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Classical Education


Classical Education Books

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home
The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had
Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education
The Core
The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education
The Abolition of Man
Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
How to Read a Book: The Classic Guide to Intelligent Reading
The Lost Tools of Learning
The Case for Classical Christian Education
Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
The Seven Laws of Teaching
Consider This: Charlotte Mason and the Classical Tradition
Beauty for Truth's Sake: On the Re-enchantment of Education
The Republic
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The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerCharlotte’s Web by E.B. WhiteLittle House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls WilderPippi Longstocking by Astrid LindgrenSarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan
A Christian Classical School Reading List: 3rd grade
55 books — 45 voters
The Hundred Dresses by Eleanor EstesThe Family Under the Bridge by Natalie Savage CarlsonCharlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlLittle Women by Louisa May AlcottNumber the Stars by Lois Lowry
A Christian Classical School Reading List: 4th grade
62 books — 21 voters

The Aesop for Children by AesopFairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen by Hans Christian AndersenWiley and the Hairy Man by Judy SierraMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Three Billy-Goats Gruff by Susan Blair
"The Educated Child" Books for the Primary Grades
40 books — 3 voters
The Boxcar Children by Gertrude Chandler WarnerThe Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. LewisMadeline by Ludwig BemelmansThe Story of Ferdinand by Munro LeafCaps for Sale by Esphyr Slobodkina
A Christian Classical School Reading List: 2nd grade
51 books — 35 voters

Quotes Tagged “Classical Education”

J.M. Barrie
“ No, no," Mr. Darling always said, "I am responsible for it all. I, George Darling, did it. MEA CULPA, MEA CULPA." He had had a classical education. ...more ”
― J.M. Barrie, Peter Pan
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Douglas Wilson
“ In Acts 14:1, we are told, "At Iconium Paul and Barnabas went as usual into the Jewish synagogue. There they spoke so effectively that a great number of Jews and Gentiles believed." This is what should be sought in Christian schools, not just teaching, but effective teaching. Christian content alone is insufficient. It must be presented in a certain way, and that way cannot be reduced to technique. Nevertheless, God has graciously made it possible to bring people the truth by how the truth is pr ...more ”
― Douglas Wilson, Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
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