About Susan Wise Bauer

Susan Wise Bauer is co-author of The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. The Well Trained Mind was ranked as the best book on Educat


Articles by Susan Wise Bauer

What is a Classical Education? (January 29, 2001)
An excerpt from The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home. A classical education is language-focused, and it follows a specific three-part pattern: the mind must be first supplied with facts and images, then given the logical tools for organization of facts, and finally equipped to express conclusions.