Recommended Reading

There are a myriad of books on classical education. In no particular order, here are our top recommendations.

  • Serpents in the Classroom: The Poisoning of Modern Education & How the Church Can Cure It, by Thomas Korcok
  • Classical Education: the Movement Sweeping America, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr & Andrew Kern
  • A Handbook for Classical Lutheran Education, by Steven A. Hein, Cheryl Swope, Paul J. Cain & Tom Strickland
  • The Seven Laws of Teaching, by John Milton Gregory
  • The Abolition of Man, by C. S. Lewis
  • Norms and Nobility: A Treatise on Education, by David V. Hicks
  • Reading between the Lines: A Christian Guide to Literature, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  • The Devil Knows Latin: Why America Needs the Classical Tradition, by E. Christian Kopff
  • Echo in Celebration, by Leigh Bortins
  • The Liberal Arts Tradition: A Philosophy of Christian Classical Education, by Kevin Clark & Ravi Jain
  • Leisure: the Basis of Culture, by Josef Pieper
  • State of the Arts, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  • The Underground History of American Education: A School Teacher’s Intimate Investigation Into the Problem of Modern Schooling, by John Taylor Gatto
  • Battle for the American Mind: Uprooting a Century of Miseducation, by Pete Hegseth & David Goodwin
  • Awakening Wonder: A Classical Guide to Truth, Goodness & Beauty, by Steve Turley
  • Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, by Anthony Esolen
  • The Lost Tools of Learning essay, by Dorothy Sayers
  • Poetic Knowledge: The Recovery of Education, by James Taylor
  • Loving God with All Your Mind, by Gene Edward Veith, Jr.
  • Curriculum Resource Guide for Classical Lutheran Education, by Cheryl Swope & Melinda Heine

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