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What books lit the spark for your love of classical education? In this episode of Classical Et Cetera, our team shares the life-changing books that first inspired them—and the ones they keep coming back to. These aren’t just recommendations; they’re the stories behind the stories: the books that challenged, shaped, and sustained our passion for classical learning.

We explore early influences, perennial reads, and the moments when a single book opened up an entirely new way of seeing education, virtue, and the human experience. Whether you're deep into classical education or just beginning your journey, this conversation will introduce you to powerful titles that have stood the test of time.

Book List
Scott Newstok (2020), How to Think Like Shakespeare: Lessons from a Renaissance Education (Memoria's 2025 Parnassus Prize winner)
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

Daisy Christodoulou (2014), Seven Myths about Education
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

E.D. Hirsch (1999), The Schools We Need and Why We Don't Have Them
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

E.D. Hirsch (2016), Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

Tracy Leigh Simmons (2002), Climbing Parnassus: A New Apologia for Greek and Latin
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

Cheryl Lowe (ed.) (2021), A Defense of Latin and Classical Education
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

Richard Gamble (ed.) (2007), The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to Be an Educated Human Being
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

Charles Dickens (1854), Hard Times
https://www.memoriapress.com/curricul...

The Society of Jesus, Ratio studiorum or Ratio atque institutio studiorum Societatis Jesu (1599), the Jesuit plan of studies; available in a bilingual Latin-Italian edition ( https://www.morcelliana.net/collane-s... ) and in English translation as a PDF ( https://www.educatemagis.org/wp-conte... )

Thomas Hughes (1857), Tom Brown's School Days
https://oxfordworldsclassics.com/disp...

Christopher Dawson (1961), The Crisis of Western Education
https://www.cuapress.org/978081321683...

Patrick Leigh Fermor (1977), A Time of Gifts
https://www.nyrb.com/products/a-time-...

Diane Ravitch (1985), The Troubled Crusade: American Education, 1945-1980
https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/tit...

Rudolf Flesch (1955), Why Johnny Can't Read--And What You Can Do about It
https://www.harpercollins.com/product...

00:00 Introduction
03:20 What We're Reading
07:53 Listener Question: Progressivism In Education
11:57 Topic: The Spark