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Classical Education

The interest in classical education has blossomed during the last few years, for better or worse, but the name is thrown about so much nowadays that its meaning has become vague. For those who don't know already, a basic definition includes three things:

  1. Method: The student is taught in three stages: grammar, dialectic, and rhetoric. Collectively, these three stages have been called the "Trivium."
    • Grammar means the stage of learning in which a child absorbs lots of factual information.
    • Dialectic (or Logic) describes the phase of learning in which a student assembles the facts he has learned into a usable whole.
    • Rhetoric covers the period in which the student learns to take his assembled information and begins to apply it to his writing, speaking and defense of beliefs and worldview.
  2. Content: Classical education is distinguished by the presence of subjects like Latin, logic, theology and rhetoric, but also includes subjects common to a basic education: history, science, mathematics, etc.
  3. Culture: Classical education is indigenous to the Western world and focuses on imparting Western culture and worldview rather than any influence of eastern philosophy.

Classical education is language-intensive, requiring students to become well-versed in the use and understanding of words. This teaching approach tends to produce literate, curious, intelligent students with a wide range of interests and the ability to follow them up.

The books below focus on explaining the philosophy and method of classical education. A number of companies have built their entire curriclum around the classical model. Among the more prominent of these are: Veritas Press, Classical Conversations, Excellence in Writing, Classical Academic Press, Peace Hill Press and Memoria Press, but there are a number of smaller companies that also contribute in significant ways, like Trivium Pursuit, Christian Logic, Classical Historian, Center for Literary Education, Circe, and Roman Roads Media.

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Classical Education and the Homeschool
by Wes Callihan, Doug Jones & Doug Wilson
2nd edition from Canon Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$7.00
Classical Education Made Approachable
from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$5.00 $6.00 (4 in stock)
Classical Me, Classical Thee for Homeschoolers
by Rebekah Merkle
revised for homeschoolers from Canon Press
for 5th-12th grade
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$11.99 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Classical Primer - CD
by Various
from Logos School
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$24.00
Classical Reader
by Dr. Christopher Perrin & Leslie Rayner
1.4st edition from Classical Academic Press
for Kindergarten-12th
in Recommended Book Lists (Location: LIR-REC)
$8.96
Climbing Parnassus
by Tracy Lee Simmons
from Intercollegiate Studies Institute
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$19.99
Common Arts Education
by Christopher Hall
from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$10.95
Consider This
by Karen Glass
from CreateSpace
for Adult
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$13.95
Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum
by Laura M. Berquist
3rd edition from Ignatius Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$15.00 $10.00 (2 in stock)
Discover Classical Christian Education
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$3.95
For the Love of Learning
by Jenny Sockey
from Xulon Press
in Charlotte Mason Education (Location: HSR-METCM)
$14.99
Introduction to Classical Education
by Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$2.50
Introduction to Classical Education - Book on CD
by Dr. Christopher Perrin
from Classical Academic Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$2.50
Introduction to Classical Studies - Student Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
2nd edition from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$20.95 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Introduction to Classical Studies - Teacher Guide
by Cheryl Lowe
from Memoria Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Memoria Press Classical Studies (Location: HISCUR-MP)
$20.95 $9.00 (2 in stock)
Liberal Arts Tradition
by Kevin Clark, Ravi Scott Jain
3rd edition from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$31.95
Lost Tools of Learning - Audio CD
by Dorothy Sayers; narrated by Victoria Twigg
from Classical Academic Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$7.95 $4.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 1
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 1 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
1st edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$12.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 2
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 2 - Workbook
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$12.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 3
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 3 - Workbook
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$12.00 $8.00 (1 in stock)
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 4
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 1 Volume 4 - Workbook
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$12.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 1
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 2
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 3
by Wesley Callihan
from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-Adult
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$56.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 3 - Reader
1st edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Old Western Culture Year 2 Volume 4 - Reader
1st edition from Roman Roads Media
for 9th-12th grade
in Old Western Culture (Location: LITCUR-OWC)
$16.00
Paideia of God and Other Essays on Education
by Doug Wilson
from Canon Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$8.00
Reader's Guide
by Dr. Christopher Perrin & Leslie Rayner
from Classical Academic Press
for Kindergarten-12th
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$4.17
Repairing the Ruins
by Doug Wilson, editor
from Canon Press
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$14.50 $6.00 (3 in stock)
Seven Laws of Teaching
by John M. Gregory
from Canon Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$14.00
Teaching the Trivium
by Harvey & Laurie Bluedorn
from Trivium Pursuit
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$25.50
Tending the Heart of Virtue
by Vigen Guroian
unknown from Oxford University
in Literary Analysis & Reference (Location: LIR-LAR)
$36.95
The Conversation
by Leigh Bortins
from Classical Conversations
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$16.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
The Core
by Leigh Bortins
1st edition from Palgrave MacMillan
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$17.99 $11.00 (4 in stock)
The Question
by Leigh Bortins
from Classical Conversations
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$16.00 $10.00 (4 in stock)
The Trivium
by Sister Miriam Joseph
from Paul Dry Books
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$18.95
Trivium Mastery
by Diane Lockman
from Outskirts Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$21.95 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Well-Educated Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer
2nd edition from W. W. Norton and Co.
for Adult
in Literary Analysis & Reference (Location: LIR-LAR)
$35.00
Well-Trained Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise
4th edition from W. W. Norton and Co.
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$28.00 $19.00 (1 in stock)
Well-Trained Mind
by Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise
5th edition from W. W. Norton and Co.
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$39.99
Well-Trained Mind (old)
by Susan Wise Bauer & Jessie Wise
3rd edition from W. W. Norton and Co.
in Clearance: Home School Resources (Location: ZCLE-HSR)
$16.00
Why Christian Kids Need a Christian Education
by Douglas Wilson
1st edition from Athanasius Press
for Adult
in Classical Education (Location: HSR-METCE)
$7.95
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