Latinteach Resources
Latinteach Resources
THE IDEA OF A UNIVERSITY DEFINED AND ILLUSTRATED Discussed by Andrew Campbell in his book A Latin-Centered Curriculum, this is the full public domain text of John Henry Newman’s beliefs on the theory and practice of education, available in Plain Text from the Gutenberg Project.
LOST TOOLS OF LEARNING Many Classical educators base their philosophy on this essay written by Dorothy Sayers. From Veritas Press, which also has published many other online articles and offers curricula to the religious homeschool market.
THE NEW LEARNING THAT FAILED Victor Davis Hanson is an historian, essayist and columnist who often comments on Classical topics and education.
MEMORIA PRESS Maintains an impressive collection of articles on this site about the value of a Classical education, primarily from the archives of their magazine and catalog. Memoria Press publishes grammar-translation textbooks primarily for the religious homeschool market.
SILVA RHETORICAE An online rhetoric, created by Professor Gideon Burton of Brigham Young University. This extremely useful and searchable site is designed to resemble a forest (“silva”) with trees and branches so that you can explore Classical and Renaissance Rhetoric. Greek, Latin and English “rhetorical flowers” are listed and defined. Imaginative and practical site!
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY GLOSSARY OF RHETORICAL TERMS Includes definitions plus English and Latin examples.
WHAT IS CLASSICAL EDUCATION? Author and educator Susan Wise Bauer has written this basic introductory article regarding Classical education. Includes links for further reading.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Classical Education