Here are some of the great commentaries on education, over the centuries — all of them good enough to make it into the Harvard Classics.
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In particular, I would recommend:
John Milton, “Tractate on Education” (in Harvard Classics #3)
Michel de Montaigne, “Of the Institution and Education of Children” (in Harvard Classics #32)
John Locke, “Some Thoughts on Education” (in Harvard Classics #37)
There are some other parts of the Harvard Classics, which are considered part of their “education” section.
