LATIN--GREEK--GREATBOOKS--RHETORIC
An Annotated Bibliography... : ...of Works On Classical Education Organized Somewhat Chronologically (Ancient, Renaissance, and Modern; Eclectic, Arbitrary, and Incomplete). Classical Christian Homeschooling "...dedicated to classical educational theory and its practical application in grades K-12 for homeschooling families." An excellent all around resource. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Canon Press is an excellent resource for Classical and Christian education in private schools and homeschools. Free print catalog available also. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Greek and Roman Classics for Children has a wide variety of materials on the ancient Greek and Roman worlds for children. Greenleaf Press Home Page, one of the best catalogs for homeschoolers, has a very good listing of classically-related books for young children, including language and history texts. Free print catalog available also. All Through the Ages by Christine Miller is a guide to experiencing history using literature rather than textbooks. Using this exhaustive guide to over 3000 of the best in quality “living books” and literature, and a library card, a homeschool or other parent or educator can effectively teach their children both World and American History regardless of their childrens’ grades or reading levels. Dorothy Sayers' "The Lost Tools of Learning" is the essay (originally a speech) that catalyzed the new classical Christian education movement. It was originally delivered at Oxford University and later reprinted in National Review and other publications. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
Services ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ARE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED Escondido Tutorial Service is Fritz Hinrichs' Great Books-based tutorial service. His essay "Why Classical Education" is a very good elaboration of Sayers' article and a useful description of the philosophy of classical Christian education. Fritz has a very good listing of resources for classical education besides his own outstanding series of internet tutorials. Essay Writing Services: A Resource for Students * Essay Writing Help * Essay Writers. "Since the early 80's homeschooling and afterschooling parents have told me they need a little extra help with their children's writing. And adults have confided their uncertainty about their own writing. Some want a way to outsource writing process, others just want an 'essay sample,' and still others don't know where to start. Since 2010, Fresh Esasys has helped."
Veritas Press "We are a full service curriculum provider for classical Christian schools and home schools and an official curriculum provider of ACCS (10% discount to ACCS members). We provide telephonic consulting and curriculum design service, and we make available (at no cost) the curriculum guide to Veritas Academy's grammar school (K-6th grades). We have developed a history and Bible curriculum ideally suited for the grammar years." The Veritas history/Bible curriculum is wonderfully useful. Check this site out if you need help with grammar-level (elementary) history.
Latin and Classics on the Internet Vocabulary List for Wheelock's Latin -- useful for review, self-testing, and reference in studying Latin via Wheelock. Bolchazy-Carducci is an outstanding resource for language and classical studies; grammars, texts, and homeschool resources. All are located on their web page and in their free print catalog. Classics and Mediterranean Archaeology Home Page and Electronic Resources for Classicists are two of the most complete and well organized link pages for all things on the Web relating to the study of the ancient world.
Logic on the Net Constructing a Logical Argument is a brief overview of some logical principles, formal arguments, fallacies, etc. The website is "The Atheism Web" (!) so it is obviously biased against Christianity, and good students of logic and apologetics ought to be able to demolish the very atheism he touts, but it is a clear and very useful presentation of the rules of valid argument.
Rhetoric on the Net Rhetoric and Composition Carnegie-Mellon University's rhetoric page, the most valuable aspect of which is the links to classical rhetoric texts and to other text archives.
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