Cortana Posted February 18, 2010 Share Posted February 18, 2010 Besides WTM, what other books would you recommend for parents that are looking into classical education methods? The more dh and learn about classical education, the more we like it.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 That's the only one I've read, and after digesting it, I set about tweaking the bits I wanted to tweak. Others on here follow (to a greater or lesser degree) Charlotte Mason's works and Latin Centred Curriculum. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I know Teaching the Trivium is often recommended too. It's Christian Classical Ed - not sure where you stand on that, but I'm reading it now, and it offers good ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cortana Posted February 19, 2010 Author Share Posted February 19, 2010 I know Teaching the Trivium is often recommended too. It's Christian Classical Ed - not sure where you stand on that, but I'm reading it now, and it offers good ideas. I will put that on my list! Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newlifemom Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 Doug Wilson's books are good. How about Climbing Parnassus (sp?), or A Thomas Jefferson Education. Of course, I haven't read these myself. ;) I am working my way up to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangermom Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I don't like Doug Wilson or TJed, but I did like Climbing Parnassus and Who Killed Homer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLittleWonders Posted February 19, 2010 Share Posted February 19, 2010 I'd recommend Latin Centered Curriculum - I found it a wonderful read and helped me really work through what we were doing/wanted to do in terms of curriculum/focus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfletcher8091 Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 :lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sara R Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Not classical education, but if you're interested in how the public schools got to be the way they are, I recommend The Schools We Need by E. D. Hirsch and Left Back: A Century of Failed School Reform by Diane Ravitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mergath Posted February 24, 2010 Share Posted February 24, 2010 Not a classical education book, but How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci had a lot of really good stuff in it that I plan to teach dd when she's older. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kareni Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Another slant on Classical Education is Laura Berquist's Designing Your Own Classical Curriculum: A Guide to Catholic Home Education. Regards, Kareni Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics by Laping Ma. Math was one of the pillars of classical thought - it isn't all liberal arts. :) The other posters have given all the other books I've read about classical education. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Not a homeschooling book, but I think any homeschooler would benefit from reading Malcolm Gladwell's book Outliers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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