The Scholé Way

Bringing Restful Teaching and Learning Back to School and Homeschool

By: Christopher Perrin

Narrated by: Jolie Hodge

The Scholé Way: rediscover the art of leisurely learning–over 4 hours of contemplation, wonder, and intellectual delight!

The ancient Greek word scholé means leisurely learning or set-apart, undistracted time to study the things most worthwhile, often with one’s friends. Ironically, scholé is also the root word for our English word “school.”

While much of modern education has become increasingly frenetic and stressful, the tradition of scholé offers another way—the scholé way, which is a harmony of active and restful learning, of academic work and academic leisure.

The classical tradition of education is oriented toward the full formation of a human soul rather than merely practical training for a job. This time-honored understanding of education provides space and occasion for wonder, contemplation, and conversation. Instead of merely covering material, it privileges pondering, savoring, lingering, and relishing as genuine student activity.

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Decent book, bad reader.

From what I was able to listen to, the book seemed nice, but I did not enjoy this version. The narrator made a lot of mistakes and corrected herself throughout the book. Some awkward pauses and odd rephrasing. I couldn’t listen to the whole thing, so I just ordered a physical copy of the book.