What was Saint Augustine of Hippo's philosophy on education?

Answer
Augustine believed that education was suited only to the elite in society. While classical education could advance one in one's understanding of The Bible and salvation, Augustine believed that the masses of Christians should only be catechised: made to memorise the doctrines of the church without learning to understand them. Some of his philosophies on education:

Truth is not discovered through experimentation. It is found within the Catholic Church alone, is eternal and unchanging.

Nevertheless, truth is defined by the Church. The individual must accept obediently whatever the Church declares as truth.

The individual is not free to follow whatever direction his reason takes him. Man must realise that the senses deceive him. Man arrives at genuine knowledge and virtue after he controls his senses and frees his spirit to intuit God by reason of the supernatural life.

The content of the child's education should include the secular learning of the pagans, in order to enrich the student's appreciation of sacred scripture. The study of rhetoric, grammar, logic, mathematics, science and philosophy provide a background for the student who intends to arrive at genuine knowledge in the study of theology. Augustine was in favour of censoring the literary content of the child's reading, so that the child not be turned away from virtue.

Because of original sin, the pupil is inclined toward evil. He must therefore be restrained and punished physically when it becomes apparent that his evil inclinations are not subdued.