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CCH’s Online Catalog: Classical Education
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June 2001
Copyright © 1997-2001
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 A Biblical
Psychology of Learning
Dr. Ruth Beechick
Dr. Beechick writes of her search that led to this book, “I realized
that we need a theory of learning based on the Bible. The shortcomings of secular theories
are due mostly to their various secular views of man. We Christians have a higher view of
man. We attribute to him God-like qualities--an immaterial soul, heart, mind or
personality. So I determined to see what the Bible said about learning.” In this
book, Dr. Beechick explores the body-soul question of secular learning theories, our
immaterial heart and learning, the science-bible question, creativity, higher thinking,
and memory. While not strictly classical, this book is very helpful because all truth is
God’s truth. If Dr. Beechick has expressed any truth in her book, and I believe she
has, then we owe it to ourselves to integrate that truth with our classical view of
learning theory.
Out of print. Search AddAll.com
or BookFinder.com via an author search using
‘ruth beechick.’
 Designing Your
Own Classical Curriculum
Laura Berquist
Subtitled: a Guide to Catholic Home Education. Mrs. Berquist has
homeschooled her own six children for fifteen years, some of whom are graduated, and
continues to tutor. Her book is divided into four stages: primary, grammar, dialectic, and
rhetoric, following more tightly Dorothy Sayers’ divisions for the poll parrot, pert,
and poetic stages. It includes schedule and curriculum suggestions for every grade from
K-12, plus very helpful resource lists, discussion questions, etc. An added bonus is a
chapter titled, “The High School Years: Some Important Considerations,” and an
appendix of curriculum suppliers. Protestants should also find much practical help in this
“treasure for Catholic parents.”
 Teaching the Trivium
Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn
New! Subtitled: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. Do
not pass Go, do not collect $200.00 until you have this book. If you can only get one book
on this page, make it this one. The Bluedorns have done an excellent job explaining the
Biblical foundation of homeschooling, of Christian education, and how to apply the Trivium
to a uniquely Biblical, Christian education at home. “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. Because we are Christians, we do not want to
pursue non-Christian goals. Classical Education must be sifted through the critical screen
of the Scriptures to be transformed into the Biblical model.” The Biblical model is
thoroughly explained and applied throughout the book. Packed with Scripture, guides for
teaching discovering (grammar), reasoning (dialectic), and applying (rhetoric), and many,
many practical how-to’s and helps of all kinds, with an out of this world appendix of
resources, this is the Well-Trained Mind for those that want their children to have a
uniquely and thoroughly Christian education and grounding in a Biblical worldview
(that’s all of us, right?). It is inspiring, encouraging, and hopeful -- the
Bluedorns have lived this life with five children, the youngest of which is 17.
 The Seven Laws
of Teaching
John Milton Gregory
“A clear and simple statement of the important factors governing the
art of teaching,” states the book jacket. Teachers from several generations have
found solid, basic advice in John Milton Gregory’s clear and concise presentation of
the laws of teaching, along with rules for the teacher, and examples of common mistakes in
teaching and violations of each law. The frequent reprintings of this 1884 classic testify
to the timelessness of its contents.
 The Devil Knows
Latin
E. Christian Kopff
Subtitled: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition. This is a different
sort of book, not specifically about classical education, but about the classical
tradition of Western civilization and why our country will self-destruct if we continue to
ignore it as a society. The title is a little odd, but relates to an insightful story the
author tells in the beginning of the book to make his point. “The range of The
Devil Knows Latin is broad and fascinating. Whether discussing the importance of Greek
and Latin syntax to our society, examining current trends in literary theory, education,
and politics, or applying a classical perspective to contemporary films, Christian Kopff
(classics professor at the University of Colorado in Boulder) is at home and on the mark.
He outlines the perils and possibilities for America in the coming decades with learning
and verve--demonstrating that the road to a creative and free future begins as a Roman
road.” --The Publisher. While I didn’t agree with every point, this book still
provides plenty of food for thought especially important for classical educators.
 The Abolition of
Man
C. S. Lewis
Subtitled: Reflections on Education with Special Reference to the Teaching
of English in the Upper Forms of Schools. This excellent book illustrates how education
develops man’s sense of morality: how a good education develops a strong and vital
morality, while a poor education develops “men without chests,” one of the
chapter titles. Dr. Lewis writes, “The task of the modern educator is not to cut down
jungles but to irrigate deserts. The right defence against false sentiments is to
inculcate just sentiments. By starving the sensibility of our pupils we only make them
easier prey to the propagandist when he comes. For famished nature will be avenged and a
hard heart is no infallible protection against a soft head.” This is one of those
deep-reaching books that teaches something new every time it is read.
 The Death of
Christian Culture
John Senior
John Senior, Catholic professor of classics at five universities over his
career, wrote this “State of Christian Civilization” address in 1978, and it is
still completely relevant. How did Christian civilization die in the West? Is the glory of
Christian culture gone forever? He brilliantly tackles these questions, and provides us
with his invaluable 1000 good books / 100 great books theory as a result, with several
hundred titles to begin a thousand good books list. His suggestions formed the backbone of
the CE Loop’s 1000 Good Books List.
Out of print. Search AddAll.com
or BookFinder.com via an author search using
‘john senior,’ and a title search using ‘christian culture.’
 The Restoration
of Christian Culture
John Senior
John Senior’s valuable 1983 follow-up to his classic Death of Christian Culture is now back in print. Dr. Senior,
along with Dorothy Sayers and C.S. Lewis, is a mentor for the modern revival of classical
education, and this collection of essays taken from his lectures gives us a blueprint for
the restoration of the glory of Christian civilization. For he shows us that all culture,
including Christian culture, begins in the heart, from there infects the home, which in
turn influences the church. This book also contains a studied discussion of medieval
classical education, and what it means for us today.
 Recovering the
Lost Tools of Learning
Douglas Wilson
Excellent, readable, and thoroughly documented work that covers in
particular the need and the value of returning to Classical Christian Education. Pastor
Wilson first examines secular schooling, and shows why it cannot be an option for
Christian families. He defines what comprises Christian education, and then describes
classical Christian education. He includes a description of Logos school as a model. If
you are wondering what “proof” there is that classical education is a superior
education, this is the book to read. It also includes the text of Dorothy Sayers’
famous speech, “The Lost Tools of Learning.” We recommend it highly.
 Repairing the
Ruins
Douglas Wilson
“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents
by regaining to know God aright and out of that knowledge to love Him, to imitate Him, to
be like Him, as we may the nearest by possessing our souls of true virtue, which being
united to the heavenly grace of faith makes up the highest perfection.” This quote by
John Milton begins Repairing the Ruins: The Classical and Christian Challenge to Modern
Education, a collection of essays on the topics of the Scriptural Worldview, the Classical
Mind, and Making it [classical education] Work in this Century. A final chapter on the
Rise and Fall of Government Education concludes this more in-depth look at classical
education, which should follow upon the heels of Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning.
 Classical
Education & the Home School
Douglas Wilson, Wesley Callihan, and Douglas Jones
This small book gives a brief definition of a classical and a Christian
educaton (a more thorough treatment of this topic is covered in Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning, also by Douglas
Wilson, and Teaching the Trivium, by Harvey and Laurie
Bluedorn), and expounds on the component parts of a classical and Christian education,
including the essential foundation of classical languages, Latin and Greek, and the core
subjects of the trivium: grammar, logic, and rhetoric. Also included are important essays
on the necessity of hard work, the basics of Christian worldview thinking, and guidelines
for choosing curriculum. Classical Education and the Home School has a lot of
“meat” packed into a small package. This book is available for free on the internet to download in
PDF format; scroll down to click on the Download in PDF option.
 The Well-Trained
Mind
Jesse Wise and Susan Wise Bauer
Subtitled: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. This book by a mother
and daughter provides much practical advice for pursuing a classical education at home, as
Mrs. Wise has successfully homeschooled her daughter using classical education, who earned
a perfect score on her GRE. The book is based on Mrs. Bauer’s experience teaching
university-level English, and her mother’s experience homeschooling classically, and
what each of them believes they did right, as well as what they would change if they were
to do it all over again. Their thoughtful graded plan to give your children the gift of a
well-trained mind is included. Cautions with this book: it takes a secular view of
classical education, and although a brief section on religious education is included,
Biblical admonition or building a Biblical worldview is not the underpinning of learning
language, logic, or expression -- the trivium. Caution number two: Genesis is divorced
from both history and science, and therefore from the foundational place it serves to
Christian doctrine and moral living.
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