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READ & LISTEN: SURVEY RESULTS
“CHRISTIAN PARENTS are ultimately responsible for the spiritual formation of their children. Not a school. Not a day care. Not a church.”
—STEPHEN WITMER, DesiringGod.org
• The Liberal Arts Tradition: ACCS Edition – Kevin Clark and Ravi Scott Jain
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• Classical Me, Classical Thee – Rebekah Merkle
• Battle for the American Mind – Pete Hegseth and David Goodwin
Learn more at BattleForTheAmericanMind.com
• The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis
• Recovering the Lost Tools of Learning – Doug Wilson
• Irrigating Deserts – Joel D. Heck
• “The Lost Tools of Learning” – Dorothy Sayers
Read or download the Full Essay
• Reforming the Liberal Arts – Dr. Ryan McIlhenny
• The Rhetoric Companion – N.D. Wilson and Doug Wilson
• Why Christian Kids Need A Christian Education (Answers in an Hour) – Douglas Wilson
PARENT READING LISTS – FROM THE CLASSROOM
We wanted to know the TOP BOOKS parents should read to start sharing in their kids’ classical Christian education. Whether for their own growth, for better conversation with their kids, or both, many parents are hungry for a small taste of the education they missed. We heard from parents and teachers, and here is the list of survey favorites.
From parents
■ Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
■ Mere Christianity/The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
■ To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
From teachers
■ On the Incarnation by Athanasius
■ Confessions by Augustine
■ Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
■ Honorable Mention: The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri.
A teacher favorite, we noticed this always came with the warning, “Don’t try this alone.” For company, take along Jason M. Baxter’s A Beginner’s Guide to Dante’s Divine Comedy.
Answering the question, “Why should I read a good book?”
■ Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child by Anthony Esolen
■ Tending the Heart of Virtue by Vigen Guroian
■ Ideas Have Consequences by Richard Weaver
