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CLAA ARTICLES ARCHIVE

Against the Dorothy Sayers Movement
Yes, this is Mr. Michael's widely known critique of Dorothy Sayers and schools built on her ideas rather than the ideas of true classical education.  Audio is available.

Why Modern Schools Fail
If you are looking for a reference to Plato's cave, this is the article you're looking for.

Disordered Learning
How do modern ideas of "learning disorders" line up with classical liberal arts education? 

Why Latin & Greek Must Be Studied
Understand why the classical languages are not optional in classical education.

Reading the Laws Rightly
Guarding Home Schools Against Public School Bias

Complex Questions
The problem with modern Christian parenting.

Why Choose the CLAA?
Three Tests for Christian Study Programs

Ends, Means & Methods of Classical Writing
Why we ought to be studying the classical liberal arts

Why Abraham?
God's blessing upon faithful husbands and fathers.

The Need for Natural History
by Dr. John Cuddeback, Christendom College

RECOMMENDED RESOURCES
Reading & Prayer
Vatican Online Resource Center
Official online editions of the Bible, Catechism, Canon Law, Vatican II and more.
Church Fathers Library
Massive collection hosted by New Advent
Online Bible
New American Bible from the USCCB
Online Bible (Douay-Rheims)
Clean, easy-to-use version from DRBO.org.
CLAA Liturgy of the Hours Resource Center
Resources to help families pray the LOTH
Catholic Prayers (EWTN)
Texts of all basic Catholic prayers.

Children's Resources
Note:  Children should never be allowed to use the internet without direct parental supervision.
EWTN Kids
Online activities and games for young children.
National Geographic Kids
History, Geography, World Culture for Kids
Classics For Kids
Introduce Children to Classical Music

Family Life
The Catholic Family Handbook
Helpful traditional resource in the EWTN Library.
The Liturgical Year
Guide to the entire Church year from the Vatican.
Bible Reading Schedule
This excellent guide provides a schedule for reading through the Catholic Bible and Catechism once per year.
Dr. Ray Guarendi
Popular Catholic child psychologist offers no-nonsense advice from a traditional Catholic perspective.

Catechesis
Catechism of the Catholic Church (Vatican)
Complete text of the Catechism hosted by the Vatican.
St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Catechetical Lectures
Classic lectures covering the basics of the faith from one of the Doctors of the Catholic Church.
St. Augustine, On the Catechising of the Uninstructed
Understand the goals of catechesis and its timeless methods.
CLAA Classic Catechism Program
Complete Catechism study program using the Baltimore Catechism.

 

Catholic News
National Catholic Register
Conservative weekly news source.  Highly recommended!
Catholic News Agency
Free up-to-the-minute news on the happenings throughout the Catholic world.
Catholic Newslink (EWTN)
EWTN's hub for news headlines from all of the leading Catholic news agencies.
Catholic World News
Catholic news from Trinity Communications, providers of the Catholic Culture website.

Catholic Reference
Catholic Encyclopedia
Massive collection of the most helpful articles on every topic a Catholic might seek.
Catholic Dictionary
A dictionary of important Catholic terms by Fr. John Hardon.

Catholic Apologetics

Catholic Answers
The most popular source for answers to "challenges" to the Catholic faith.
Biblical Evidence for Catholicism
Dave Armstrong is great at answering Protestant attacks on the Catholic faith.
Catholics Come Home
Most people reject what they think the Catholic Church is, not what it actually is.  CCH offers a look at the real Catholic Church through breath-taking videos.  A must see!

Catholic Shopping
Aquinas and More Catholic Goods
Faithful Catholic books, gifts and more from our friends in Colorado.
The Catholic Company
The leading online Catholic book & gift shop, located in Charlotte, NC and friends of the Classical Liberal Arts Academy.
Monastery Greetings

An excellent source for Catholic gifts, all of which are produce by or in collaboration with monasteries around the world.

Education - Classical Liberal Arts

Education Theory
Plato, On Education
This classic explanation of the liberal arts is found in book 7 of Plato's Republic. 
Ratio Studiorum (1599)

The original Jesuit "Rule of Studies" laying out the content and methods of classical Catholic education.
St. Augustine, On Christian Doctrine
The saint's classic explanation of the value of the various arts and sciences in Christian education.
The Seven Liberal Arts
A detailed history of the classical liberal arts curriculum in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
Edocere
Society of St. Pius X page on classical education.  Note:  This link should NOT be interpreted as an endorsement of the controversial Society of St. Pius X. 

Grammar
Perseus Digital Library
Tufts University's massive online library of Greek and Latin literature.
Whitaker's Words
Free Latin to English dictionary for downloading.  Helpful for advanced students who are fairly good with a computer.  We use this program daily.

Dialectic
Aristotle, Topics
Text available from MIT's Classics Archive

Rhetoric
Aristotle, The Art of Rhetoric
Iowa State University's online text.
Quintilian, On the Education of the Orator
Univbersity of Chicago's online text.
Silva Rhetoricae
BYU professor Gideon Burton's helpful site.

Arithmetic
Euler, Elements of Algebra
Classic text that shows mathematics the old fashioned way.  (Google Books)
Kirkby, Arithmetical Institutions

A look into an axiom-based Arithmetic manual (Google Books)
Coburn's, First Lessons
The original example of the "new" inductive Arithmetic, which ultimately ruined mathematics education.   (Google Books)
NCTM Mathematics Standards

The national mathematics expectations and standards according to the National Council  of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). 

Geometry
Euclid's Elements Online
Online version of classical text.
NCTM Geometry Standards
The national expectations and standards for Geometry according to the National Council  of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM). 

Music
Free Online Piano Lessons

Free online piano lessons from www.pianolessons.com.
Free Online Guitar Lessons
Free online guitar lessons from www.guitarlessons.com.
Violin Master Class
Free online violin lessons by Prof. Sassmanhauss.
Free Online Violin Lessons
Free online violin lessons by Prof. Todd Ehle.
The Ancient Lyre
Hear what David's Psalms sounded like in 1000 BC.
Music of the Bible
Hear the Psalms as they were meant to be heard.
Ancient Egyptian Music
Listen to ancient Egyptian music performed by modern Egyptian musicians.  Go to "Discography" and listen to "Between the Desert and the Sea"
Dolmetsch Music Theory
Practical music theory course of Dr. Brian Blood.
Dolmetsch Recorder Method
Free online recorder lessons by Dr. Brian Blood.
Erik the Flutemaker

Beautiful, easy-to-play wood and bamboo flutes of every kind.  Watch the videos and hear the sounds--you'll be amazed.

Astronomy
A Modern Almagest
Richard Fitzpatrick, Physics professor at the University of Texas makes only the necessary corrections and explains the benefits of Ptolemy's geocentric astronomy for modern readers.

Philosophy (Sources)
Aristotle, Categories
Text available from MIT's Classics Archive
Aristotle, On Interpretation
Text available from MIT's Classics Archive
Aristotle, Prior Analytics   
Text available from MIT's Classics Archive
Aristotle, Posterior Analytics
Text available from MIT's Classics Archive

Philosophy
Scholasticism
By Joseph Rickaby (1908), hosted by Notre Dame University.  Don't worry, not everything hosted by Notre Dame is bad. ;)
Scholasticism


 

 
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