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The ROI of Classical Christian Education…It Works! ~ Jean Kim
Episode 135
Classical Christian education offers some of the highest ROI, or return on investment, for the amount of tuition, time and effort parents spend. Jean Kim of The Cambridge School tells story after st…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
How To Stimulate Curiosity… Inside and Outside The Classroom ~ Harlan Gilliam
Episode 134
According to Harlan Gilliam, the Science and Nature Center coordinator at Regents School in Austin, natural curiosity in our children makes education possible. In fact, it's up to the child, and not …
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
Why Christians Should Read The Pagan Classics ~ Louis Markos
Episode 133
Why would we want our classical Christian students to read books filled with pagan myths, fantasy worlds with darkness, and stories that might be R rated if they were made into a movie? Why not just…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
A Classical Life Hack: Commonplacing ~ Chris Browne
Episode 132
If you are like the average person, you easily forget what you’ve just read. But not if you “commonplace". Commonplacing is a practice of antiquity that was particularly popular in the Renaissance a…
Published on 6 years, 2 months ago
The Drawbacks of Educational Technology ~ Martin Cothran
Episode 131
How do we know when we've overstepped technology in the classical educational environment? Don’t we need to raise "real world" ready kids? Martin Cothran argues that today’s schools - and parents - …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
The Two Most Important Scientific Discoveries To Teach Students ~ Dr. Mark Phillips
Episode 130
Dr. Mark Phillips has been on a lifelong journey to the science classroom. From Vanderbilt to Oxford, from comedy clubs with Steve Martin to Classical Christian Education, he has pursued God’s calli…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Latest Trends of College Entrance Tests: SAT, ACT and CLT ~ Jeremy Tate
Episode 129
Jeremy Tate explains how the Classic Learning Test (CLT) counters the SAT and ACT as a better resource to assess your student for college, and well as new tests for the high school and middle school …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
Surviving and Thriving The Middle School Years ~ Nathan Jordan
Episode 128
Adolescence can be one of the most difficult and challenging seasons of our lives, whether you are a middle schooler, a parent, or teacher of middle schoolers. And sometimes all three collide. But …
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
How God Wires The Brain For Stories ~ Aaron Ames
Episode 127
Alexander the Great considered stories his most prized possession and Jesus deemed stories worthy of the secrets of the Kingdom of God. Storytelling is more than something we do around a campfire… i…
Published on 6 years, 3 months ago
How Persecuted Schools Inspire and Motivate Us ~ "John Smith" (from China)
Episode 126
The headlines tell stories of persecution of Christians in China. As we pray for them, how do we help our students in the United States and elsewhere meet and overcome the challenges right where they…
Published on 6 years, 4 months ago