An Introduction to Classical Education (Latin Edition)

This forty-five-page booklet is an ideal introduction to classical education that traces the history of classical education and describes its modern renaissance. The booklet also highlights the distinctive elements of the movement, including its emphasis on teaching grammar, logic, and rhetoric (the trivium); the role and benefit of classical language study; and the extraordinary achievements of students who are receiving a classical education. This engaging and conversational booklet includes anecdotes,diagrams, and charts, and is especially recommended to parents just beginning their examination of classical education. An unabridged, eighty-minute audio CD, read by the author, is also available.<BR>-Concise but significant introduction to classical education<BR>-Clear definition and historical overview of classical education<BR>-Descriptions of the modern renaissance in classical education<BR>-Examples of student achievement around the country<BR>-Helpful anecdotes, diagrams and charts Unabridged Audio CD also available.<P>

Dr. Christopher Perrin is an author, consultant and speaker, who specializes in classical education. He is committed to the national renewal of the liberal arts tradition. He co-founded and serves full time as the CEO/publisher at Classical Academic Press, a classical education curriculum, media, and consulting company. Christopher serves as a consultant to charter, public, private, and Christian schools across the country. He is the board vice president of the Society for Classical Learning and the director of the Alcuin Fellowship of classical educators. He has published numerous articles and lectures that are widely used throughout the United States and the English-speaking world.