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The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being

The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being

Author: Richard Gamble
Genres: Education, Non-Fiction, Philosophical
Tags: #1, #1 Scholé Every Day, #100, #100 Topical Discussion, #103, #103 Topical Discussion, #11, #11 Scholé Every Day, #18, #18 Topical Discussion, #21, #21 Scholé Every Day, #26, #26 Topical Discussion, #27, #27 Topical Discussion, #28, #28 Topical Discussion, #29, #29 Topical Discussion, #32, #32 Scholé Every Day, #35, #35 Topical Discussion, #38, #38 Topical Discussion, #41, #41 Topical Discussion, #42, #42 Topical Discussion, #54, #54 Topical Discussion, #76, #76 Topical Discussion, #8, #8 Topical Discussion, #80, #80 Topical Discussion, #88, #88 Topical Discussion, #9, #9 Topical Discussion, #96, #96 Topical Discussion, #98, #98 Topical Discussion, Mystie Winckler, Sistership Book Club Pick

Frustrated with the continuing educational crisis of our time, concerned parents, teachers, and students sense that true reform requires more than innovative classroom technology, standardized tests, or skills training. An older tradition—the Great Tradition—of education in the West is waiting to be heard. Since antiquity, the Great Tradition has defined education first and foremost as the hard work of rightly ordering the human soul, helping it to love what it ought to love, and helping it to know itself and its maker. In the classical and Christian tradition, the formation of the soul in wisdom, virtue, and eloquence took precedence over all else, including instrumental training aimed at the inculcation of "useful" knowledge.

Edited by historian Richard Gamble, this anthology reconstructs a centuries-long conversation about the goals, conditions, and ultimate value of true education. Spanning more than two millennia, from the ancient Greeks to contemporary writers, it includes substantial excerpts from more than sixty seminal writings on education. Represented here are the wisdom and insight of such figures as Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, Seneca, Cicero, Basil, Augustine, Hugh of St. Victor, Bonaventure, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Erasmus, Edmund Burke, John Henry Newman, Thomas Arnold, Albert Jay Nock, Dorothy Sayers, C. S. Lewis, and Eric Voegelin.

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Charlotte Mason’s School Education (Book 3 of the Home Education Series)

Charlotte Mason’s School Education (Book 3 of the Home Education Series)

Author: Charlotte Mason
Genres: Education, Non-Fiction
Tags: #1, #1 Topical Discussion, #105, #105 Topical Discussion, #111, #111 Topical Discussion, #112, #112 Topical Discussion, #115, #115 Topical Discussion, #122, #122 Topical Discussion, #132, #132 Topical Discussion, #133, #133 Topical Discussion, #136, #136 Topical Discussion, #145, #145 Topical Discussion, #146, #146 Topical Discussion, #34, #34 Topical Discussion, #41, #41 Topical Discussion, #48, #48 Topical Discussion, #50, #50 Topical Discussion, #59, #59 Topical Discussion, Brandy Vencel, Mystie Winckler, Recommended Books

After teaching about educating young children (up to the age of nine) in Home Education, Charlotte Mason turns her attention to 9-12 year-olds in School Education. Along with examples of books and exams she instructs us on:– The rights of children– The value of holistic education– How to help your child learn for themselves– How to develop the whole person– The importance of living books in education– How grades and rewards kill curiosity

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Leisure: The Basis of Culture

Leisure: The Basis of Culture

Author: Josef Pieper
Series: Carpe Librum
Genres: Christian, Philosophical, Schole
Tags: #10 Scholé Every Day, #100, #100 Topical Discussion, #144, #144 Scholé Every Day, #150, #150 Topical Discussion, #16, #16 Topical Discussion, #19, #19 Scholé Every Day, #21, #21 Topical Discussion, #30, #30 Topical Discussion, #40, #40 Topical Discussion, #41, #41 Scholé Every Day, #45, #45 Topical Discussion, #5 Scholé Every Day, #58, #58 Topical Discussion, #61, #61 Scholé Every Day, #63, #63 Topical Discussion, #73, #73 Scholé Every Day, #85, #85 Topical Discussion, #9, Brandy Vencel, Carpe Librum Booklist, Guest Picks, Mystie Winckler, Pam Barnhill

One of the most important philosophy titles published in the twentieth century, Josef Pieper's Leisure, the Basis of Culture is more significant, even more crucial, today than it was when it first appeared more than fifty years ago. This edition also includes his work The Philosophical Act. Leisure is an attitude of the mind and a condition of the soul that fosters a capacity to perceive the reality of the world. Pieper shows that the Greeks and medieval Europeans, understood the great value and importance of leisure. He also points out that religion can be born only in leisure -- a leisure that allows time for the contemplation of the nature of God. Leisure has been, and always will be, the first foundation of any culture. Pieper maintains that our bourgeois world of total labor has vanquished leisure, and issues a startling warning: Unless we regain the art of silence and insight, the ability for non-activity, unless we substitute true leisure for our hectic amusements, we will destroy our culture -- and ourselves.

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The Abolition of Man

The Abolition of Man

Author: C. S. Lewis
Series: Carpe Librum
Genres: Christian, Education, Essay
Tags: #100, #100 Topical Discussion, #101, #101 Topical Discussion, #117, #117 Topical Discussion, #12, #12 Topical Discussion, #123, #123 Topical Discussion, #40, #40 Topical Discussion, #41, #41 Scholé Every Day, #5, #5 Topical Discussion, #67, #67 Scholé Every Day, #7, #7 Scholé Every Day, #79, #79 Scholé Every Day, #93, #93 Topical Discussion, #97, #97 Topical Discussion, #98, #98 Topical Discussion, Abby Wahl, Brandy Vencel, Carpe Librum Booklist, Karen Harris, Mystie Winckler, Ravi Jain, Recommended Books

From Amazon: "In the classic The Abolition of Man, C.S. Lewis, the most important Christian writer of the 20th century, sets out to persuade his audience of the importance and relevance of universal values such as courage and honor in contemporary society. Both astonishing and prophetic, The Abolition of Man is one of the most debated of Lewis's extraordinary works. National Review chose it as number seven on their 100 Best Nonfiction Books of the Twentieth Century."

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Charlotte Mason’s Parents and Children (Book 2 of the Home Education Series)

Charlotte Mason’s Parents and Children (Book 2 of the Home Education Series)

Author: Charlotte Mason
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This edition of Charlotte Mason’s Home Education Series is presented complete and unabridged, retaining the pagination of the original to make research and referencing easy. All the books have been fully transcribed and formatted using a clean and easy-to-read font so that there’s no excuse not to read these revolutionary works.In the second volume of her Home Education Series, Charlotte Mason collects some articles written for the Parent’s Review magazine written to encourage and instruct parents. Subjects discussed include:– The role of parents in guiding and inspiring their children– How to help children grow a good character– Parents responsibility in teaching Children about God– How to be gentle rather than harsh in discipline– How to deal with character flaws– Why we should teach children ‘why’

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Mere Motherhood: Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification

Mere Motherhood: Morning Times, Nursery Rhymes, and My Journey Toward Sanctification

Author: Cindy Rollins
Series: Carpe Librum
Genres: Christian, Education, Non-Fiction
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It was back in the 1980's when Cindy Rollins, then a new mom in search of the best ways to teach her baby son, first heard about homeschooling. Thirty years and nine children later, Cindy has become a popular blogger, podcaster, and award-winning teacher. This is her story. It's a story of big families and cross-country moves and small-town living. It's about great books and morning times and nursery rhymes. It's the story of a dedicated mother's journey toward the Truth and the family she brought along with her.

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In Memoriam: A Tribute to Charlotte Mason

In Memoriam: A Tribute to Charlotte Mason

Author: Parents' National Education Union
Tags: #25, #25 Scholé Every Day, #41, #41 Scholé Every Day, Brandy Vencel

After Charlotte Mason died in 1923, the PNEU held a memorial service in her honor, though (quite appropriately) it more resembled an educational conference. Dozens of friends, acquaintances, admirers, students and fellow educators attended the event. Those who had spent years observing her life and work warmly described her impact on their own lives and careers. These sentiments—some philosophical, some personal—were recorded in the book you are now holding. In Memoriam is biography, memoir and philosophical commentary all in one. It offers the most intimate look at Charlotte Mason from those who knew and loved her best. As you read their touching words, you will come to appreciate the tremendous impact of this gifted woman whose philosophy and method of self-education transformed generations of teachers, parents and students—not only in her life but in her death, as well.

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The Prince

The Prince

Author: Niccolò Machiavelli
Tags: #41, #41 Topical Discussion

As a young Florentine envoy to the courts of France and the Italian principalities, Niccolò Machiavelli (1469–1527) was able to observe firsthand the lives of people strongly united under one powerful ruler. His fascination with that political rarity and his intense desire to see the Medici family assume a similar role in Italy provided the foundation for his "primer for princes." In this classic guide to acquiring and maintaining political power, Machiavelli used a rational approach to advise prospective rulers, developing logical arguments and alternatives for a number of potential problems, among them governing hereditary monarchies, dealing with colonies and the treatment of conquered peoples. Refreshing in its directness, yet often disturbing in its cold practicality, The Prince sets down a frighteningly pragmatic formula for political fortune. Starkly relevant to the political upheavals of the 20th century, this calculating prescription for power remains today, nearly 500 years after it was written, a timely and startling lesson in the practice of autocratic rule that continues to be much read and studied by students, scholars and general readers as well.

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Sweet Valley High: Three Novels

Sweet Valley High: Three Novels

Author: Francine Pascal
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One twin is good. One is bad. And they're both California blonde.
Will quiet, studious Elizabeth let SVH socialitie Jessica take the boy she has her eye on in Double Love? In Secrets, will Jessica dish out some serious dirt on Enid just so she can nab the homecoming crown? And will Elizabeth extinguish the flames igniting between Jessica and her newest boy target, Bruce—or will will she get burned in Playing with Fire?
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