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About our Guest
Andrew J. Zwerneman serves as Cana Academy’s President and as one of their MasterTeachers. For 40 years, he has taught and consulted in secondary schools that emphasize classic humanities. For 19 years he headed schools—2 at the public charter school, Tempe Preparatory Academy in Tempe, Arizona, 17 at Trinity School at Meadow View in Falls Church, Virginia. He is the founder and owner of The Academy Project, LLC, which wrote the original curricula and trained faculties for Thomas MacLaren School in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and Trinity Academy in Portland, Oregon. Education: B.A., A.B.D., University of Notre Dame; M.A., St. John’s University. He is the author of History Forgotten and Remembered (2020) and The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal (2022).https://www.canaacademy.org/
Show Notes
Leading seminars is one of Andrew's areas of expertise. Adrienne invited him back on the show to discuss the principles of leading great seminars and how to give grades that matter.Discussion Points:
Why seminars are an important pedagogy for classical schoolThe principles for guiding good seminars Distinguishing between the higher habits of mind and the skilled habits of work What are some good reasons for grading seminars and how to grade them
Referring to Zwerneman's "10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation" the following are discussed:Resources from Cana Academy
10 for 10: How to Grade Seminar Participation
https://www.history250.org/
8 Tips for Leading a Great Seminar Discussion
8 Tips On Coaching a Reluctant Discussant
https://www.canaacademy.org/free-resources : scroll down to Seminar Leadership Videos
https://www.canaacademy.org/shop
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About The Guest
Anna-Marie Carter is an enthusiastic classical education convert. After years of disillusionment under the philosophy of progressive education, she had about given up teaching altogether. Her hope in education was saved by a call to teach music at Founders Classical Academy of Mesquite where she made lifelong friends and fell in love with the craft. She continues this love by sharing her joy for the fine arts with her students in and out of the classroom. Anna-Marie teaches alongside her gracious husband Daniel at Founders Classical in Tyler where they are raising their sweet children Amelia, Remington, and Clara Mae.Show Notes & Highlights
Adrienne introduces you to Anne-Marie Carter in a completely joyful interview about creatively connecting History of the world and History of America through the arts.Anne-Marie Carter falls in love with teaching after moving from a scripted school to Founder’s Classical School in Tyler, Texas. They discuss some of the following:
Why and How to make an artful Book of the Centuries.Presenting a feast of ideas, to love many things and care about many things.The art and music teacher collaborates with the classroom teachers. Creativity and how to grade the student's work.What materials are needed
YOUTUBE LINK: https://youtu.be/6lbOdS6Hq8YThe second half of this interview is all visual. To view the examples and hear how to make a book of centuries, visit our YouTube Channel.
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Charlotte Mason quote about history: (Vol. 6, 178), Mason's section on the teaching history begins on page 169 in vol. 6)
Consider This: Charlotte Mason and The Classical Tradition by Karen GlassBooks by Charlotte Mason
Abolition of Man by C S Lewis
The Living Page by Laurie Bestvater
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Les Miserables by Victor Hugo
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About The Guest
Mariah Martinez has worked in education since 2015 as a teacher, curriculum developer, and mentor teacher. Mariah attended the Honors College at Houston Baptist University where she received a B.A., double majoring in Philosophy and English. In 2021, she received a Master of Humanities in classical education from the University of Dallas. She is certified as a 7-12 ELAR instructor in the state of Texas. She began her teaching career at a Great Hearts school in San Antonio and now works at a Founders Classical charter school in Texas. She has eight years of middle and high school teaching experience and is a founding faculty member of the high school at her current location where she now serves as the assistant headmaster for the upper school. She has experience not only with developing classical curricula for the high school environment but has also developed guides for creating house systems and student leadership positions. Mariah's goal is to help make the methods of classical education and the philosophies behind them accessible for all.Show Notes
Mariah Martinez shares what she has learned about Classical pedagogy and how to apply this art of teaching classically, simply and well. She shares her experience working at a classical charter school and the impact that it has had on her students. She also shares about the two types of classical pedagogy which she will expand on at the Vital Ideas Conference, 2024.
Some Highlights:
What you must have in order to obtain good pedagogy; from Norms and Nobility by David HicksDoes the state of education matter?What leads to an incomplete education?What happens with isolation and online programs?How do we form well ordered minds and souls?Two types of pedagogy and the subcategories Observed differences that Classical Education has made in the students at her school
Resources Mentioned
Norms and Nobility by David Hicks ---An affordable REISSUE of Norms and Nobility releases August 6, 2024 (look for the blue book with the introduction by Andrew Kern)
Crime and Punishment by Dostoyevsky
Audiobook: Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë Narrated by: Virginia Leishman
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About The Guest
David V. Hicks retired in 2015 as Chief Academic Officer for Meritas LLC, a company based in Chicago that owned and operated K-12 college preparatory schools worldwide. The day after his retirement, Meritas was sold to Nord Anglia Education.Before joining Meritas, Hicks spent thirty years in independent education, heading St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Mississippi; St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas; St. Paul’s School in Concord, New Hampshire; and the Darlington School in Rome, Georgia.
After graduating from The Stony Brook School (New York) in 1966, Hicks studied at Princeton where he majored in English and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa in 1970. He then read for a master’s degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE) at Jesus College, Oxford as a Rhodes scholar. He later studied at the University of Moscow.
Hicks served as an officer in the U.S. Navy and is the youngest man ever to teach on the faculty of the Naval War College. In 1976, he ran for Congress in New York’s Westchester County in a race he narrowly lost to long-time incumbent Richard Ottinger. In 1981 his book, NORMS & NOBILITY: A TREATISE ON EDUCATION, won the Outstanding Book Award for Education from the American Library Association. In 1996, Hicks created a stir in boarding school communities around the United States when he published his essay, “The Strange Fate of the American Boarding School,” in The American Scholar. His and his brother Scot’s translation of Marcus Aurelius’ Meditations was published by Scribner as THE EMPEROR'S HANDBOOK in 2002. Since then Scot and Davd have produced a series of annotated translations of Plutarch’s Lives for CiRCE: The Lawgivers; The Statesmen; and The Tyrant.
Forthcoming books by Hicks: The Stones Cry Out: Reflections on the Myths We Live By (CAP) and with Father Anthony Gilbert, Orthodox Christianity and Classical Education (SVP).
Hicks has served on numerous boards throughout the world, most recently including the TASIS Foundation (Switzerland), the Campion School (Greece), St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary (New York), TASIS Dorado School (Puerto Rico), San Roberto International School (Mexico), and St. Peter’s Monastery Foundation (Montana).
Hicks and his wife Mary Elizabeth have four grown children and live on a ranch (West of the Moon) off the grid near Harrison, Montana. They are members of St. Anthony the Great Orthodox Church In Bozeman.
Show Notes
David shares about his education as a child into his early career and how it lead him towards writing Norms and Nobility. Adrienne and David dive into what it means to create a spirit of inquiry rooted in dialects. David delves into the thesis of Norms and Nobility and expands on the quote on page 18 of his book. David discusses what early Christian education looked like. David details about all his newer writing projectsDavid V. Hicks Resources
REISSUE of Norms and Nobility releases August 6, 2024 (look for the blue book with the introduction by Andrew Kern)
Orthodox Christianity and Classical Education: An Anthology edited by David V. Hicks (published by St. Vladimir's Press. Release date is not yet available)
The Stones Cry Out by David V. Hicks (CAP publishing- Preorder form is available here)
The Emporer's Handbook : A New Translation of the Meditations Trans. by David and Scot Hicks (the new paperback version is Marcus Arelius's Meditations also translated by Hicks)
The Plutarch books (all 3: The Lawgiver, The Statesman, The Tyrant) can be found on Circe Institute's website here.Resources Mentioned
Thucydides (He did not mention what book, but this is the version that Dr. Matthew Post used for his classes at UD)
Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Book of Lost Tales by J.R.R. Tolkien
The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jabobs
The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture by Wendell Berry (audiobook is free on audible)
Plutarch's Lives
Singapore Math
The Psalter
Film: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Notes from Underground by Fyodor Dostoevsky
Christianity and Classical Culture by Charles Norris Cochrane (free pdf here)
Past Guests on the Podcast who are Mentioned in this Episode:
RightStart Math
Teaching Math Like Socrates with Number Lab
Tending The Heart of Virtue: Vigen Guroian
Dr. Christopher Perrin on What is Classical Education?
Bryan Smith: A Sage in the Liberal Arts Tradition______________________________
Beautiful Teaching is hosting an online classical education conference (Karen Glass is one of the keynote speakers).
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Karen Glass: The Children Ask for Bread Peach Smith: Teaching Science Classically for K-12 Mark Signorelli: Before the Books & Story and CivicsAaron Mitchell: Teaching Euclid as a Way Beyond Gnostic Cartesian MathematicsMariah Martinez: Introducing Two types of Classical Pedagogy: Mimetic and Socratic & Recitation: A Rhetorical Art for PreK-12Jonathan Fiore: The Things We Carry– Two Graduates of Classical Education Reflect on its ImpactAdrienne Freas: Loving Many Things
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Discuss your conference topic and what can attendees expect to take away from your session?Some Question We Discuss:
What does the term "Vital Ideas" mean and why is it the them for our first classical education conference?Who has had the greatest influence on your philosophy of education and why?"what makes being an educator in the classical tradition different than just being an educator per se?"What do you think are the greatest difficulties for classical educators?_________________________________________________________________________
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Conference Recordings: All sessions will be recorded. Live attendance is greatly encouraged, but come and go as needed. The recording will be available 2 weeks after the conference. The recordings will be available for 9 months.
Sessions: We have 16 sessions and 12 Speakers! Our sessions are for parents, home educators, classroom teachers, and school leadership. Each breakout in the program is marked with the recommended audience to help you choose the right sessions for your needs. See the detailed program guide!
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About The Guest
Bryan Smith has been in education for over thirty years, primarily in schools with a liberal arts or classical education philosophy. His own education at the University of Dallas was a solid classical liberal arts formation in great texts, classical Greek, and rhetorical practice.
Bryan has worked in private schools for most of his career, but for a decade he worked with Great Hearts Academies, a charter school network operating in Arizona and Texas. He began his employment at Great Hearts as the founding head of school for one of eleven Arizona campuses. During Great Hearts’ expansion into Texas, Bryan served as the founding headmaster for the first network school in the Dallas / Fort Worth Metro area.Bryan’s most recent work as a consultant has allowed him to continue helping school staff with planning, solid pedagogical and administrative practices, classroom management and student culture.
You can find Bryan Smith on LinkedIn
Show Notes
Bryan Smith and Adrienne Freas of Beautiful Teaching, reflect on what is attractive about a Liberal Arts Education. They talk about the principles that define a classical school, and why the ethos of classical education imparts a hopeful view of humanity. A noble end unfolds from permanent and universal reflections. The principles that anchor classical schools are discussed in this significant podcast. All educators will appreciate the wisdom of how to place school on course either to develop or to improve.Some Key Moments Include:
What books are really necessary for a classical school to include on their lists?Why The Consolation of Philosophy by Boethius ought to be in every classical highschool curriculumWhat the early Christians thought about educationClassical education is rooted in common assumptions--these are elaborated
Resources Mentioned
The Consolation of Philosphy - BoethiusThe Discarded Image - C.S. Lewis
Essay “Schooling in Byzantium” by Bryan Smith (this will be a chapter in a new book coming out by St. Vladimir's press with essays compiled by David Hicks. More info coming soon)
St. Basil on Prepositions: The Human Condition
The Iliad &The Odyssey - Homer
The Psalter
AtigoneBooks 1 and 2 of Samuel
On the Incarnation by Saint Athanasius the Great of Alexandria with an introduction by C.S. Lewis
Plato
The Chronicles of Narnia - C.S. LewisFrog and Toad series - Arnold Lobel
"The Allegory of the Cave" from Plato's RepublicParadise Lost- John Milton
The Brothers Karamazov - Fyodor Dostoevsky
Poetry by Virgil
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About The Guests
ACCESS LITERACY TEAM
Dorothy Kardatzke
I live with my husband in Columbus, Ohio. I taught for more than 25 years in both general education classrooms and in classrooms for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. Since 1997, when I was first trained in the English code, all my literacy instruction has been delivered using programs that are Orton-based. I left the classroom in 2018 to create space to write curriculum, and train/coach teachers. However, I will always be a teacher. It is who I am! I tutor little folks and big folks in literacy whenever I have the chance.
I had a rather circuitous educational journey which offered me the opportunity to embark on what I do presently. I completed a double major in Elementary Education and Deaf Education from Augustana College. I later completed post-graduate work in Linguistics and Language Development at the University of South Dakota and Neuroanatomy at The Ohio State University.
During leisure time, I enjoy spending time with my family, reading, hiking, fishing, canoeing, camping and cross-country skiing.
Melody Furno
My husband and I live in Columbus, Ohio where I taught an Orton-based Method for literacy in Kindergarten and first grade classrooms for 19 years. Encountering struggling readers in the classroom motivated me to enroll in coursework and to research current information on reading disabilities and dyslexia to set up interventions in the classroom.
Since leaving the classroom, I have used an Orton-based Method to train and consult teachers in literacy across the country and tutor struggling readers in 4th and 5th grades for Columbus Public Schools.
I enjoy nature, fishing, hiking and biking. My special interest is to encourage faith-based ministries to play a part in addressing youth and adult illiteracy.
Show Notes
Phonics programs are an important foundation for teaching students how to read. There are many programs and they differ widely. Learn about the unique features of this program. Discover what is important when looking for a phonics curriculum for your students.Dorothy Kardatzke and Melanie Furno are the founders of Access Literacy. Their phonics curriculum, Literacy Essentials: Journey from Spelling to Reading is commonly used in classical schools. In this interview, they articulate the details that explain what a good phonic-based program looks like and why it matters. The Access Literacy program supports the road to integrating the components of writing, thinking well, and reading well.
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Note: Adrienne does not recieve compensation for recommending any curriculum on her podcast. The purpose of presenting curriculum on the podcast is to help parents and school leadership make well-informed decisions on curriculum that is most aligned to the classical tradition.
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Resources
Link to their Home page: https://www.accessliteracy.com/Parent page including phonogram videos: https://www.accessliteracy.com/parents
Link for ordering teaching materials through Hillsdale: https://www.accessliteracy.com/projects-2
Link for ordering the Student Orthography Notebook: https://www.accessliteracy.com/projects-2
Books mentioned
Why Our Children Can’t Read, and What You Can Do About It by Diane McGuinnessAuthor in the Science of Reading field — Dr. Louisa Moats
The Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton- Porter
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
How To Read a Difficult Book (free link to one page essay) by Mortimer Adler
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Guests
Rhonda Bedee is an instructor endorsed by SWR author Wanda Sanseri for Spell to Write and Read seminars. My specialty is finding solutions for individual spelling needs via spelling coaching, Mom & Dad encouragement, accountability, and assessments. Experience comes from four decades of home education, public schools, private classical academies, homeschool co-ops, tutoring, English language ESL learners, and teaching special ability students.Credentials: B.S. Secondary Education, Lamar University-Beaumont, Texas; extensive all-level SWR classes & mentoring under Wanda Sanseri.
Rhonda's Training SiteNiki Wise
Although Niki Wise currently resides in Georgia, her BASIC Seminars are offered both in Zoom & in person beyond her borders. She began using Spell to Write and Read back in the 1990s when it was Teaching Reading at Home and School. Not only using this program during her homeschool years, Niki also shared this program with many friends, & even introduced her oldest grandson to spelling & reading with Mrs. Sanseri's proven program. When she is not offering a BASIC seminar, she can be found playing with her 6 grandkids, teaching at Colquitt Christian Academy, & planning road trips with her husband.
Contact Niki: [email protected]
Show Notes
This interview with Rhonda Bedee and Niki Wise is part 1 of a 2 part series on phonics. Part 2 (the next episode) will feature the creators of Literacy Essentials: The Journey from Spelling to Reading. You will learn a lot of great information about both programs to help you make your decision on which program best suits your needs.Historical efforts to teach reading, writing, and spelling have been developed, applied and studied for centuries. Integrating lessons from “sound to symbol” equips students with the ability to work through the process of learning to read. The unique features and history of Spell to Write and Read is explained in this episode. We discuss not only why it works, but also how it can (in many cases) help prevent the need for future reading remedies.
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Note: Adrienne does not recieve compensation for recommending any curriculum on her podcast. The purpose of presenting curriculum on the podcast is to help parents and school leadership make well-informed decisions on curriculum that is most aligned to the classical tradition.
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Resources
Spell to Write and Read Forum (free or for more resources there is a small membership fee)
Free Blank Book TemplateWhere to buy: https://swrforum.com/where-to-buy/
Articles & Podcasts Mentioned
NY Times Article: In the Fight Over How to Teach Reading, This Guru Makes a Major Retreat
PODCAST Episode that Rhonda Mentions: Sold a Story: How Teaching Kids to Read Went So Wrong
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Guests
Michael Fitzgerald (Principal)
Michael is an experienced educator with an M.S. in Brain-Based Education. After a decade teaching in a variety of school models, he is using his knowledge of classical education to lead Northern Schoolhouse, all while pursuing his doctorate in education.
A dabbler in logic, philosophy, hiking, archery, chess, music, and handiwork, he brings his deep interest in the great minds of history to our Schoolhouse culture.
Katherine Fitzgerald (Instructional Coordinator & Music Teacher)
Katie has nearly two decades’ experience with children in education and humanitarian work. Her studies in educational history, methodology, curriculum, and child psychology form the basis of the programs developed for Northern Schoolhouse.Music, math, baking, knitting, drawing, and gardening are among her many interests, and she shares her passion for doing and making with our Schoolhouse community.
Show Notes
The Fitzgeralds have built their whole model around what they call the Three Paths of Attention: Knowledge, Genius, & Heart. Through these pillars, they have developed their assessments and cultivated a culture of students who care. By attending to Knowledge, they steadily progress in their academic studies. By attending to Genius, they strengthen their ability to think and create. By attending to Heart, they become kind people who contribute to their families and communities.Katherine and Michael Fitzgerald offer frontline practical details about daily routines and expectations they’re experiencing in Northern Schoolhouse. In this episode, the Fitzgeralds provide information about the classical culture of Northern Schoolhouse. They merge beautiful principles that operate under the three pillars of Classics, Nature, and Arts.
They share stories about how student invest in their own work and greatly enjoy opportunities to grow; there is an essence of excitement about doing well. Most of all, the students care about their scholarly projects and they love working on them. Rather than testing, they use assessments, character maps, and are mindful about the regard for virtues and habits. These, and complementary ideas are outlined in practical ways.
Resources mentioned
Plato
Socrates
Shakespeare, Sonnet 18
Charlotte Mason
Confucius
Dr. W. Edwards Deming
Aeneid
Odyssey
The Bible
"The Seven-Lesson Schoolteacher" by John Taylor Gatto (from Dumbing us Down)Zhuan Falun by Hongzhi Li
Podcast Episode on Motivation and Praise: How to Encourge Intrinsinc Motivation_______________________________________
ANNOUNCING A NEW PROGYMNASMATA CURRICULUM
Benjamin Lyda in partnership with Adrienne is launching a pilot for Scriptorium: Writing with the Progymnasmata for grades 3-8. For more information about participating in this pilot, visit the website: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/pilot
ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST CLASSICAL EDUCATION ONLINE CONFERENCE!
11 speakers, 2 days, online and recorded if you cannot attend all of the sessions! Early bird pricing only $69 though April 1. Visit our website for more information.Beautiful Teaching Conference Details.
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About the Guest
Rebecca was first introduced to Charlotte Mason in 2013 when her oldest child was 3. After exploring other educational methods, she felt she had finally found a philosophy that made sense. Every aspect of Ms. Mason’s ideas, from reading living books to the importance of being immersed in the natural world, appealed to her on many levels. With a degree in art history, she especially appreciated Ms. Mason’s emphasis on exposing children to fine art. Rebecca enjoys the freedom found in a Charlotte Mason education and the fact that it not only nourishes the minds, hearts, and souls of her children but hers as well. She lives in Colorado with her husband, their two children, three cats, two salamanders, and whatever bug pets her kids have adopted. She also writes at her website, a humble place.Show Notes
Picture study is an enjoyable activity that cultivates the habit of attention and shapes the affections for beauty. On this episode, Rebecca from A Humble Place walks Adrienne through a picture study demonstration. This episode is with video on our YouTube channel too.Art Mentioned
Picture Study Demonstration: The favourites of Emperor Honorius by John Williams WaterhouseJohn William Waterhouse picture study packet from A Humble PlaceArtist: Alphonse MuchaArtist: Vincent van Goch picture study packet from A Humble PlaceThe Night Watch FlashmobThe Night Watch High Resolution image from the Riijks MuseumThe Primavera by BotticelliThe Mona Lisa by DavinciMemory Game with Art
BOOKS Mentioned (We encourage you to visit our sponsor, Eighth Day Books for books mentioned on our show. They are offering FREE standard shipping between March 8 and March 31, 2024 for our listeners.
Thoms Bulfinch's Medieval Mythology (note: Age of Fable is another Bulfinch book that you can request from Eighth Day Books)Katie and the Mona Lisa by James MayhewFor the Children's Sake: Foundations of Education for Home and School by Susan Schaeffer MacaulayParent's Review articlesCelebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Fost (Call Eighth Day Books to order your copy. 316-683-9446. Be sure to use the free shipping discount code through the end of March.)
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ANNOUNCING A NEW PROGYMNASMATA CURRICULUM
Benjamin Lyda in partnership with Adrienne is launching a pilot for Scriptorium: Writing with the Progymnasmata for grades 3-8. For more information about participating in this pilot, visit the website: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/pilot
ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST CLASSICAL EDUCATION ONLINE CONFERENCE!
11 speakers, 2 days, online and recorded if you cannot attend all of the sessions! Early bird pricing only $69 though April 1. Visit our website for more information.________________________________________________________
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About the Guest
Benjamin Lyda has been head of a classical charter high school and founder of a Charlotte Mason inspired K-12 school. His more than 20 years of teaching experience is wide and varied including teaching in urban and suburban settings. In addition Benjamin regularly works with both advanced and struggling students in public, private, and homeschool settings. He founded and ran The Children’s Shakespeare Academy, directing full productions of the bard’s plays for homeschool children 9-18. He holds a Master of Humanities degree from The University of Dallas and is certified by the state of Texas to teach 6-12 grade literature, history, speech communication, special education, and debate. He is the author of Scriptorium: Writing with the Progymnasmata, a 3rd-8th grade curriculum. He is married to his high school sweetheart and together they are bringing up six children.Show Notes
Benjamin explains the ways in which modern approaches to writing hinder students from experiencing the joy and art of becoming a good writer. He shares his experience as a writing instructor and how the progymnasmata shines as a really great method for truly helping students learn and enjoy the craft of virtue-based writing.He was a previous podcast guest with his daughter, Eden. Children Delighting in Shakespeare aired in season 1.
ANNOUNCING A NEW PROGYMNASMATA CURRICULUM
Benjamin Lyda in partnership with Adrienne is launching a pilot for Scriptorium: Writing with the Progymnasmata for grades 3-8. For more information about participating in this pilot, visit the website: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/pilotBooks & Ideas Mentioned
The Four Men by Hilaire BellocThe Rhetorical Exercises of Nikephoros Basilakes
The Foundacion of Rhetorike by: Richard Reynolds
Institutio Oratoria: Quintilian
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About the Guests
Kathleen Cotter Clayton is the daughter of Dr. Joan A. Cotter, author and developer of the RightStart™ Mathematics program. Kathleen is involved with curriculum development and has written or co-authored 17 manuals. She travels, teaches online middle-school classes, and speaks across the US and Canada, sharing the mission to help children understand, apply, and enjoy mathematics. Kathleen has a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Minnesota and has two Masters Degrees from the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. In her spare time, Kathleen designs and creates mathematical quilts and loves to travel all around the world. Teresa Foltin is the School Liaison with RightStart Math. She has a Bachelor's in English Literature and a Master’s in Student Affairs in Higher Education. Previously the Director of Student Activities at an American university in Germany, she is now a homeschooling mom of five. Teresa travels across the US talking to parents and teachers, calming, encouraging, and exciting them about math education. She is interested in adoption, travel, horses, gardening, and reading. The Foltin family lives in Colorado on a small homestead with a menagerie of critters.Contact RightStart Math:
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Website: https://rightstartmath.com/Show Notes
Uplifting describes this conversation about Mathematics with guests, Cathleen Cotter Clayton, and Theresa Fulton of RightStart Math. When games are involved, everyone wants to participate. When a math program is written and approved by an electrical engineer and a physicist, as an excellent and intuitive way to teach math, why not share it! Forget the tears, and fears about fractions. Find out the stories behind it’s success and the how and why this math program fits within the Classical Tradition of education for grades Kindergarten through eighth grade.
Success in Homeschool and School ProgramsA fearless experience with fractionsHistory of Right Start Math and the Research behind itAdrienne’s homeschool story “Enjoying Math!”How RightStart Math fits into the Classical model and similarities with the medieval time period (Treviso Arithmetic)The importance of place valueGeometry and the QuadriviumRight Start Math TutoringRight Start Support and Presentations for Schools
Some Ideas Discussed:Books & Ideas Mentioned
Casting Out Nines ( RightStart calls in "check numbers". This is a video explanation)Treviso Arithmetic InformationTreviso Arithmetic PDF (Explains place value and casting out nines and other interesting ways of teaching math the medieval way)The Robe by Lloyd C. DouglasThe Magnificent Obsession by Lloyd C. DouglasComing soon to be published: a new book by Dr. CotterAfter the recording, Adrienne found an interesting public domain book on Gutenburg called A Scrap-Book of Elementary Mathematics. It has interesting and old tricks for teaching arithmetic that seems to align nicely with this way of teaching math.
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About the Guest
Junius Johnson is a writer, teacher, speaker, independent scholar, and musician. His work focuses on beauty, imagination, and wonder, and how these are at play in the Christian and Classical intellectual traditions. He is the executive director of Junius Johnson Academics, through which he offers innovative classes for both children and adults that aim to ignite student hearts with wonder and intellectual rigor. An avid devotee of story, he is especially drawn to fantasy, science fiction, and young adult fiction. He performs professionally on the french horn and electric bass. He holds a BA from Oral Roberts University (English Lit), an MAR from Yale Divinity School (Historical Theology), and an MA, two MPhils, and a PhD (Philosophical Theology) from Yale University. He is the author of 5 books, including The Father of Lights: A Theology of Beauty, and On Teaching Fairy Stories. An engaging speaker and teacher, he is a frequent guest contributor to blogs and podcasts on faith and culture. He is co-host of The Classical Mind podcast and is a member of The Cultivating Project.Show Notes
Dr. Junius Johnson joins Adrienne to discuss the art of teaching. In this episode they discuss some important mistakes that happen in classical schools and how to overcome them. Junius explores the creative ways in which teachers should approach ALL subjects and help students enter into fruitful discussions no matter what the subject.Some Ideas Discussed:
The importance of helping students engage with real learning and relational connectionsThe importance of believing in studentsThe pitfalls of teaching objectivesHolding onto lesson plans looselyCreating an atmosphere of wonderHow a teacher can increase his or her own imagination!Books Discussed in This Episode Include:
On Teaching Fairy Stories by Junius JohnsonThe Chronicles of Narnia
JK Rowling
Dante's Divine Comedy
The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White
Through The Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll
The Dark is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper
Beowulf
Hamlet
The Voyage of the Dawn Treador by CS Lewis
Children's Games by BruegelMasque of Love by John Duncan The Plumbers by Norman RockwellDeclaration of Independence by John TrumbullThe Death of Caesar by Jean-Léon Gérôme Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake by Hiroshige and then compare it to van Gogh's Bridge in the Rain (after Hiroshige)
Paintings to inspire imaginative conversations with your students
(Print them in color and let them study it with a partner and then narrate as many details as they can remember without looking at it.)Books to Build Imagination (for educators to read for self-edification in learning to wonder)
Godel, Escher, Bach: an Eternal Golden Braid, by Douglas R. Hofstadter. This book can get really dense at times, but it uses the work of these three figures to stretch and challenge our view of reality.G.K. Chesterton, Tremendous Trifles. A delightful, accessible must-read in which Chesterton re-orients our attention to the small and everyday things.Fantastical and speculative fiction. A great place to start is The Neverending Story by Michael Ende, one of the unsung masterpieces of the 20th century.The Awakening of Miss Prim by by Natalia Sanmartin FenolleraGames mentioned
SplendorLords of the WaterdeepGolf card game... can be played with regular card of buy this already made set called Play Nine.________________________________________________________
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About the Guest
Alex Markos is part of the Humanities faculty at the Geneva School of Boerne, TX, where he currently teaches 9th grade Greek and Roman history and literature. Last year (2022-23), he created and taught a class on virtue for the freshmen and previously taught 3 rd -5 th grade Latin for six years at Geneva. He holds a B.A. in History and Classics from Hope College and an M.A. in Apologetics from Houston Baptist University (now Houston Christian University). For his Apologetics capstone project, he developed a curriculum for teaching virtue through Scripture and Greek mythology. He has spoken four years in a row for the nationwide Society for Classical Learning summer conference on topics including Greek mythology, The Chronicles of Narnia, incorporating leisure in the classroom, and the art of crafting a new class. He has a passion for classical Christian education and aims to inspire his students to love learning and to grow in virtue.Show Notes
Originally aimed at learning how to create a new class, we diverged into a lot of practical information that teachers will love! Alex Markos shares his love of books as the son of our former podcast guest Dr. Louis Markos. In this episode, the joy of teaching really comes out as Alex focuses on what the process looks like when creating a new class. He walks us through the brainstorming process and the many practical and thoughful ways in which to engage students! As the discussion unfolds you will learn how to create a spirit of inquiry and ultimately how to help students order their affections.Some Ideas Discussed:
The importance of integrating a class with other classesHow to create a class cathechism and why it mattersWhat are the practical implementations and expectations from a good class?How to read hard textsHow to help students create great questions in order to have good discussionsHelping students undertsand basic categories of questionsHelping students think deeply about application of big ideasBooks Discussed in This Episode Include:
The Lord of the Rings
The Chronicles of Narnia
The Blue Fairy Book
The Red Fairy Book
Augustine's Confessions
Nicomachean Ethics by Aristotle
"Allegory of the Cave" from The Republic
Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth by Richard Foster
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Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic
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About The Guest
Dr. Phillip J. Donnelly is Professor of Literature for the Great Texts Program in the Honors College at Baylor University. His teaching and research focus on the connections between philosophy, theology, and imaginative literature, with particular attention to Renaissance literature and the reception of Classical educational traditions. He serves on the editorial board of Principia: A Journal of Classical Education. He is the Director of the Texas Chapter of the Alcuin Fellowship and serves on the national board for the Alcuin Fellowship. He is the author of The Lost Seeds of Learning: Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric as Life-Giving Arts (Classical Academic Press) and Milton’s Scriptural Reasoning (Cambridge Univ. Press). He is the co-editor (with D.H. Williams) of Transformations in Biblical Literary Traditions (Univ. of Notre Dame Press).
Why is the trivium so important?What is the core function of the trivium?Why a seed metaphor?What is grammar in the trivium?
Show Notes
This engaging conversation gives voice to the nature of verbal arts. As written in his book, The Lost Seeds of Learning: Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric as Life-Giving Arts, Dr. Phillip Donnelly offers the image of a living seed to represent purposeful communication. From this episode, you will gain a vision for skills learned in the classroom that are alive, not detached, with a new sense of enthusiasm for the art of grammar. Some points of discussion include:Books Mentioned in the Episode
For 15% off CAP products use discount code CEPODCAST15 at checkout.Dr. Donnelly's book is published by CAP (Classical Academic Press)
The Classical Trivium: The Place of Thomas Nash in the Learning of His Time by Marshall McLuhan
Confessions by St. Augustine (trans. Maria Boulding)________________________________________________________
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About The Guest
Jake Weidmann is a professional artist and certified as one of nine Master Penman in the world. Certified through IAMPETH (International Association of Master Penman, Engrossers and Teachers of Handwriting) in July 2011, Weidmann holds the title as the youngest Master Penman by three decades and the youngest to ever attain the title. Weidmann’s peers (other Masters) are noted for working with the White House, Queen Elizabeth and the Pope. His journey into calligraphy has been the “special sauce” for everything he now creates, incorporating the traditional calligraphic flourishing into his fine art. Weidmann is self-taught in each of his disciplines (calligraphy, painting, drawing, woodworking, and engraving). Coined by 5280 Magazine as today’s Renaissance Man, Weidmann’s analog mediums defy the digital-centric age we live in as he employs old world tools and techniques to achieve his finished works. While he typically works with private clients, Weidmann has worked with Apple, Inc., Crossway Books, and Biola University and has spoken from countless stages including Tedx and Thinq and was featured on PBS Television.
Website: jakeweidmann.com
Facebook: facebook.com/jakeweidmann
Instagram: @jakeweidmannShow Notes
When deciding how to apply the art of penmanship for children in your schools, you will want to consider the evidence that supports handwriting as a foundation for literacy. Beyond the evidence that connects the hands in creativity and flourishing communication, you’ll hear why, how, and what tools to use in applying the art of penmanship.Some topics and questions covered in this episode:
Dependency on technology to the detriment of healthy child development Will you speak to cursive writing and learning to read? What is the history behind Spencerian Cursive and why is it important?What should educators look for in curriculum for penmanship?How is cursive tied to phonics?How do writing tools make a difference?What tips do you have for teachers?Resources
Commercial about Jake that Adrienne uses at teacher trainings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvSyQDu49pI
The following are affiliate links for Jake Weidmann:
https://www.amazon.com/shop/jakeweidmann1) link to Michal Sull's curriculum for kids --also here: https://spencerian.com/
2) link to blackwing pencils
3) link to pilot varsity pen
4) link to Jake's pens that he sells or will sell.
5) Brian Guelle's fountain pens
Master Penman Society: https://www.iampeth.com/master-penman-society
A book that Jake wishes he had read earlier in his life:
A Joy For Ever by John Ruskin
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About the Guest
Karen Swallow Prior, Ph. D., is a reader, writer, and professor. She is the author of The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis (Brazos, 2023); On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books (Brazos 2018); Fierce Convictions: The Extraordinary Life of Hannah More—Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Thomas Nelson, 2014); and Booked: Literature in the Soul of Me (T. S. Poetry Press, 2012). She is co-editor of Cultural Engagement: A Crash Course in Contemporary Issues (Zondervan 2019) and has contributed to numerous other books. She has a monthly column for Religion News Service. Her writing has appeared at Christianity Today, New York Times, The Atlantic, The Washington Post, First Things, Vox, Think Christian, The Gospel Coalition, and various other places. She hosted the podcast Jane and Jesus. She is a Contributing Editor for Comment, a founding member of The Pelican Project, a Senior Fellow at the Trinity Forum, and a Senior Fellow at the L. Russ Bush Center for Faith and Culture. She and her husband live on a 100-year-old homestead in central Virginia with dogs, chickens, and lots of books.Show Notes
Adrienne Freas and Karen Swallow Prior enjoy discussing the idea of culture creation through great literature. Why not think of reading for enjoyment instead of just reading for an assignment? Enjoy more balance while gaining an enriching approach to literature.Some Questions Include:
How is the book, On Reading Well helpful for parents and teachers?What do you believe is helpful in your books and what do you hope teachers and parents will take away ? What is your view concerning critical theory in contrast with the idea of reading well? What are the implications for how we teach students?Resources and books mentioned:
Artist Makoto Fujimura
On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books
The Evangelical Imagination: How Stories, Images, and Metaphors Created a Culture in Crisis
Moby Dick
The Bible
To Kill A Mockingbird
Uncle Tom’s Cabin
Jane Eyre
Gerard Manly Hopkins poetry
East of Eden
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About the Guest
Jon has worked at Coram Deo Academy since 2010. Before serving as Dallas Campus Headmaster, he served as Dean of Students at the Flower Mound campus. He has taught a variety of Logic and Rhetoric level History, Theology, Latin, and Greek courses.Jon earned an M.A. in Religion from Reformed Theological Seminary, and a Certificate in Anglican Studies from Wycliffe College, University of Toronto. He also holds a B.A. in History and Education from the University of Texas at Dallas.
Jon has found Coram Deo to be a perfect combination of his two callings: academic and pastoral ministry. In addition to serving as a place to train the minds and hearts of the next generation of Christian leaders, CDA also provides a place to build relationships that will last a lifetime and beyond.
Jon and his wife Vivien have three children, Zoë, Rowan, and Billie. They worship together at Church of the Incarnation in Dallas, where Jon also serves on the clergy team. He was ordained a Priest in August 2019.
Show Notes
Guest, Jon Jordan shares wisdom from his experience as a headmaster of a Christian classical school in Dallas, Texas. He shares his passion for good education through his leadership approach of walking alongside his school leaders. He shares practical ideas for helping parents embrace the classical tradition in order to cultivate a healthy Christian culture.Some topics they discuss include:
Helping parents embrace the school missionComing alongside school leadership and empowering them to be heads of their domainCreating a growth mindset for a unified community between school and parentsHelping parents experience a classical educationAttending to a culture that practices virtue in practical waysResources Mentioned
The Big Ten (link to PDF)
The Return of the King by Tolkien
Screwtape Letters C.S. Lewis
The Great Divorce C.S. Lewis________________________________________________________
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About the Guest
Dr. Brian A. Williams is Dean of the Templeton Honors College, Associate Professor of Ethics & Liberal Studies, and Dean of the College of Arts & Humanities. Before coming to Eastern, he was Lecturer in Theology and Christian Ethics at the University of Oxford and Director of Oxford Conversations, a collection of curated video interviews with leading Christian academics and scholars at Oxford.
He holds an MPhil and DPhil in Christian Ethics from the University of Oxford (UK), where he was a Clarendon Scholar; an MA and ThM in Systematic and Historical Theology from Regent College (Vancouver, Canada); and a BA in Biblical Studies from Ozark Christian College (Joplin, MO).
His current research examines the tradition of Didascalic Christian Humanism, focusing on the works of Hugh of St. Victor, Philip Melanchthon, and John Henry Newman. Dr. Williams’ broader academic interests include virtue ethics, Christian and Muslim political thought, Karl Barth’s theology and politics, classical education, and Dante Alighieri’s Commedia. He is the author of The Potter’s Rib: The History, Theology, and Practice of Mentoring for Pastoral Formation (Regent College Publishing); co-editor of Everyday Ethics: Moral Theology and the Practices of Ordinary Life (Georgetown University Press); and General Editor of Principia: A Journal of Classical Education.
Dr. Williams is also a National Alcuin Fellow and a Research Fellow with the Institute of Classical Education.
He is married to Kim Williams and has three children: Ilia, Brecon, and Maeve.
Show Notes
Wonder and great questions about Classical Education are beautifully described in this interview with Dr. Brian Williams. Adrienne Freas presents the questions that parents are asking. What exactly do we mean by the Tradition of Classical Education?Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include:
Frescoes can be used to vividly describe the Classical Tradition and why Classical Education is beautiful.The spirit of inquiry and how scholars benefit from an education rooted in questionsGreat questions bring about compelling conversations. How to find a classical school that reflects the Tradition?-- What are we looking for that reflects the tradition?What is beauty?-- How materials and culture provide a way to flourish as human personsResources Mentioned
Principia: A Journal of Classical Education: Volume 2, Issue 1, 2023: Editor's Introduction: Principia Tradition & Classical Education
Cair Paravel Latin School, founded in 1980
Templeton Honors College
The Great Books of the Western WorldRaphael Frescoes discussed that are in the Vatican:
Scuola di Ateni or School of AthensLa Disputa or Disputation of the Holy SacramentII Parnaso or ParnassusChris Hall (the bird expert)... here is the episode we interviewed him on in Season 1.
Kierkegaard
Dostoevsky
Poetic Knowledge by James Taylor
Divine Comedy by Dante_______________________________________________________
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Music: Vivaldi's Concerto for 2 Violins in B flat major, RV529 : Lana Trotovsek, violin Sreten Krstic, violin with Chamber Orchestra of Slovenian Philharmonic
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About the Guest
John (Jack) Muir Laws is a principal leader and innovator of the worldwide nature journaling movement. Jack is a scientist, educator, and author, who helps people forge a deeper and more personal connection with nature through keeping illustrated nature journals and understanding science. His work intersects science, art, and mindfulness. Trained as a wildlife biologist and an associate of the California Academy of Sciences, he observes the world with rigorous attention. He looks for mysteries, plays with ideas, and seeks connections in all he sees. Attention, observation, curiosity, and creative thinking are not gifts, but skills that grow with training and deliberate practice. As an educator and author, Jack teaches techniques and supports routines that develop these skills to make them a part of everyday life.He is the founder and president of the Wild Wonder Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to encouraging nature connection and conservation through attention, curiosity, art, science, and community. Laws is the founder and host of the Nature Journal Club, a family-friendly, intergenerational community that connects with nature through art and field journaling.
He has recieved numerous and prestigous rewards in environmental educaiton. He has written and illustrated books about art and natural history including The Laws Guide to Nature Drawing and Journaling (2016), The Laws Guide to Drawing Birds (2012), Sierra Birds: a Hiker’s Guide (2004), The Laws Guide to the Sierra Nevada (2007), and The Laws Pocket Guide Set to the San Francisco Bay Area (2009). He is a regular contributor to Bay Nature magazine with his “Naturalists Notebook” column. He is the primary author and editor of the curriculum: Opening the World through Nature Journaling. This free teaching guide is kid-tested and teacher-approved and integrates science, language arts, and visual arts through keeping a nature journal. He is the founder and host of the Bay Area Nature Journal Club, monthly free nature sketching workshops, field trips, and events, connecting people with nature through art.Visit his website for many FREE resources: https://johnmuirlaws.com/
Show Notes
Learn how to create a spirit of inquiry! Learn how to order your affactions towards the good and the true! Join Adrienne and John Muir Laws to learn the secrets behind keeping good nature journals and why it is perhaps one of the most important practices for a good and beautiful education. Hear their stories reflecting on personal experiences in the great outdoors, and their passion to help students order their affections towards things that are good and true.
Topics Discussed include:
Why nature journals? Ordering the affections towards the good and trueGrowth Mindset and helping students grow towards their full capacityPractical ideas for getting startedHow to assess nature journals (what to do and what NOT to do)Resources to help with nature studyResources Mentioned
John Muir Laws YouTube Channel (lots of FREE resources)Nature Journal Connection (free educational videos for teachers-- not students-- to help create lessons)Nature Journal Educators Forum (FREE online meetings. See his calendar for event links to the meetings)Wild Wonder FoundationHow To Teach Nature Journaling (Free download by John Muir Laws)_________________________________________________________
What is the purpose of education? What is the beginning of education, AND does it ever come to an end? What type of education is best, and what type of education might I or my child pursue in the future?
Whether you are a teacher or a parent, ask yourself…Let us help you discover what a beautiful education should look like.
Where Should I Start?
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