AUGUSTINE’S RELIGIO-EDUCATIONAL PRAXIS AS A TEACHER

Abstract

This piece has studied Augustine’s educational praxis as a teacher, beginning from his teaching experience in Thagaste, through his experiences in Carthage, Rome, Milan and later as a father to Adeodatus. The generality of his experiences as a teacher reveals that he was a great teacher. He was a teacher’s teacher; his life was permeated with education; he drastically influenced much of subsequent education structures. This work investigates his wealth of experience in the classroom and his reflections on teaching with the aim of seeing its implications for the climate we should expect in a teacher-student relationship for better educational outcomes. For the purpose of this work, the historical method of inquiry is employed.