At times these elements may be thrown
out in what might appear to be a random manner, detracting from the
learning process. It is also possible that students may not be ready
to learn the items at the point when they are taught.
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A final set of possible drawbacks is related to the curriculum itself.
A classical education focuses on language and history and uses those
subjects to organize the curriculum. This emphasis on language and
history means that classical education has a tendency to be weak on
other areas such as science and mathematics. More importantly, students
who do not enjoy language can find the language-centered focus of
classical education to be quite a barrier to overcome.
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