Classical Education

About our Guest
Andrew J. Zwerneman has been working in the classical education movement since 1983. In 2016 he co-founded Cana Academy where he serves as president. He blogs weekly at www.canaacademy.org and is author of History Forgotten and Remember (2020) and The Life We Have Together: A Case for Humane Studies, A Vision for Renewal (2022). Each month he hosts the Great Seminar Webinar.

Show Notes
History taught through observation and whole stories breathes life into Classical Education. Andrew Zwerneman and Adrienne Freas discuss the results and the differences between fragmented histories, and one that keeps eyes on the whole of humanity.  With a vision for bringing an “abundance of the best and helping others to find their bearings,"  Andrew Zwerneman shares his expertise in teaching history. While acknowledging Aristotle, Socrates, Plato, and crediting Ancient Greece, Rome, and Latin Christianity, we too, can grasp the breadth of logic and precision. The art of the classical way steers us away from fractured memories,  to greater understanding, wisdom, and love of God. 

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include: 

• Cana Academy for Teachers
• What Classical and the Liberal Arts means
• Concerns about modern culture vs. intellectual freedom
• Aristotle, the Father of the whole sphere of inquiry
• Understanding “Augustine’s Anthropology “
• Resources and examples to use for classical observational teaching

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode
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Gospel of John wedding feast of Cana

The Brother's Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky 

Albrecht Durer Signature 

History Forgotten and Remembered by Andrew J. Zwerneman

A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn

Undaunted Courage by Stephen E. Ambrose
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OUR MISSION
We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers who are seeking to understand classical education. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We help bridge gaps that currently exists between many classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools. 

We guide teachers and parents on the path of a beautiful education. We help teachers delight in their sacred work. We help parents understand that a good education should fill students with wonder and delight! Join in the conversation of discovering the joy and beauty of a well-ordered education. 

https://www.beautifulteaching.com/

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We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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About our Guest
Jonathan Pageau is a French Canadian liturgical artist, icon carver, writer, and public speaker. With a YouTube following of 191K, he has become a sought out interpreter of the deep patterns in stories. His podcast entitled The Symbolic World features, in both English and French, Jonathan's interpretations and conversations with other artists, thinkers and culture champions who are interested in restoring a collective respect for and use of these patterns as the very stuff of the cosmos.

Jonathan's current project is an eight-book series, the first of which is a retelling of the classic fairy tale, Snow White. The first book, Snow White and the Widow Queen, is now halfway through a Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign, and it has been very well supported so far, funding at more than 900%. With this storybook publishing project, Pageau is exploring a new way of telling Fairy Tales, one which is both aware of our cultural need for virtue formation and  the roots these stories have planted in our common imagination.

Jonathan's website: https://thesymbolicworld.com/

Learn about His Current Project
Snow White and the Widow Queen Kickstarter

Show Notes
On today’s show we have an artist who shares with us a passion for fairy tales. Jonathan Pageau reminds us that a fairy tale will awaken beauty in the formation of our minds and souls. Jonathan joins Adrienne to discuss the relevance of fairy tales and how they can shine a light into our souls. Fairy tales help us make sense of the world and the reality we live in. Adrienne and Jonathan discuss a few important ideas that have a positive impact on the Classical movement 

• Why are fairytales important?
• Jonathan is working on a fairytale project and explains why this project is important to him and for all of us. 
• Why fairytales are for all ages, not just children?
• How fairytales help us recognize truth in the Holy Scriptures
• What are monsters and fairies?

Books and Resources Recommended
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"The Fantastic Imagination" by George MacDonald
The Audiobook Fairy Tales by George MacDonald published by Naxos (The Carasoyn is in this audiobook)
The Collected Fantasy of George MacDonald (contains the Fantastic Imagination essay)
Bible story of Jairus’s daughter: Mark 5:21-43

Rapunzel 

Sleeping Beauty

Snow White 

Cinderella 

The Valiant Little Tailor 

Little Thumb 

Jack and The Beanstalk

God's' Dog: Monster by Jonathan Pageau and Matthieu Pageau

Goldilocks and The Three Bears by Robert Southey

The Symbolic World Logo: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peridexion_tree

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri 

• Affiliate Link to the translation that Adrienne loves and that University of Dallas uses in their classes. 
• Affiliate Link to the translation that Richard Rohlin loves and reads with his family and folks in DFW. 

Richard Roland with Jonathan Pageau on The Symbolic World Podcast: Universal History - Anglo Saxon Myths and the Origin of Fairies

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We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers who are seeking to understand classical education. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We help bridge gaps that currently exists between many classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools. 

We guide teachers and parents on the path of a beautiful education. We help teachers delight in their sacred work. We help parents understand that a good education should fill students with wonder and delight! Join in the conversation of discovering the joy and beauty of a well-ordered education. 

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If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions!
Meet our Team of Master Teachers: https://www.beautifulteaching.com/about

We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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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 our Guest
Dr. Christopher Perrin, is an author, consultant, and speaker, who specializes in classical education and is committed to the national renewal of the liberal arts tradition. He is the co-founder of Classical Academic Press (CAP) and serves full-time as the CEO/publisher. Through CAP, Christopher serves as a consultant to charter, public, private, and Christian schools across the country. He is the director of the Alcuin Fellowship of classical educators. He has published numerous books, articles, and lectures that are widely used throughout the United States and the English-speaking world. Christopher has a passion for classical education and is a lover of goodness, truth, and beauty wherever it is found.

Show Notes
This episode addresses one of the most frequently asked questions today, "How can we help parents understand what Classical Education is?".

Dr. Christopher Perrin and Adrienne Freas get to the heart of the many facets of classical education and most importantly, the formation of the human person. What makes classical education a good fit for educating children so that they are ready in the most excellent way, for any future career? 

Some Topics they discusse are surprisingly very interesting! Discover the deeper points and why these are important to know. 

• A history of Classical Education
• Defining ‘Education’
• How the Liberal Arts is superior to a STEM approach and how it prepares students for excellence in any field of training 
• Why exploring and growing with humility in the Liberal Arts Tradition is powerful and effective
• Reaching peak potential through the True, the Good, and the Beautiful 
• New free online videos for parents in in their new Parent U video platform

Classical Academic Press Titles (discussed in this episode)

For 15% off all CAP products use discount code CEPODCAST15 at the checkout.

• Great series by Classical Academic Press
• Aristotle: Education for Virtue and Leisure Dr. Gary Hartenburg 
• Lost Seeds of Learning by Dr. Phillip Donnelly
• Teaching from Rest by Sarah Mackenzie
• Parent U (Free resource for parents)
• Classical U (Excellent resource for teachers, home educators, and school leadership)

Other Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

Genesis

Orthodoxy by GK Chesterton

Google definition of education

Webster's definition 1828 education

Oxford dictionary

Harvard University 

Dorothy Sayers

Tim's Vermeer movie

Leisure: The Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper

Podcast Episode with Jarrid Looney
https://www.eastern.edu/academics/templeton-honors-college

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About our Guest
Joshua Gibbs is a teacher, a lecturer on pedagogy and great books, and the author of several books that are listed in the show notes. For the last thirteen years, Gibbs has taught classic literature in Christian schools and earned acclaim for his writing. He has been a frequent speaker at several excellent classical conferences and published for many respectable classical education resources. His work can be explored on his website https://www.gibbsclassical.com/ 

We also encourage you to register for his 2023 Summer Conference sponsored by Templeton Honor's College. 

Show Notes

Joshua Gibbs offers more practical advice for Classical Educators. Following the discovery of, and the reasons for Classical Education, questions come up. We’ve been inspired, now we need more information about how and what to do. The new perspective is to teach how to think, not what to think.

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include:

• What does Classical Pedagogy look like?
• Once theory is addressed, we need to hear from experience. 
• Where will we discuss presentation, grading, and homework? 
• How to spend summer vacation for students.
• Experiencing involvement with a literary character.
• Practical teaching of literature.
• The practical approach to learning from reading, reflecting, and discussing classical books. 

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

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Paradise Lost John Milton

Divine comedy by Dante Alighieri

Peter Leithart

Dorothy Sayers Trivum

Joshua Gibbs, "A Short Introduction to Classical Education"

Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë (This links to the book)
Jane Eyre Read by Juliet Stevenson on Audible

Pride and Prejudice Jane Austen

Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Anne Frank

Freedom Writers movie

Billy Collins Poems

Frederick by Leo Lionni

Visit: GibbsClassical.com

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We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.

Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.

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If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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About The Guest
Mark Signorelli currently serves as Headmaster at Lumen Gentium Academy, a classical Catholic high school located in Boonton, NJ.  Prior to occupying this position, he was the Director for a Classical Studies program within the Chesterton Network of Schools.  In addition to over twenty years of experience as an educator, Mark has also written extensively for a wide variety of journals, including the Imaginative Conservative, Arion, Modern Age, Public Discourse, the University Bookman, and Front Porch Republic.  He currently writes at his own site, The Classical Corner, and has authored several books.

Show Notes

Part 1: As a master teacher, Mark brings years of experience to us about what classical writing ought to look like. Reflecting on a few of his substack essays, we explores many of his ideas and how he incorporates them into his teaching approach. In this episode, Mark unpacks what our goals are for teaching students to write while taking us back to the classical tradition of teaching excellent composition.  He also gives evidence that traditional classical writing instruction actually better prepares students for the College Board exams! 

Some questions and topics we cover in this episode:

• What is the purpose of writing? Is it simply to help student prepare for college or is there something more?
• How do want our students to think? 
• How classical writing builds authentic confidence in students
• What texts to use to help students learn how to write well
• How does a research paper approach differ from the classical rhetorical approach to writing?

Part 2: Mark discusses poetry!  His experience is that students find great joy in poetry and it awakens their sense of play. It helps them develop style and voice in writing. This is a fun discussion that you will not want to miss! 

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

The Classical Corner with Mark Signorelli (Mark's Substack)
Down with the Research Paper by Mark Signorelli
Poetry as a Form of Life by Mark Signorelli
Some Principles for a Classical Writing Program by Mark Signorelli

Cicero: Rhetorica ad Herennium
Quintillian
The Art of Rhetoric by Aristotle
Categories by Aristotle

Shakespear Sonnets
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
The Writer's Workshop: Imitating Your Way to Better Writing by Greg Roper
The Feynman Lectures on Physics by Richard Feynman

"Introduction to Poetry" by Billy Collins
Dana Gioia poetry
New Science by Giambattista Vico 

Mark Twain
George MacDonald
Tolkien
Montaigne
Friedrich Schiller's Play Drive
Notes Toward A New Rhetoric by Francis Christensen
John Witherspoon 

William Wordsworth

From Plato to Postmodernism: Understanding the Essence of Literature and the Role of the Author by Professor Louis Markos

A Generative Rhetoric of the Sentence by Francis Christensen

Tales from Shakespeare by Charles Lamb and Mary Lamb

Aesop's Fables by Aesop

Norms and Nobility by David Hicks

Essays by Michel de Montaigne

Lectures on Rhetoric and belles lettres by Hugh Blair

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OUR MISSION
We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.

Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.

OUR SERVICES
If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

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 Guests

Matthew Post, PhD, Acting Director of the St. Ambrose Center for Catholic Liberal Education and Culture and Assistant Professor of Humanities at the University of Dallas
Dr. Post has spent his career teaching the Great Books of the Western tradition, having worked in Canada, Japan and Slovakia in addition to the U.S. In the Slovak Republic, he had the privilege to build a Great Books program at a school whose mission was to renew classical education after decades of communist rule had obscured the country’s history and traditions. His research explores how best to understand and promote virtue, service and leadership through education, especially through great works of philosophy, literature, music, and art. Most recently, he is studying how to potentially narrow the moral–action gap by cultivating virtuous motivation and practical wisdom. 

Steven J. Bourgeois, PhD, Founder and CEO, Ahart Solutions

Dr. Bourgeois is founder and CEO of Ahart Solutions, an educational research firm primarily serving schools of choice. He has a record of publications in peer-reviewed educational journals and presentations at state, regional, national, and international conferences in the areas of student motivation, transformational leadership, and collective teacher efficacy. He served as Executive Director of Research for the largest charter holder in Texas. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Braniff Graduate School at the University of Dallas and teaches doctoral courses in qualitative research in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the UT-Arlington. 

Show Notes

You might be wondering if your character education programs really works. It has been discovered that virtue growth is measurable. Podcast guests, Dr.Matthew Post and Dr. Steve Bourgeois are ready to unveil, after extensive research, their Character Education assessment surveys. With their expertise, schools can support their intentions while implementing character education programs. 

Some questions we cover in this episode:

1. To what extent can we measure virtue? To what extent can we measure motivation? 
2. Define and explain the connections between moral cognition and moral action and how this can be measured. 
3. How and why can this type of research be beneficial? 

Some participants include schools in Texas, Arizona, and Minnesota. They also have a partnership with The Canyon Center for Character Education, which is part of Grand Canyon University. 

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

• Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky
• Previous podcast episode with Dr. Steve Bourgeois on Motivation and Praise: How to Encourage Intrinsic Motivation 
• Grand Canyon University

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OUR MISSION
We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.

Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.

OUR SERVICES
If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

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 our Guests

The Ancient Language Institute exists to transform the way ancient languages are taught and to recover the humanistic tradition for the modern world.

Jonathan Roberts is the President and Co-Founder of the Ancient Language Institute. Jonathan graduated from The King’s College in New York City with a degree in Politics, Philosophy, & Economics, and was awarded a Master of Arts in Philosophy from the University of Missouri in 2017. He co-hosts the New Humanists podcast with Ryan.

Ryan Hammill is the Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Ancient Language Institute. Ryan received an A.B. in History from Occidental College in 2015, where he also studied French and Russian. He has experience in journalism and digital marketing, and co-hosts the podcast New Humanists with Jonathan.

Adrienne encourages her listeners to subscribe to their podcast, New Humanists.
You can also follow them on Facebook 

Direct Links for Course Information with Ancient Language Institute: 

Learn Latin: https://ancientlanguage.com/learn-latin/

Learn Attic Greek:https://ancientlanguage.com/attic-greek/

Learn Latin Koine Greek: https://ancientlanguage.com/koine-greek/

Learn Biblical Hebrew: https://ancientlanguage.com/biblical-hebrew/

Learn Old English: https://ancientlanguage.com/old-english/

Show Notes

A major goal of this podcast is to point parents and educators back to the tradition and give them a rightly ordered way of understanding classical education. Considering some common reasons why a Renaissance is occurring in Classical Education, Adrienne and her guests from Ancient Language Institute discuss: 

• The essay written by Jonathan called, Classical Schools Aren’t Really Classical 
• Some misconceptions of the Trivium, and why the Trivium has a large impact on how ancient languages are taught today. ( Adrienne also encourages her listeners to listen to their episode called The Trivium According to Dorothy Sayers) 

Some Questions that are covered include:

• Traditionally, what is the main goal of learning Latin and/or Greek? 
• How do these goals impact the manner in which these languages are taught? 
• How can our listeners find you and if they are new to ancient languages, where should they start?

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

• Classical Schools Aren’t Really Classical by Jonathan Roberts, President ALI
• The Didascalicon of Hugh of Saint Victor: A Guide to the Arts by Hugh of Saint Victor
• Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
• The Great Tradition: Classic Readings on What It Means to be an Educated Human Being by Richard Gamble
• The Aeneid by Virgil
• Pro Archia Poeta by Cicero
• Charles DeGaulle Biography 
• The New Testament 
• Ancient Greek authors
• Ancient Latin authors

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OUR MISSION
We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools.

Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching.

OUR SERVICES
If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

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. Daniel Gabelman grew up in the arid foothills of the Colorado Rocky Mountains but now finds himself in a contrapuntal landscape--the flat, marshy fenlands of Cambridgeshire.  He studied in Virginia and Chicago before completing a doctorate at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Currently, he is Head of English at King's Ely, one of the oldest schools in the world.

He completed his PhD on George MacDonald's fairytale levity at the University of St Andrews in the Institute for Theology, Imagination and the Arts (ITIA). His thesis was published under the title, George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (Baylor University Press, 2013).

George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (Making of the Christian Imagination)

You can follow Dr. Gabelman's work at the ITIA website.

Show Notes
In the spirit of levity, Adrienne decided to release this episode on April Fools' Day. During this interview there were some bloopers (between a few of us) and I decided to leave them there in the spirit of April 1 and in the spirit of MacDonald's own whimsy and levity. We had fun laughing at our own blunders while considering grand ideas!

Adrienne's friend and colleague, Dr. Reno Lauro co-hosts this discussion. Dr. Lauro completed his PhD at St. Andrews and shared a love of literature with Dr. Gabelman while they both were completing their doctoral pursuits in Scottland simultaneously. The joy of their friendship shines in this episdoe.

I am grateful for the brilliace that these two scholars bring to this conversation.  

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode 

• George MacDonald, Coleridge, and whimsy! 
• George MacDonald's essay, The Imagination: Its Function and Its Culture

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode
Dr. Gableman's book: George MacDonald: Divine Carelessness and Fairytale Levity (Making of the Christian Imagination)
A Dish of Orts by George MacDonald
various George MacDonald titles

The George MacDonald Society

Follow the George MacDonald Society on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/GeorgeMacDonaldSociety

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OUR MISSION

We exist for the benefit of both parents and teachers. Teaching is an art and teachers need opportunities to cultivate their craft. Parents need to feel confident that their children are receiving the best education possible. Therefore, our goals are to help parents make well-informed decisions about the education of their children, and to help teachers experience true joy in their vocation. We desire to bridge a large gap that currently exists between most classical schools and the parents who send their students to these schools. 

Immersing both parents and teachers into the beauty of good teaching is paramount to our goals! Our formative sessions are designed to be LIVE so that you can experience classical education through participating and doing. This is what is expected in classical education. In order to mentor you well, we invite you to participate for a full classical experience. Our online sessions assume modeling, imitation, and meaningful conversation as the basis of experiencing good teaching. 

OUR SERVICES
If you like our podcast, you will love our online sessions! We offer immersion sessions so you can experience classical pedagogy. A complete listing of our courses is at  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/

Becoming an effective educator requires participation and doing, not merely listening to the ideals of a theory being talked about. Experiencing the labor of thinking, speaking, and asking questions is non-negotiable for a real classical experience. For this reason our courses are LIVE and not recorded. Participation is paramount to a true classical education.

• Teachers and Home Educators: Grow in your craft of teaching! Do you want to know how to apply what we discuss on our podcast? Check out our affordable on-line immersion courses with master teachers.  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/
• Parents: Do you want to understand how to support your student in a classical school? Or, do you simply want to know more about classical education?  Consider our affordable book seminars. Explore why a classical education is truly a beautiful way of learning. Our book seminars and immersion sessions can you help you make an informed choice as well as help you understand how to support your children who may attend a classical school.  https://beautifulteaching.coursestorm.com/
• Schools: We offer professional development for schools onsite or online. Email Adrienne at [email protected] for more information. 

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Sound Engineer: Andrew Helsel

Logo Art: Anastasiya CF

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

Patrick Egan is a founding director of Educational Renaissance and Academic Dean at Clapham School. He previously served as an administrator at Providence Classical Christian Academy in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned a B.Mus. in Music History and Literature from Illinois State University, an M.Div. and Th.M. from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. Patrick and his family spent three years living and studying in St Andrews, Scotland, where he earned a PhD from the University of St Andrews. In addition to his work within the classical Christian educational movement, he has also taught courses in New Testament and Biblical Greek at colleges and seminaries in the US and UK, currently serving as Visiting Instructor in New Testament at Covenant Theological Seminary in St. Louis. In 2016 Patrick published Ecclesiology and the Scriptural Narrative of 1 Peter. Patrick regularly writes on the intersection of classical education and modern research at educationalrenaissance.com.

Show Notes

Dr. Patrick Egan forms a framework of classical tradition for today with Charlotte Mason studies. Dr. Egan opens this episode with a brief history of Clapham school and its values pointed towards The Good, The True, and The Beautiful. Their discovery of Charlotte Mason is interesting. Adrienne asks Dr. Egan to share about their application of classical methods aligning to the work of Charlotte Mason.  He also discusses Charlotte Mason’s brilliance on the epistemology of how a child learns. He points towards Charlotte Mason’s anthropology of a child and how it can influence our pedagogy while complimenting the telos of a classical education. 

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode 

• They discuss the importance of the Spanish Chapel fresco called “Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas”, and its impact on Mason’s understanding of a Christian liberal arts education.
• How does Charlotte Mason fit into the tradition?
• If we did not have the Dorothy Sayer’s essay, could Charlotte Mason have been the force that awakened the classical ed movement? 

Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

"What is a Learner?: Reading Charlotte Mason through Aristotle’s Four Causes" by Dr. Egan

Education Renaissance Podcast with Dr. Egan: https://educationalrenaissance.com/podcast/

https://www.wilberforceschool.org/

https://amblesideschools.org/category/bill-st-cyr/

Plato's Dialogues

St. Augustine's Confessions

Lost Tools of Learning, by Dorothy Sayers

The Well-Trained Mind: A Guide to Classical Education at Home, by Susan Wise Bauer and Jessie Wise

Fresco: “Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas”, circa 1365. Fresco. Florence, S. Maria Novella, Cappellone degli Spagnuoli (Spanish Chapel), left wall. Charlotte Mason on the Spanish Chapel fresco, 

The books that Dr. Egan wished he had read sooner: 

A Philosophy of Education by Charlotte Mason (6th volume)
The Abolition of Man, by C.S Lewis

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About our Guest

Kon Bouzikos is currently the President and cofounder of ACES (Australian Classical Education Society). The Australian Classical Education Society Inc. is an association for students, parents, educators, politicians, experts and like-minded individuals who wish to see classical education introduced within the Australian educational landscape.

The roots of education are based on the seven Liberal Arts (the Trivium and Quadrivium) and it is now time that this type of education which is not elitist is offered to students in Australia. A broad based education that is concerned with human formation, reading the great books and allowing students to see connections between the different subjects is so vital and necessary today. The renewal for classical education which began in America 40 years ago is urgently needed in Australia. The educational landscape is about to change in Australia!

He is an experienced Primary and Secondary School Teacher and has worked in Orthodox, Catholic, Government and Independent Schools. His subject areas include: the Humanities, Religious Education and Modern Greek. He values the Seven Liberal Arts and the importance of a Christian Classical education. Kon enjoys dialogue and critical thinking in order to elicit the truth during conversations. Greek philosophers such as Plato, Socrates and Aristotle continue to shape his views of education. 

Kon’s  educational qualifications are

Educational Qualifications

2008-2009: Graduate Certificate in Catholic Studies

Australian Catholic University Melbourne Campus – St. Patrick’s

2003-2005: Master of Education, Leadership & Management in Educational

Organizations

The University of Melbourne

1995: Graduate Diploma in Education, (SOSE, History, Modern Greek)

Monash University

1989- 1991 Bachelor of Arts, Politics and Modern Greek

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Show Notes

This enlightening podcast conversation with Kon Bouzikos and Adrienne is all about the spreading passion for education reform across Australia. Australia Classical Education Society (ACES) was formed in 2021, and it reaches far and wide. For the love of learning, ACES has a deep interest in sharing experiences with others. 

With great passion, Kon affirms that the Australians need and want Americans who are immersed in the classical education movement to teach them and help direct them. They need our help as the endeavor to awaken Australia to the beauty of a liberal arts education.  Kon and Adrienne discuss topics of great importance for all educators. This episode will even inspire Americans who wish to know more about the classical education movement at large.

Some Topics and Ideas in this Episode Include: 

• Why reform education in Australia?
• What are the responses from educators when you invite them to ACES ? 
• Do you have home schools and charter schools in Australia?
• What resources for Classical Education are available in Australia?

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Resources and Books & Mentioned In This Episode

The Abolition of Man by C. S. Lewis

Poetic Knowledge by James Taylor

How to Read a Book: The Art of Getting a Liberal Education by Mortimer Adler

St. Basil, Address To the Youth (AKA: Young Men on the Right Use of Greek to Men)

Pastor Douglas Wilson books

The Australian book distributor for classical education resources is Sara Flynn. Email her at: [email protected]

Her website is: https://logosaustralis.com/

Campion College:

https://www.campion.edu.au/

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