Articles
? The Sayers Essay: The Lost Tools of Learning
? Classical Home Schooling: Where We Came From, Where We’re Going
Classical education, of course, is nothing new. In this article, Andrew Kern explains what exactly classical education is, and he traces how classical education has been reclaimed by the movement as we know it today—particularly through the work of Mortimer Adler, Dorothy Sayers, and others.
? Teaching Classical Literature Classically
We teach classical literature because it exposes our students to models of virtue. Andrew Kern explains how through teaching good literature, we can help our children develop poetic knowledge, an intuitive knowledge of the nature of things. He advises parents to read to their children—or have their children read—at a level beyond what they can decode in phonetics, and to read the texts themselves, not about the texts.
? How to Teach Logic
Martin Cothran shows how, since logic is a systematic subject, the teaching of logic must follow a determined order. He answers many questions about teaching logic: When should I start teaching my child logic? What are the differences between formal and material logic? Between deductive and inductive reasoning? What are some important rules that govern the study of logic?
? Order and Simplicity
These days, many home school parents feel overwhelmed with the enormous amount of teaching materials on the market. Martin Cothran explains how to find order and simplicity in the midst of this classical chaos.
? Two Methods of Instruction
Andrew Kern explains the meaning of the two methods of classical instruction, the Didactic and the Dialectic Modes. The Didactic method presents models for mutual contemplation, while the Dialectic Mode concerns the “relentless pursuit of truth through unceasing questions.” Asking questions is the most effective method for training the mind, and it’s central to both of these methods.
? Angelicum Academy (one of the finest, most thoughtful articles on what the term classical education means)
? Ankerberg and Veith: Classical Education and Lutheran Schools (warmly recommended)
? Basil the Great: Address to Young Men on Reading Greek Literature (incredibly relevant arguments for classical education from this fourth century Church Father).
? The Classical Trivium Remains the Best Course of Learning (from the Ashbrook Center)
? Foundations Academy: Understanding the Classical & Christian Difference
? Fritz Hinrichs: Why Classical Education?
? Ben House: A History of Classical Education
? How to pick the perfect private school
? Intelligence Plus Character: The Importance of Classical Christian Education (by Chuck Colson)
? Liberal Education and the Classical Curriculum–The Yale Report of 1828
? Remarks on the Classical Education of Boys (1830’s newspaper photo)
? What Happened to the Great Ideas? (an essay on Mortimer Adler and Paideia)
