Hi all, I plan to homeschool my daughter when she gets older and am going to incorporate some classics. My homeschooling will probably be a little on the eclectic side, but I am also a fan of classical education. The elite schools such as Groton, Andover and Exeter teach the trivium (grammer, logic, rhetoric) and I'd like to emulate that a little. So far some of the authors I'm going to use are Homer, Plato, Herodutus, Virgil, Aristotle, Chaucer, Dante, Shakespeare, Swift, Dickens. I'd like some suggestions as to some more that would contribute to a well-rounded classical education. Thanks!
Teach them Latin and Greek. Wouldn't it be wonderful for them to read Homer and Virgil in the original language?
It's an excellent book (and there is also a workbook). It can be used with very young children (at a slower pace) or with middle/high chool age children (at a quicker pace). It is engaging and fun.
Latin: There are so many excellent beginning Latin texts. I recommend Minimus (http://www.minimus-etc.co.uk/index.shtml) for younger children and Henle Latin (http://www.memoriapress.com/descriptions/Henle1.html) for older children. But whatever works for you, and for the individual child.
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