he child to understand words, signs, and the concepts they represents."[12] To facilitate such learning, Augustine developed a form of dialogue exchange known as "solilloquia," or "two voices talking instead of one" as a means of teacher-student interaction to arrive at the truth.[13] Effective education is enthusiastic and infuses students with the motivation to want to learn in Augustine's view.
Despite Augustine's framework of philosophy of education, he did not believe teachers could achieve more as the purpose of education than to teach in an "analogical" sense.[14] In Augustine's educational framework, "God is the true teacher within us that illuminates us and helps us understand things."[15] Human beings cannot afford this illumination to other human beings, only God. Augustine's educational framework in this sense offers some challenges for secular educators in dealing with the challenges faced by contemporary students, especially those who do not have faith in God or are immersed in
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