"The picture of St. Augustine that emerges from these selections is not simply one of an educational theorist of historical magnitude, but one of a man intimately involved in the search for truth and deeply committed to the art of teaching. The educational problems he discusses arise from his own experience as a teacher; in subjecting them to the critical scrutiny of his own keen intelligence, he brings into focus for the modern teacher and the student of education much that is of permanent and practical value"--Back cover.