For a more in-depth understanding of classical education, we recommend the following books:

  • The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education, Ravi Jain and Kevin Clark (Very difficult, but excellent)
  • Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis
  • Simply Classical: A Beautiful Education for Every Child, Cheryl Swope
  • Cultural Literacy, E.D. Hirsch
  • The Great Tradition, Richard Gamble
  • Norms and Nobility, David Hicks
  • Something They Will Not Forget, Joshua Gibbs
  • The Closing of the American Mind, Allen Bloom
  • Why Johnny Can’t Tell Right from Wrong, William Kilpatrick

For a deeper understanding of our culture’s parenting problems that contribute to educational and social problems (for education is deeply related to child-raising), we recommend the following books:

  • Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, Anthony Esolen
  • Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman
  • The Hurried Child, David Elkind
  • Free-Range Kids, Lenore Skenazy

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