We're diverting a bit from the planned Episode 29 mentioned at the end of our last episode to look at an important topic: Why is a Classical Christian Education at HRA so Difficult? Hit that download button, press play, and lets get going on Episode 29 of HRA Podagogy!  Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org 

This week we're continuing (and finishing up) the conversation that began last week with a crop of HRA's finest! These guys and gals are sharp and you'll find out even more about what it means to look back on a Highland Rim Academy education. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

What's it like to come out on the far side of an HRA education and look back on your time in the school? What do our graduates value about their education at Highland Rim?  What about criticisms?  Suggestions for improvement? Hit play on this one and find out the answers! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

College isn't the only route into a God-glorifying future but we know it will be one of the routes chosen by graduates of HRA. With that in mind we wanted to spend some time talking about college in general - who is it for, what is its purpose, how can we help parents think about their educational choices after HRA - and college entrance exams in general. One note: those of you with young children may not think this episode is for you but, trust us, you'll be facing these decisions sooner than you realize! So, Primary School parents or Upper School Dads and Moms - tune in to this episode of HRA Podagogy! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

Have you ever wondered why Highland Rim Academy makes use of a school dress code? Turns out there is a method to the madness! Tune in to this episode of HRA Podagogy to find out why. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

Boys, it appears, struggle in school in a way girls don't. Why is that? Can anything be done? How does Classical Christian Education address this issue? Find out on this episode of HRA Podagogy!   Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

The odds are it'll happen at some point. Maybe its when your student is in eight grade, maybe it is sooner or maybe it is later.  Still, it's likely to happen sometime. So what do you do?  What will you do? Take a listen to this episode of HRA Podagogy and get some resources (including this article "Lunch in the Devil's Triangle" mentioned in this episode) to help you choose well when the time comes. Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

You think eight years of Latin in a long stretch?  Try twelve years of music!  So why does HRA major on... major and minor chords... music for so much of a student's time in the program? Find out on this episode! Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org

Latin. Eight years of it. Eight. years. And it seems like that is spent on chanting and in homework. So, for real, why the better part of a decade on a dead language? Find out in this episode!

Why does HRA spend so much time reading stories, poems, and books written by pagans. Doesn't that sound like something a Christian school wouldn't do?  I mean, aren't those texts, well, pagan? Find out why on this episode of HRA Podagogy!  Thanks to Ask Anything for our theme, Appalachian Coal Mines. The song is used under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. You can find more of Ask Anything's music on FreeMusicArchive.org