Books for Providing a Classical Education

The best way to get informed about the notion of classical education is to review the following books. If you know someone that homeschools or sends their children to a classical school (i.e. Logos School, Veritas Academy, etc...), chances are they will own one or more (especially the first two). So, you may want to borrow them first before taking the plunge.

Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning
"Public education is in crisis. At the heart of the problem is the idea that education can exist in a moral vacuum. [This book] describes the melee in public education and calls for a return to classical teaching methods."

The Well-Trained Mind
"This book provides you with the techniques, curriculum, and resources necessary to ensure that your child's education is the best it can be."

The Seven Laws of Teaching
"A classic outlining the seven timeless fundamentals of successful teaching: the teacher, the learner, the language, the lesson, the teaching process, the learning process, and review and application."

Teaching the Trivium
"Long ago students were first taught how to learn. Today, students are taught an encyclopedia of subjects – trivia – but they are not taught the basic skills of learning: to discover, to reason, and to apply. They are not taught the Trivium."

The Trivium: The Liberal Arts of Logic, Grammar, and Rhetoric
"Opening the door for beginners who seek a thorough grounding in the first arts of human understanding, this book explains the nature of logic, grammar, and rhetoric-the three of the seven liberal arts-and how they relate to one another. In Renaissance universities, the trivium (literally, the crossing of three part way) formed the essence of the liberal arts curriculum. Examined are topics such as the nature and function of language, distinguishing general grammar from special grammar, the study of logic and its relationship to grammar and rhetoric, and applying the concepts of logic, grammar, and rhetoric to literary works."