Lesson 1: Where Does Classical Education Come From?
Dr. Christopher Perrin asks and answers questions about where classical education has come from and what it is today.
Recommended Resources
- The Great Conversation by Robert M. Hutchins & Mortimer Adler
- Reforming Education by Mortimer Adler
- Paideia the Ideals of Greek Culture by Werner Jaeger
- Classical Education the Movement Sweeping America by Gene Edward Veith Jr. & Andrew Kern
- Introduction to Classical Education by Dr. Christopher Perrin
- The Liberal Arts Tradition by Kevin Clark & Ravi Jain
- Battle for the American Mind by Pete Hegseth & David Goodwin
Discussion Questions
- What is classical education?
- What is progressive education? What problems did progressive education seek to answer?
- Why are we talking about classical education today?