Liber (Self-Education)

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Liber (Self-Education

"Liber" is the Latin word for "tree or tree bark." The Romans used it as the word for "book" - tracing back to the original use of tree bark to make paper for writing. In English, it is more commonly recognized in connection to education, and is the root for both the words “library” and “liberty." We can associate "liber" with reading, writing, and - most importantly - self-educating or "learning to learn for one's self." Self-educating does not mean that you are told what to think, but that you are capable of using books as your "teachers" and learning how to think critically. This process is accomplished through a classical liberal arts education (also derived from the root word "liber") instilling the knowledge and skills necessary to remain "liberated." The Founding Fathers were a generation of "liber" - of men and women who could read, understand, and debate ideas and concepts. Self-education requires reviving that same classical process of reading and thinking to forge the "next founding fathers."

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