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