ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 The "Pursuing a Classical Liberal Arts Education" social group was a spin-off from the big CiRCE thread last spring. It was supposed to be a quieter place for people to talk about ideas related to the thread. It was busy for a while, but then people wandered off elsewhere. Since the social groups will be deleted soon, I'm taking the time to copy and paste all the links to talks, articles, e-books and other media (and a few miscellaneous bits and pieces) for anyone who's interested. Hey, maybe you can bookmark some of them for reading & listening while the forum is down. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Recommended WTM Forum Threads 3-24-2011, Does Circe have a curriculum? Includes a long post from Andrew Kern. Which 20 Books Help Prepare for Reading the Great Books? http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?t=93913 Anne of Green Gables study guide (8FilltheHeart) http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?p=3721394 Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor fixed link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 CiRCE Institute Audio Library (free) http://circeinstitute.org/free-audio/ CiRCE Downloads (most are $3 each) http://circeinstitute.com/product-cat/downloads/ Recommended talks from above pages -- some free, some $ * James Taylor -- Good to Great * Sophrosune: The Practical Virtue by George Sanker * The Contemplation of Nature Part II by Andrew Kern * Mentor by Vigen Guroian http://circeinstitute.com/2011/06/audio-weekly-mentor-by-vigen-guroian/ * Cinderella by Vigen Guroian * What is Woman? by Angelina Stanford * What are we doing to our boys? by James Daniels * Leisure - The Basis of Learning by James Daniels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Society for Classical Learning: Conference Recordings (free) http://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/index.php/resources/media * 2011 -- Christian Kopf on Memorization Society for Classical Learning: Journal http://www.societyforclassicallearning.org/index.php/resources/the-journal Institute for Excellence in Writing http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/catalog/downloads * Andrew Kern -- Cultivating Wisdom through Writing http://www.excellenceinwriting.com/wes10-writ-e Association of Classical and Christian Schools (many free) http://www.wordmp3.com/ministry/default.aspx?id=accs * Math: God's Invention Man's Discovery Christopher Perrin: Inside Classical Education -- blog and free audio downloads http://insideclassicaled.com/ Classical Academic Press -- Audio downloads http://classicalacademicpress.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=16#audio Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor removed non-working link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Homeschooling -- Organizational Ideas & Templates Memory work using a white board (Golden Grasses blog) http://goldengrasses.blogspot.com/2008/11/wr-memory-work.html Mnemosyne memory work binder (Dragons in the Flower Bed blog) http://flowerbedswithdragons.blogspot.com/2009/09/doing-memory-work.html Scripture Memory System (Simply Charlotte Mason) http://simplycharlottemason.com/timesavers/memorysys/ SCM Memorization Chart http://www.scribd.com/doc/65117474/SCM-Memorization-Chart Lesson plan template, inspired by Andrew Kern's "A Contemplation of Nature II" talk http://www.scribd.com/doc/25377723/Lesson-Plans Narration cube http://www.pennygardner.com/narrationcube.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Children's book recommendations for 9 year old boy who likes animals and adventure stories (to be used for reading aloud, copywork, grammar study, etc.): Pinocchio The Wind in the Willows The Secret Garden The Princess and Curdie The Phantom Tollbooth James and the Giant Peach The Search for Delicious Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Tale of Despereaux Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Chronicles of Narnia The Borrowers Fantastic Mr. Fox The Saturdays Half Magic The Hobbit Peter Pan The Book of Three and the other Prydain chronicles Mr. Popper's Penguins Dr. Doolittle "(you'll need to edit some racial slurs)" Trumpet of the Swan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Suggestions for Science, History of Science, and Nature Study: BFSU The Private Eye Sandbox Scientist Bitesized Science The Nature Connection: An Outdoor Workbook for Kids, Families, and Classrooms by Clare Walker Leslie (Storey Publishing, 2010) (extra copies of worksheets available for download on the publisher's web site) http://www.joyhakim.com/ post from Auntie Leila's blog: http://ourmothersdaughters.blogspot.com/2011/09/beginning-of-science-is-observation.html "Uncle Paul" (with caveat regarding bad translation and archaic language) http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89102110533 ) http://www.efabre.net/e-fabre.htm "Living Book" recommendations: View from the Oak The Snowflake Man & younger children's version: Snowflake Bentley The Invention of Clouds Cartoon about the beauty of nature: http://xkcd.com/877/ ;) Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Math curriculum recommendations: Art of Problem Solving Ray's Arithmetic online (Free) http://forums.welltrainedmind.com/showthread.php?t=44972 Math-related articles & talks: http://www.educationnews.org/education-policy-and-politics/barry-garelick-math-education-being-outwitted-by-stupidity/ http://aclassicalblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/simon-weil.html -- some insights from Simone Weil (Or "Simon," if you prefer ;)) Andrew Kern, Incarnational Teaching in Kindergarten http://quidditycirce.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/incarnational-teaching-in-kindergarten/ & On Teaching Math http://www.circeinstitute.com/2009/12/on-teaching-math/ Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Humanities for high school students: http://www.touchstones.org/Articles.asp?ID=166 Teaching Company lectures (might contain material that's unsuitable for children below high school level), including: Western Civ taught by Professor Noble of Notre Dame Classical archeology (professor taught at Vanderbilt?) St Augustine by Philip Cary St. Francis of Assisi taught by two professors from SUNY American Identity by Professor Patrick Allit BBC program by Simon Schaama called A History of Britain Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Literary Criticism; Cultural, Religious, & Philosophical Writings [many of these had links -- mostly to Amazon -- but somehow they got lost in my cutting and pasting. I'll add them back later if I can find the time.] CS Lewis: On the Fairytale (online document) CS Lewis: Meditation in a Toolshed (PDF) The Great Divorce -- CS Lewis - Amazon Link The Abolition of Man -- CS Lewis-Amazon Link CS Lewis Study Guides (including The Abolition of Man) Further Up and Further In The Way Into Narnia: Readers' Guide On Fairy Stories, JRR Tolkien -- free Google book The Philosophy of Tolkien -- Amazon Link Tolkien: Man and Myth, a Literary Life - Joseph Pearce - Amazon Link G. Ronald Murphy, SJ: The Owl, The Raven, and the Dove: The Religious Meaning of Grimm's Magic Fairy Tales * A group member asked Fr. Murphy which edition of Grimm's he recommended, and it was this one: http://www.christianbook.com/the-com...ds&event=ESRCP John Senior -- The Restoration of Christian Culture and The Death of Christian Culture The Devil Knows Latin by E. Christian Kopff http://www.amazon.com/The-Devil-Know...3052664&sr=1-1 The Grammar of Our Civility by Lee Pearcy http://www.amazon.com/The-Grammar-Ou...3052702&sr=1-1 The Educated Imagination -- Northrop Frye Dr. Vigen Guorian -- Tending the Heart of Virtue Littlejohn & Evans -- Wisdom & Eloquence Josef Pieper -- Leisure, the Basis of Culture Richard M Weaver -- Ideas Have Consequences John Lukacs -- Historical Consciousness James KA Smith -- Desiring the Kingdom - "this is written and directed more at university level education, but I've found a lot that is applicable to me so far" Richard Gamble -- The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What it Means to Be an Educated Human Being Recommended by Christopher Perrin: AG Sertillanges -- The Intellectual Life: Its Spirits, Conditions, Methods James Sire -- Habits of the Mind Reed of God by Caryll Houselander (& also her children's books) Two books by Christian authors about the importance of home life: Splendor in the Ordinary -- Thomas Howard The Most Important Place on Earth Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 Catholic Educational Review -- many articles about the history & philosophy of education Volume I, January - May 1911 Volume II, June - December 1911 Volume III, January - May 1912 * Education of the Laity in the Middle Ages, ch.2, ch. 3 Volume IV, June - December 1912 * Use and Abuse of the Text-Book * Pedagogy: True and False Volume V, January - May 1913 * A Survey of the Field (candid descriptions of educational problems at the time) Volume VI, June - December 1913 Volume VII, January - May 1914 * The Educational Value of Music Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kfamily Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 :grouphug: Thank you so much for doing this Eleanor. I didn't realize the social groups were not going to be available anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 The very first link ("Does Circe have a curriculum?") isn't working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Miscellaneous Journeys Through Bookland (children's anthology) at: www.archive.org and other sites Curriculum of St. Jerome's Classical School (free K-12 curriculum developed by a group of homeschoolers, school teachers, and subject matter experts) Textbooks: Classical Rhetoric for the Modern Student - Corbett Office Of Assertion: An Art Of Rhetoric For Academic Essay - Scott F Crider Harvey's Revised English Grammar - Thomas Harvey Good Reading and Good Thinking as a Prerequisite to Good Writing http://thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justintaylor/2011/05/13/good-reading-and-good-thinking-as-a-prequisite-to-good-writing/ Christopher Perrin: An Introduction to Classical Education (free pdf download) http://insideclassicaled.com/?page_id=400 http://www.peterkreeft.com/audio/13_lost-in-the-cosmos.htm http://www.ordo-amoris.com/2009/09/leisure-basis-of-culture-chapter-1.html -- blog group discussion of Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture http://circeinstitute.com/2011/11/david-hicks-interview-with-leigh-bortins/ More book recommendations: The Jesuits and Education -- William McGucken Norms & Nobility -- David Hicks Climbing Parnassus by Tracy Lee Simmons Dr. James S. Taylor: Poetic Knowledge Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 The very first link ("Does Circe have a curriculum?") isn't working. Sorry about that -- it should be working now. I'm checking the others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrdinaryTime Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Thanks, Eleanor! I didn't realize the social groups where going either. I'm so glad you are helping save some of the resources for us, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jyniffrec Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I was never on the social group but have been intrigued by the threads with Circe Institute and Andrew Kern. Thank you for gleaning this information! It will be going onto my Kindle for reading at a later date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladydusk Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Bless you. Great idea for holding all this information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElizaG Posted November 15, 2012 Author Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) You're welcome. :) Here are the last bunch, I think. Miscellaneous, part 2: More free Peter Kreeft talks (including the Until We Have Faces talk mentioned in the big thread). And some more. Why Beauty Matters -- BBC TV program presented by Roger Scruton (not for children, and perhaps not for very sensitive adults -- many examples of art with obscenity, blasphemy, gory stuff, etc.) Blog posts from Ladydusk (Hi there!), in response to some lectures by Dr. Perrin: "The Intellectual Virtues;" "How to be a Teacher, How to be a Student; "The Lighter Side of Education" Ignatian (Jesuit) education: The Jesuit Model of Education Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm Ignatian Pedagogical Paradigm: Components (video) Inner Geography of Prayer (video) Vintage books: Seven Laws of Teaching -- John Milton Gregory (19th c. US) -- reissued recently; various summaries available online The Classics: Their History and Present Status in Education, ed. Felix Kirsch, O.F.M. Cap.; introduction by Roy J. Deferrari [both were professors at Catholic University of America], Bruce Publishing Company, Milwaukee, 1928. Doesn't seem to be available online at this point, but there are still a few hard copies around. Latin and Greek in American Education by Francis Willey Kelsey, 1911. And as if any of us needed more suggestions, there's also CiRCE's recommended reading list. Edited November 15, 2012 by Eleanor fixing links Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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