Review: The Well-Educated Mind

The Well-Educated Mind: A Guide to the Classical Education You Never Had by Susan Wise Bauer

My rating: 2 of 5 stars

I only read portions of this book. I've read in full her previous book The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. I personally find her books on education flawed. They are all about pushing an education without much thought to individuality, personal needs, aptitude or soul. I would much rather study Oliver Van DeMille books on education.

I highly recommend the following books on getting a quality education: A Thomas Jefferson Education: Teaching a Generation of Leaders for the Twenty-first Century, Leadership Education: The Phases of Learning, and The Great Conversation: The Substance Of A Liberal Education. These books discuss a true liberal arts education with more emphasis on being educated than following a prescribed plan for education.

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