Whenever a society reaches a certain level of satisfaction in its technological progress such that it ceases to be inventive—when necessity is no longer forced to give birth to invention—it can do little else except expand its accumulative achievements into every corner of society. In 1982, Donald Cowan observed this about America. The former president […]
Praxis: Practical Books for Educating Classically
The final list of books in my top 50 books on Classical Christian Education focuses on the practice of implementing and administering a classical education.
Educational Polemics: What’s Wrong with Education Today
Here are my top ten polemic reads on modern education, books that challenge the status quo by dissecting it’s motivations and methods.
Further Up and Further In: Expanding and Deepening Your Philosophy of Education
This is the next installment of My Top Fifty Books For Families And Teachers New To Classical Christian Education. In this post, I’ll share 10 works that will expand, as well as deepen, your educational philosophy. Idea of a University by Cardinal John Henry Newman. This work is actually a collection of two books, primarily […]
The Liberating Arts: A Book of Poignant Reminders
I meant to include The Liberating Arts: Why We Need Liberal Arts Education in yesterday’s list but as I was reorganizing my stacks, I set it in a wrong pile and missed it. So, I decided to give it it’s own post—along with a brief review (sort of). When Jesse Jackson marched with a large […]
Top 10 Books About The Liberal Arts in Classical Christian Education
This is the third post in my series on the 50 most important books on Classical Christian Education. I have tried to order my lists with some measure of thoughtfulness as it pertains to stages of need and interest. The first post in the series was a list of primers (five in all) that are […]
Ten More Books For Families And Teachers New To Classical Christian Education
In my first post in this series, I shared five books I believe are thorough and accessible enough to help anyone unfamiliar with Classical Christian Education navigate the landscape fairly successfully. Building on the first five, here are the next 10 books I would recommend reading if you are interested in expanding your understanding of […]
My Top Five Books for Families and Teachers New to Classical Christian Education
The number of people (teachers and parents) migrating to Classical Christian Education (CCE) is astounding—and joyfully so! Talking recently with a colleague, he pointed out how the crowds at homeschooling conferences are drastically different than the families who attended the conferences before COVID. What he was observing was a new wave of families who have […]
Trigger Warning: The Post You are About To Read Contains Viewpoints That May Create Emotional Discomfort for Cult Practitioners of Safetyism
In this post, I’m going to get right to the point. We’ve all seen those articles, videos, and other media that begin with a trigger warning similar to the one in the title of this post. Perhaps you just assumed some well-meaning do-gooders at the executive level thought it would be helpful to warn their […]
A Primer for Becoming a Lifelong Learner
The Great Conversation is a spirit of inquiry applied to the Great Books—the best that has been thought and written in the Western tradition.