PDF Core of Classical Education Links

Core of Classical Education Links:

The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers text/sayers.html This essay, really a speech given by Dorothy Sayers at Oxford University in the 1940's, is largely responsible for the snowballing resurgence of interest in Classical Education.

Historic and Modern Application of the Trivium v2/index.php?page=45 An article by Christine Miller that contrasts the historic application of the trivium in education with the prevalent modern approaches.

Taking Latin Seriously by Cheryl Lowe articles/latina.html "If home schoolers are going to consider taking Latin, they should consider taking it seriously. Taking Latin and the Trivium seriously means putting real time and effort into mastering Latin grammar-in the grammar stage."

Why Good Grammar? by Richard Mitchell grammarian/the-booklets/2.htm A gem of studied consideration of the issue, from the pen of Richard Mitchell, the Underground Grammarian. This is one link on this page (besides the link to the Underground Grammarian itself) that should be read, and re-read, and thought about, and considered, and discussed. Highly recommended.

Less Than Words Can Say by Richard Mitchell grammarian/less-than-words-can-say/index.html In Less Than Words Can Say, Mitchell wakes everybody up with the most devastating expos? to date of our rampant misuse of English.

The Underground Grammarian grammarian/ Dedicated to preserving the works of Richard Mitchell. When you are finished digesting this site, you will have a beginning of an understanding as to why grammar is so important as a foundation to all of education, and civilization.

Classical Education & the Home School by Douglas Wilson et al curriculum/class-ed.html#wilson-homeschool This small book gives a brief definition of a classical and a Christian educaton (a more thorough treatment of this topic is covered in Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, also by Douglas Wilson, and Teaching the Trivium, by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn), and expounds on the component parts of a classical and Christian education, including the essential foundation of classical languages, Latin and Greek, and the core subjects of the trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoric.

Motivation in Education by Fritz Hinrichs text/motivation.html "Education must transfer from generation to generation the core of our culture's accumulated body of knowledge." So begins a brilliant exposition of the role of education in our lives, and why that education must be classical.

Christian Reflections by C. S. Lewis exec/obidos/ASIN/0802808697/classicalchris00 "The fourteen papers included in this collection were composed by Lewis during the last two decades of his life. The subject matter includes Christianity and Literature, Christianity and Culture, ethics, futility, church music, petitionary prayer, and modern theology and biblical criticism. Common to all these works, however, are C. S. Lewis' uniquely effective style and his tireless concern to relate basic -- or "mere" -- Christianity to all areas of life."

Return to CCH's FAQ Index faq.html Homeschooling's most frequently asked questions, from getting started in classical homeschooling to scheduling to the biblical foundation of the theory. If you have a question for Christine Miller, please visit this page first.

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