Fairy tales, as originally written, are some grisly stuff. So why does HRA intentionally have young children read these stories?  Spoiler alert: it has something to do with the vital work of forming moral imaginations. Find out more in this episode of 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 history of mankind has produced a variety of cultures, each reflecting both the beauty of the God in whose image its members is made but also the wickedness inherited from our first parents. So why does HRA focus so intently on just one of those cultures?  What's so significant about Western culture that students should spend their formative years swimming in its waters? 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

"Truth, Goodness, and Beauty" - that's a triplet that is heard often in the halls of Highland Rim Academy. What gives? Is this a faculty catchphrase?  Does administration use it to hypnotize new hires?  Again: why so much truth, goodness, and beauty? 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

Ok, so Highland Rim focuses on Great Books (see Episode 15).  You get that part.  But wait a minute. The Quran Mein Kampf  The Communist Manifesto Why are those books on the reading list?  Why read those? Hit the download button, press play, and find out why in 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

Highland Rim Academy is a great books school. Okay... but what does that mean. What are (the?) great books?  Who decided?  Are there more coming in the future? Press play on this episode and find answers to all those questions and more!   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 asked yourself any of the following questions: Why does HRA have students memorize the confessions, creeds, and catechisms of the Christian faith?Is this just some kind of strange Classical Christian School thing?  Isn't catechism just something believers in High Church traditions do? If so this is the episode for you!  Hit download, press play, and join Mr. Duncan (along with some special guests) to find out why HRA gives so much attention to these texts. 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

Highland Rim Academy doesn't play around when it comes to Physical Education.  Have you ever wondered why they take such a demanding approach to a program that has been minimized (if not completely eliminated) in the broader world of education? What principles shape the program that students participate in and what are the ultimate goals of the program? Get answers to all this and more in episode 13 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

HRA has students memorize a lot of stuff.    A lot. Why? Is this an example of the dreaded drill-em-and-kill-em approach that progressive educators have warned against for the last century or is there a reason for the repetition? Find out in this episode of Podagogy!

Herman Newticks? Don't believe I've ever met him. Heremeneutics isn't a word lots of people meet in their daily conversations.  However, HRA requires students to study the subject?  Why is that? On this episode of Podagogy Headmaster Nick Duncan and guest Jeff Wright talk about why this subject is essential not just for well educated students but for all believers.

Nota bene: Yes, we realize there isn't an Episode 9... yet.  Stay tuned! Week 4 of the school year and we're already up to our ears in homework.  Students (and Parents!) want to know: Why so much homework? Here's your chance to find out straight from the lion's mouth.  Listen in as Mr. Duncan and Mrs. Wright talk about HRA's strategic use of homework. 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