Beacons Lighting the Way to Education ReformGiven the parlous state of Australia’s education system, which sees so many students leave school morally adrift, emotionally fraught and culturally illiterate, it’s not surprising hundreds of parents and teachers around Australia are seeking alternatives. Catholic theologian and saint, Henry Newman, describes a classical/liberal education as ‘a habit of mind’, one characterised by “freedom, equitableness, calmness, moderation, and wisdom”. The school curriculum has long since been dominated by political correctness – now rebadged as woke. The American Heritage website lists over 900 schools teaching a classical/liberal education. Dr Kevin Donnelly is organising the fourth national classical/liberal school conference to be held in Adelaide