The Best Resources for Classical Education: Journals, Books & More

About this episode

The episode discusses essential resources for classical education, featuring recommendations from the hosts.

What are the most essential resources for classical education, and where do you even begin? In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, Jessica, Paul, Tanya, and Martin share the books, journals, and periodicals that have most shaped their thinking on classical education. From Climbing Parnassus and G.K. Chesterton's Orthodoxy to the Wall Street Journal's review section, this is the list that we keep coming back to!Resources mentioned in this episode:• Climbing Parnassus - Tracy Lee Simmons• The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them - E.D. Hirsch• Orthodoxy - G.K. Chesterton• In Defense of Classical Education - Livingston• Seven Myths About Education - Daisy Christodoulou• Great Ideas from the Great Books - Mortimer Adler• Student's Guide series - Intercollegiate Studies Institute• Modern Age, The New Criterion, First Things magazines• Simply Classical - Cheryl Swope• The Classical Teacher magazine (free subscription on memoriapress.com)Have a question for the podcast? Email us at podcast@memoriapress.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Jessica, Paul, Tanya, Martin

Topics covered

• classical education
• essential resources
• books and journals
• educational philosophy
• recommended readings

Keywords

• classical education
• books
• journals
• resources
• educational philosophy
• recommended readings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Modern Age, The New Criterion, First Things, The Classical Teacher, memoriapress.com

Products: Student's Guide series

Books & works: Climbing Parnassus, The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them, Orthodoxy, In Defense of Classical Education, Seven Myths About Education, Great Ideas from the Great Books, Simply Classical

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