Willow Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 OK, there is Well Trained Mind, but what other Classical Education books have you enjoyed or found helpful? Willow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhabelly Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Latin-Centered Curriculum by Andrew (it's so late that I can't remember his last name). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning Teaching the Trivium Increasing Academic Achievement with the Trivium of Classical Education Latin Centered Curriculum Read but not a favorite - The Trivium, the Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric And a short lived Classical Homeschooling Magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamaof2andtwins Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Teaching the Trivium by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prairiegirl Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Wisdom and Eloquence by Robert Littlejohn and Charles ???? Climbing Parnassus by Tracey Lee Simmons Classical Education by Gene Edward Veith and Andrew Kern Norms and Nobility by David Hicks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepy Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Latin-Centered Curriculum by Andrew (it's so late that I can't remember his last name). Yes, this is by far my favorite. By Andrew Campbell (our very own "Plaid Dad"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted May 18, 2009 Author Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thank you, lots to be going on with here, I'm off to see what the library has. Willow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I've gotten lots of good information from all the books mentioned above. I think the one I like best is LCC, but I still refer to my TWTM, too. I started Climbing Parnassus but haven't finished it yet. There's not one book I follow to a T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Indeed Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 Thank you, lots to be going on with here, I'm off to see what the library has. Willow If you go to http://www.triviumpursuit.com you can read some of the information included in the book. I think it is my favorite over all classical education book, with WTM (new 10 year edition :D ) as my second favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted May 18, 2009 Share Posted May 18, 2009 I also enjoyed reading Laura Berquist's book Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elizabeth Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 http://www.amazon.com/House-Intellect-Perennial-Classics/dp/0060102306/ref=pd_sim_b_2 Jacques Barzun predates most of the aforementioned in the thread. His writings are eloquent and precise. My favorite book by Barzun From Dawn to Decadence has been read so often it is in tatters. I actually have used this book as a spine for an intellectual history component of our school. Those ideas are the pegs that we use to mark continuity and revolution as opposed to names and dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usetoschool Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 http://www.amazon.com/House-Intellect-Perennial-Classics/dp/0060102306/ref=pd_sim_b_2 Jacques Barzun predates most of the aforementioned in the thread. His writings are eloquent and precise. My favorite book by Barzun From Dawn to Decadence has been read so often it is in tatters. I actually have used this book as a spine for an intellectual history component of our school. Those ideas are the pegs that we use to mark continuity and revolution as opposed to names and dates. I love Mr. Barzun - just didn't think of his books as a how to for classical education. My daughter credits his book, Simple and Direct, with much of her writing success. :001_smile: Nice to know a fellow admirer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted May 19, 2009 Share Posted May 19, 2009 The authors of Teaching the Trivium , Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, warp the concept of "classical education" beyond recognition. They throw out the humanist tradition of the west. Throw out Greek philosophy. Throw out Roman culture. In their words: "We want to sort through the rubble and redeem only what we can bring into conformity to Christian order and under the rule of God’s law." What they call "rubble" is what I call the essence of "classical education". In the place of the so-called "rubble", the Blundorns give use a ultra-conservative extremist version of Christianity, which includes notions such as male supremacy in the home. What Teaching the Trivium has to do with "classical education" is beyond me. Buyer beware. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mo2 Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 The authors of Teaching the Trivium , Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, warp the concept of "classical education" beyond recognition. They throw out the humanist tradition of the west. Throw out Greek philosophy. Throw out Roman culture. In their words: "We want to sort through the rubble and redeem only what we can bring into conformity to Christian order and under the rule of God’s law." What they call "rubble" is what I call the essence of "classical education". In the place of the so-called "rubble", the Blundorns give use a ultra-conservative extremist version of Christianity, which includes notions such as male supremacy in the home. What Teaching the Trivium has to do with "classical education" is beyond me. Buyer beware. Bill I'm totally resurrecting an old thread here, but I'm curious what is Spy Car's favorite book on classical ed? (Serious question.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angela in ohio Posted May 13, 2010 Share Posted May 13, 2010 Never mind. Didn't see the date... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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