What is Classical Education, Anyway?

Well, it is the sort of education received by the original Sons of Liberty and most of the Founding Fathers of our nation. In fact, it is the type of education which for centuries produced the great minds of history by educating according to the "trivium" of grammar, logic, and rhetoric. However, the last 150 years or so has seen the abandonment of the classical method--to our detriment.

The following links will introduce you to the trivium and the classical method:

The Trivium in a Capsule by Harvey Bluedorn
Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Book? by R.C. Sproul, Jr.
The Trivium in Biblical Perspective by Randy Booth
Inroduction to Classical Education from the "Classical Christian Homeschooling" website
Classical America A look at the influence of Classical Education on Early America

Also, CBN recently ran a feature on the Logos School, a classical Christian school that has produced many of the materials our children are and will be using. You can view that segment here.